is it easy to install office 2003

goodforagiggle · Sep 8, 2004

I've a tiny laptop and it came with trial version of Office 2003. It's now
expired (I think) but I wasn't informed. Anyway, I believe that this is the
cause of it locking all my documents. When I come to install a new Office
2003 disc, do I just put in the disc and it starts installing? Or, do I have
to unistall the trial version first?

garfield-n-odie · Sep 8, 2004

If you are not converting your trial version to a retail version as described
in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831023 "How to convert a Office 2003
Trial Edition to a Full Retail Edition", but instead plan to install Office
2003 from CD, then yes, you need to uninstall the trial version before you
install from your CD. If you don't, then when you enter the product key from
your CD, you will most likely get an "invalid product key" error message
because having two copies of Office 2003 on the same computer will confuse
the installer program.

garfield-n-odie · Sep 8, 2004

If you are not converting your trial version to a retail version as described
in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831023 "How to convert a Office 2003
Trial Edition to a Full Retail Edition", but instead plan to install Office
2003 from CD, then yes, you need to uninstall the trial version before you
install from your CD. If you don't, then when you enter the product key from
your CD, you will most likely get an "invalid product key" error message
because having two copies of Office 2003 on the same computer will confuse
the installer program.

garfield-n-odie · Sep 8, 2004

If you are not converting your trial version to a retail version as described
in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831023 "How to convert a Office 2003
Trial Edition to a Full Retail Edition", but instead plan to install Office
2003 from CD, then yes, you need to uninstall the trial version before you
install from your CD. If you don't, then when you enter the product key from
your CD, you will most likely get an "invalid product key" error message
because having two copies of Office 2003 on the same computer will confuse
the installer program.

garfield-n-odie · Sep 8, 2004

If you are not converting your trial version to a retail version as described
in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831023 "How to convert a Office 2003
Trial Edition to a Full Retail Edition", but instead plan to install Office
2003 from CD, then yes, you need to uninstall the trial version before you
install from your CD. If you don't, then when you enter the product key from
your CD, you will most likely get an "invalid product key" error message
because having two copies of Office 2003 on the same computer will confuse
the installer program.

garfield-n-odie · Sep 8, 2004

If you are not converting your trial version to a retail version as described
in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831023 "How to convert a Office 2003
Trial Edition to a Full Retail Edition", but instead plan to install Office
2003 from CD, then yes, you need to uninstall the trial version before you
install from your CD. If you don't, then when you enter the product key from
your CD, you will most likely get an "invalid product key" error message
because having two copies of Office 2003 on the same computer will confuse
the installer program.

garfield-n-odie · Sep 8, 2004

If you are not converting your trial version to a retail version as described
in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831023 "How to convert a Office 2003
Trial Edition to a Full Retail Edition", but instead plan to install Office
2003 from CD, then yes, you need to uninstall the trial version before you
install from your CD. If you don't, then when you enter the product key from
your CD, you will most likely get an "invalid product key" error message
because having two copies of Office 2003 on the same computer will confuse
the installer program.

garfield-n-odie · Sep 8, 2004

If you are not converting your trial version to a retail version as described
in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831023 "How to convert a Office 2003
Trial Edition to a Full Retail Edition", but instead plan to install Office
2003 from CD, then yes, you need to uninstall the trial version before you
install from your CD. If you don't, then when you enter the product key from
your CD, you will most likely get an "invalid product key" error message
because having two copies of Office 2003 on the same computer will confuse
the installer program.

garfield-n-odie · Sep 8, 2004

If you are not converting your trial version to a retail version as described
in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831023 "How to convert a Office 2003
Trial Edition to a Full Retail Edition", but instead plan to install Office
2003 from CD, then yes, you need to uninstall the trial version before you
install from your CD. If you don't, then when you enter the product key from
your CD, you will most likely get an "invalid product key" error message
because having two copies of Office 2003 on the same computer will confuse
the installer program.

garfield-n-odie · Sep 8, 2004

If you are not converting your trial version to a retail version as described
in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831023 "How to convert a Office 2003
Trial Edition to a Full Retail Edition", but instead plan to install Office
2003 from CD, then yes, you need to uninstall the trial version before you
install from your CD. If you don't, then when you enter the product key from
your CD, you will most likely get an "invalid product key" error message
because having two copies of Office 2003 on the same computer will confuse
the installer program.

Miss Perspicacia Tick · Sep 8, 2004

goodforagiggle said:
Massive thanks. Just one more question, if that's ok.. When I
unistall the trial version, will it delete any of the
documents/folders I've already done/saved on word?
I will be planning to install an Office CD that my friend has (brand
new!)