installing Office on new computer

[Chuck]

I just bought a new laptop and want to transfer Office 2003 Small Business
from my existing desktop to the laptop. However; the Office 2003 suite on
the desktop is an upgrade version from a previous version of Office (Office
2000 Small Business). Do I have to install the 2000 suite then install the
2003 suite? Thanks

 

[DL]

No
You just need the cd available to pop in when the installation complains
that it cannot find a qualifying produce
This assumes that you have retail editions, and that you have uninstalled
any trial edition

 

[ChesterCoronel]

As far as I can remember about the upgrade mechanism for the installation
programs, I think you may install Office Small Business Edition 2003 directly
but be ready with your Office Small Business 2000 media, setup might ask for
it for verification.
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Chester C. Coronel
Junior BSIT Student
University of Asia and the Pacific, Philippines
MVP - Microsoft Office System
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[Dian D. Chapman, MVP]

I'd suggest you read this TechTrax article to verify if you can
legally do this and, if so, it'll also provide some tips on getting
multiple versions to play nice on one system.

Working with Multiple Versions of Office
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=762

Dian D. Chapman
Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP
MOS Certified Instructor, Editor/TechTrax Ezine
Tech Editor for Word & Office 2007 Bibles
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Dian.Chapman

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