Moving Office 97 to new PC

[Mikea]

Is there any way to transfer Office 97 from my old PC to
my new PC without the Office 97 disk setr?

I recently purchased an HP Pavilion PC. I used PC
Relocator to transfer my files, programs, and settings
from the old PC to the new PC. But it did not transfer
Ofice 97. The new PC came with Works but Works will not
handle the Excel spreadsheets that I have developed. The
only way I can open my Excel spreadsheets on the new PC
is to use the trial period Office 2003. But all I want is
to have Office 97 on my new PC so I can access my
documents. I am retired and don't need the new features
of Office 2003, nor the expense. The other problem is
that my old PC was used when I bought it several years
ago with Office 97 on it, but I did not get the disk set
with the PC. Also my old PC only has a diskette reader
and a CD-ROM reader.

Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

1. No.
2. If Office 97 came with the old computer, it is OEM and could not be
transferred, even if you had the installation CDs.


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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Mikea asked:

| Is there any way to transfer Office 97 from my old PC to
| my new PC without the Office 97 disk setr?
|
| I recently purchased an HP Pavilion PC. I used PC
| Relocator to transfer my files, programs, and settings
| from the old PC to the new PC. But it did not transfer
| Ofice 97. The new PC came with Works but Works will not
| handle the Excel spreadsheets that I have developed. The
| only way I can open my Excel spreadsheets on the new PC
| is to use the trial period Office 2003. But all I want is
| to have Office 97 on my new PC so I can access my
| documents. I am retired and don't need the new features
| of Office 2003, nor the expense. The other problem is
| that my old PC was used when I bought it several years
| ago with Office 97 on it, but I did not get the disk set
| with the PC. Also my old PC only has a diskette reader
| and a CD-ROM reader.
|
| Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

 

[Doug G]

Is there any way to transfer Office 97 from my old PC to
my new PC without the Office 97 disk setr?

I recently purchased an HP Pavilion PC. I used PC
Relocator to transfer my files, programs, and settings
from the old PC to the new PC. But it did not transfer
Ofice 97. The new PC came with Works but Works will not
handle the Excel spreadsheets that I have developed. The
only way I can open my Excel spreadsheets on the new PC
is to use the trial period Office 2003. But all I want is
to have Office 97 on my new PC so I can access my
documents. I am retired and don't need the new features
of Office 2003, nor the expense. The other problem is
that my old PC was used when I bought it several years
ago with Office 97 on it, but I did not get the disk set
with the PC. Also my old PC only has a diskette reader
and a CD-ROM reader.

Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

When I was still using Office Pro for Windows 95 and someone would send
me an Excel 97/2000 file that I needed to edit, I'd use the Excel
97/2000 Viewer to open the file, then copy and paste it into Excel 95.
Or I'd use OpenOffice.org to open and edit the file.

The Excel 97/2000 Viewer is free and about 4 MB.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;273711

OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 is free and about 65.5 MB.
http://www.openoffice.org/