Installing Office 2000 on a New Computer

[Mike]

I purchased a computer today, and am trying to install
Office 2000.

After inserting the first CD and going through all of the
registration numbers, and clicking "next" the following
happens:

"Product Compliance Check: Setup failed to locate a
valid product on your machine. Please select the drive
where a qualifying product can be found." I choose
the "C" drive.

Then I get an "Error 1608" fault. "Could not find any
previously installed compliant products on the machine
for installing this product".

Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Bob Rekieta]

Is your Office 2000 version a full or upgrade version? If it is an upgrade
version, it won't install without a previous version of Office to satisfy
the upgrade criteria.

 

[Guest]

If you are using an upgrade, there should be a point when
it says it can't find the file that you can broiswe out to
look for it. Insert your previous version of office at
this point and browse out to CD. It will scan it, verify
it is a previous copy then continue with the install.

 

[fredimac62]

So baiscally my office 2000 I purchased 3 years ago is
worthless unless I go out and purchase a microsoft office
program?

 

[Bob Rekieta]

Not if you still have the original install discs. When prompted for the
qualifying product info, have your install CD in the drive and point to it
rather than the C: drive.

 

[Cerridwen]

So baiscally my office 2000 I purchased 3 years ago is
worthless unless I go out and purchase a microsoft office
program?

Unless you have a qualifying product (Works 2000, Office 95 or 97) then yes.
You cannot install an upgrade licence without proof of ownership of another
licence to prove you qualify for the upgrade. No QP - no licence.