Office 2003 doesn't work.

Gerry Hickman · Aug 15, 2005

Hi Stacey,

Yes, I believe the volume license agreement covers Office for home PCs
and many companies have this agreement. It's probably the most sensible
way to get hold of office for a home PC, and it also gets round all the
"Activation" nonsense when you buy a new PC or hard drive.

Absolutely. But the problem is with my home pc's CD ROM drive. As I
stated, I do have the 2nd RW CD ROM on my home pc as well, but can that
"read" from a CD that isn't writable?

The way I see it, it's YOUR responsibility to find a working CD-ROM or
CD-RW for your home PC. The company would then be able to offer you a
fully service-packed and patched CD ready to roll.

I always ensure my users get patched and packed CDs, otherwise I'd be
setting them up for security exploits.

It _is_ possible to install office from a zip file, but we don't have
time to get into that right now.

Gerry Hickman · Aug 15, 2005

Hi Stacey,

Yes, I believe the volume license agreement covers Office for home PCs
and many companies have this agreement. It's probably the most sensible
way to get hold of office for a home PC, and it also gets round all the
"Activation" nonsense when you buy a new PC or hard drive.

Absolutely. But the problem is with my home pc's CD ROM drive. As I
stated, I do have the 2nd RW CD ROM on my home pc as well, but can that
"read" from a CD that isn't writable?

The way I see it, it's YOUR responsibility to find a working CD-ROM or
CD-RW for your home PC. The company would then be able to offer you a
fully service-packed and patched CD ready to roll.

I always ensure my users get patched and packed CDs, otherwise I'd be
setting them up for security exploits.

It _is_ possible to install office from a zip file, but we don't have
time to get into that right now.

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] · Aug 16, 2005

Actually, the Volume license does not cover home users, but the Software
Assurance Home User program does. There is a big difference.

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After furious head scratching, Gerry Hickman asked:

| Hi Stacey,
|
| Yes, I believe the volume license agreement covers Office for home PCs
| and many companies have this agreement. It's probably the most
| sensible way to get hold of office for a home PC, and it also gets
| round all the "Activation" nonsense when you buy a new PC or hard
| drive.
|
|| Absolutely. But the problem is with my home pc's CD ROM drive. As I
|| stated, I do have the 2nd RW CD ROM on my home pc as well, but can
|| that "read" from a CD that isn't writable?
|
| The way I see it, it's YOUR responsibility to find a working CD-ROM or
| CD-RW for your home PC. The company would then be able to offer you a
| fully service-packed and patched CD ready to roll.
|
| I always ensure my users get patched and packed CDs, otherwise I'd be
| setting them up for security exploits.
|
| It _is_ possible to install office from a zip file, but we don't have
| time to get into that right now.

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] · Aug 16, 2005

Actually, the Volume license does not cover home users, but the Software
Assurance Home User program does. There is a big difference.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Gerry Hickman asked:

| Hi Stacey,
|
| Yes, I believe the volume license agreement covers Office for home PCs
| and many companies have this agreement. It's probably the most
| sensible way to get hold of office for a home PC, and it also gets
| round all the "Activation" nonsense when you buy a new PC or hard
| drive.
|
|| Absolutely. But the problem is with my home pc's CD ROM drive. As I
|| stated, I do have the 2nd RW CD ROM on my home pc as well, but can
|| that "read" from a CD that isn't writable?
|
| The way I see it, it's YOUR responsibility to find a working CD-ROM or
| CD-RW for your home PC. The company would then be able to offer you a
| fully service-packed and patched CD ready to roll.
|
| I always ensure my users get patched and packed CDs, otherwise I'd be
| setting them up for security exploits.
|
| It _is_ possible to install office from a zip file, but we don't have
| time to get into that right now.

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] · Aug 16, 2005

Actually, the Volume license does not cover home users, but the Software
Assurance Home User program does. There is a big difference.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Gerry Hickman asked:

| Hi Stacey,
|
| Yes, I believe the volume license agreement covers Office for home PCs
| and many companies have this agreement. It's probably the most
| sensible way to get hold of office for a home PC, and it also gets
| round all the "Activation" nonsense when you buy a new PC or hard
| drive.
|
|| Absolutely. But the problem is with my home pc's CD ROM drive. As I
|| stated, I do have the 2nd RW CD ROM on my home pc as well, but can
|| that "read" from a CD that isn't writable?
|
| The way I see it, it's YOUR responsibility to find a working CD-ROM or
| CD-RW for your home PC. The company would then be able to offer you a
| fully service-packed and patched CD ready to roll.
|
| I always ensure my users get patched and packed CDs, otherwise I'd be
| setting them up for security exploits.
|
| It _is_ possible to install office from a zip file, but we don't have
| time to get into that right now.

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] · Aug 16, 2005

Actually, the Volume license does not cover home users, but the Software
Assurance Home User program does. There is a big difference.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Gerry Hickman asked:

| Hi Stacey,
|
| Yes, I believe the volume license agreement covers Office for home PCs
| and many companies have this agreement. It's probably the most
| sensible way to get hold of office for a home PC, and it also gets
| round all the "Activation" nonsense when you buy a new PC or hard
| drive.
|
|| Absolutely. But the problem is with my home pc's CD ROM drive. As I
|| stated, I do have the 2nd RW CD ROM on my home pc as well, but can
|| that "read" from a CD that isn't writable?
|
| The way I see it, it's YOUR responsibility to find a working CD-ROM or
| CD-RW for your home PC. The company would then be able to offer you a
| fully service-packed and patched CD ready to roll.
|
| I always ensure my users get patched and packed CDs, otherwise I'd be
| setting them up for security exploits.
|
| It _is_ possible to install office from a zip file, but we don't have
| time to get into that right now.

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] · Aug 16, 2005

Actually, the Volume license does not cover home users, but the Software
Assurance Home User program does. There is a big difference.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Gerry Hickman asked:

| Hi Stacey,
|
| Yes, I believe the volume license agreement covers Office for home PCs
| and many companies have this agreement. It's probably the most
| sensible way to get hold of office for a home PC, and it also gets
| round all the "Activation" nonsense when you buy a new PC or hard
| drive.
|
|| Absolutely. But the problem is with my home pc's CD ROM drive. As I
|| stated, I do have the 2nd RW CD ROM on my home pc as well, but can
|| that "read" from a CD that isn't writable?
|
| The way I see it, it's YOUR responsibility to find a working CD-ROM or
| CD-RW for your home PC. The company would then be able to offer you a
| fully service-packed and patched CD ready to roll.
|
| I always ensure my users get patched and packed CDs, otherwise I'd be
| setting them up for security exploits.
|
| It _is_ possible to install office from a zip file, but we don't have
| time to get into that right now.

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] · Aug 16, 2005

Actually, the Volume license does not cover home users, but the Software
Assurance Home User program does. There is a big difference.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Gerry Hickman asked:

| Hi Stacey,
|
| Yes, I believe the volume license agreement covers Office for home PCs
| and many companies have this agreement. It's probably the most
| sensible way to get hold of office for a home PC, and it also gets
| round all the "Activation" nonsense when you buy a new PC or hard
| drive.
|
|| Absolutely. But the problem is with my home pc's CD ROM drive. As I
|| stated, I do have the 2nd RW CD ROM on my home pc as well, but can
|| that "read" from a CD that isn't writable?
|
| The way I see it, it's YOUR responsibility to find a working CD-ROM or
| CD-RW for your home PC. The company would then be able to offer you a
| fully service-packed and patched CD ready to roll.
|
| I always ensure my users get patched and packed CDs, otherwise I'd be
| setting them up for security exploits.
|
| It _is_ possible to install office from a zip file, but we don't have
| time to get into that right now.

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] · Aug 16, 2005

Actually, the Volume license does not cover home users, but the Software
Assurance Home User program does. There is a big difference.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Gerry Hickman asked:

| Hi Stacey,
|
| Yes, I believe the volume license agreement covers Office for home PCs
| and many companies have this agreement. It's probably the most
| sensible way to get hold of office for a home PC, and it also gets
| round all the "Activation" nonsense when you buy a new PC or hard
| drive.
|
|| Absolutely. But the problem is with my home pc's CD ROM drive. As I
|| stated, I do have the 2nd RW CD ROM on my home pc as well, but can
|| that "read" from a CD that isn't writable?
|
| The way I see it, it's YOUR responsibility to find a working CD-ROM or
| CD-RW for your home PC. The company would then be able to offer you a
| fully service-packed and patched CD ready to roll.
|
| I always ensure my users get patched and packed CDs, otherwise I'd be
| setting them up for security exploits.
|
| It _is_ possible to install office from a zip file, but we don't have
| time to get into that right now.

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] · Aug 16, 2005

Actually, the Volume license does not cover home users, but the Software
Assurance Home User program does. There is a big difference.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Gerry Hickman asked:

| Hi Stacey,
|
| Yes, I believe the volume license agreement covers Office for home PCs
| and many companies have this agreement. It's probably the most
| sensible way to get hold of office for a home PC, and it also gets
| round all the "Activation" nonsense when you buy a new PC or hard
| drive.
|
|| Absolutely. But the problem is with my home pc's CD ROM drive. As I
|| stated, I do have the 2nd RW CD ROM on my home pc as well, but can
|| that "read" from a CD that isn't writable?
|
| The way I see it, it's YOUR responsibility to find a working CD-ROM or
| CD-RW for your home PC. The company would then be able to offer you a
| fully service-packed and patched CD ready to roll.
|
| I always ensure my users get patched and packed CDs, otherwise I'd be
| setting them up for security exploits.
|
| It _is_ possible to install office from a zip file, but we don't have
| time to get into that right now.

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] · Aug 16, 2005

Actually, the Volume license does not cover home users, but the Software
Assurance Home User program does. There is a big difference.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Gerry Hickman asked:

| Hi Stacey,
|
| Yes, I believe the volume license agreement covers Office for home PCs
| and many companies have this agreement. It's probably the most
| sensible way to get hold of office for a home PC, and it also gets
| round all the "Activation" nonsense when you buy a new PC or hard
| drive.
|
|| Absolutely. But the problem is with my home pc's CD ROM drive. As I
|| stated, I do have the 2nd RW CD ROM on my home pc as well, but can
|| that "read" from a CD that isn't writable?
|
| The way I see it, it's YOUR responsibility to find a working CD-ROM or
| CD-RW for your home PC. The company would then be able to offer you a
| fully service-packed and patched CD ready to roll.
|
| I always ensure my users get patched and packed CDs, otherwise I'd be
| setting them up for security exploits.
|
| It _is_ possible to install office from a zip file, but we don't have
| time to get into that right now.

Gerry Hickman · Aug 16, 2005

Milly said:
Actually, the Volume license does not cover home users, but the Software
Assurance Home User program does. There is a big difference.