Office 2003 Professional Trial

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abnewallo

Does any one know where I can get the above? It could be either downloadable
or a CD.

I have checked the MS site, but it does not look like if it is available
from there any more.
 
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Alias

abnewallo said:
Does any one know where I can get the above? It could be either downloadable
or a CD.

I have checked the MS site, but it does not look like if it is available
from there any more.
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The trial isn't available anymore. For the real deal, check out Amazon.com

Alias
 
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abnewallo

I have a situation that I need the software for use for just a couple of
weeks until the fully-licenced product is installed.
 
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Peter Foldes

Sorry but the 2003 is long gone and my answer is same as given to you by Alias.

I have a situation that I need the software for use for just a couple of
weeks until the fully-licensed product is installed.
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Then why not install it now. What is holding you back from getting a fully legal version
of Office 2003 now.
 
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abnewallo

I am unable to install it myself. We have an enterprise-wide licence from
MS, so there is a bureaucratic procedure that takes a couple of weeks for a
special unit to come in to install the official licence.

Okay, thanks for all the help. It seems that there really isn't any other
option but to wait it out. The user will just be handicapped in the meant
time.
 
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JoAnn Paules

Then you need to make sure your supervisor notifies the IT supervisor and
that he/she is aware that the user is losing time and costing the company
money in the meantime.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
 
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Bob I

Normally companies have a procedure to set the PC up for the new
employee when they are hired so that it is ready to go when that new
employee starts work. Perhaps someone neglected to inform the department
of the new employee?
 
G

Gordon

Bob I said:
Normally companies have a procedure to set the PC up for the new employee
when they are hired so that it is ready to go when that new employee
starts work. Perhaps someone neglected to inform the department of the new
employee?
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yes - I wondered that.....and even then, it doesn't normally take TWO
WEEKS - a couple of days, possibly...
 
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Bob I

Gordon said:
yes - I wondered that.....and even then, it doesn't normally take TWO
WEEKS - a couple of days, possibly...
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The "comes in" part seemed a bit odd, but may not be unusual for a "new"
software install. Why Office isn't already on the PC is rather puzzling,
unless there is/are additional "odd things" about this new hire and the
procedure that was/wasn't followed.
 
J

JoAnn Paules

Actually, yes it can. New employees are not always high on the To Do list.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
 
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Gordon

JoAnn Paules said:
Actually, yes it can. New employees are not always high on the To Do list.
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I have to say that in my experience either a new employee takes over an old
computer that already has all the software on it, or the new computer is
delivered already configured with all corporate applications on it - I can't
remember ever an occasion when a new employee gets a new computer without
the software on it to do the job....
 
J

JoAnn Paules

We have new folks who get reformatted systems. And I've seen it take a week
or more just to get email. (I was one of those.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
 
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Gordon

JoAnn Paules said:
We have new folks who get reformatted systems. And I've seen it take a
week or more just to get email. (I was one of those.)
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The US obviously does things a bit differently to us in the UK... ;-)
 
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Bob I

Gordon said:
The US obviously does things a bit differently to us in the UK... ;-)
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I suspect it is in the procedure. We can have stuff in place IF someone
tells us WHEN they hire someone. But when the new hires supervisor calls
and asks about the PC AFTER the person is sitting at the desk, well then
it is just a tad too late! ;-)
 
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JoAnn Paules

Yep - that's what happens. In this area, I try to notify IT for the
managers, assuming *I* am told ahead of time.
 
G

Gemini

You could either download the Office 2007 trial or download OpenOffice from
www.openoffice .org. The latter is free and has the classic menu UI, rather
than the Ribbon thing Office 2007 has.

hth!

-- Gemini
 
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