Office 2003 upgrade from Office 97 question

[Dennis]

I have to re install Office 2003 on 5 new machines, I have 5 copies of Office
2003 upgrade that I used to upgrade 5 systems that had Office 97 and bumped
them up to Office 2003

However this time I'm not going to be upgrading from office 97 because
they're getting new machines with no Office can I use this copy of office
2003 upgrade ? or do I need to get a full version of office.

 

[DL]

You need a qualifying app in order to use the 2003 upgrade
The qualifying app doesnt have to be installed, you just need the cd to
point to during the install.

 

[DL]

You need a qualifying app in order to use the 2003 upgrade
The qualifying app doesnt have to be installed, you just need the cd to
point to during the install.

 

[DL]

You need a qualifying app in order to use the 2003 upgrade
The qualifying app doesnt have to be installed, you just need the cd to
point to during the install.

 

[DL]

You need a qualifying app in order to use the 2003 upgrade
The qualifying app doesnt have to be installed, you just need the cd to
point to during the install.

 

[DL]

You need a qualifying app in order to use the 2003 upgrade
The qualifying app doesnt have to be installed, you just need the cd to
point to during the install.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Dennis,

If 'they' are the same users you upgraded before and you're moving them to a new machine, you should be able to reuse the Office 97
+ Office 2003 upgrade 'sets' to install. You'll need the Office 97 and Office 2003 CDs for each set to meet the licensing
requirements.

If you're installing for new users, then to meet the licensing qualification you would need one Office 97 licensed CD set plus Once
Office 2003 licensed CD upgrade set for each user, or use a Full Package Product (non-upgrade) edition of Office 2003.

Note that Technology Guarantee program for Office 2007 started Oct 26th according to a Microsoft Press articles, although there
don't appear to be details on their website yet. In the past, a technology guarantee would allow a free/discounted upgrade from one
generation of Office to the next generation Office for product purchased during a specific time frame.

=================
I have to re install Office 2003 on 5 new machines, I have 5 copies of Office
2003 upgrade that I used to upgrade 5 systems that had Office 97 and bumped
them up to Office 2003

However this time I'm not going to be upgrading from office 97 because
they're getting new machines with no Office can I use this copy of office
2003 upgrade ? or do I need to get a full version of office.>>

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Dennis,

If 'they' are the same users you upgraded before and you're moving them to a new machine, you should be able to reuse the Office 97
+ Office 2003 upgrade 'sets' to install. You'll need the Office 97 and Office 2003 CDs for each set to meet the licensing
requirements.

If you're installing for new users, then to meet the licensing qualification you would need one Office 97 licensed CD set plus Once
Office 2003 licensed CD upgrade set for each user, or use a Full Package Product (non-upgrade) edition of Office 2003.

Note that Technology Guarantee program for Office 2007 started Oct 26th according to a Microsoft Press articles, although there
don't appear to be details on their website yet. In the past, a technology guarantee would allow a free/discounted upgrade from one
generation of Office to the next generation Office for product purchased during a specific time frame.

=================
I have to re install Office 2003 on 5 new machines, I have 5 copies of Office
2003 upgrade that I used to upgrade 5 systems that had Office 97 and bumped
them up to Office 2003

However this time I'm not going to be upgrading from office 97 because
they're getting new machines with no Office can I use this copy of office
2003 upgrade ? or do I need to get a full version of office.>>

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Dennis,

If 'they' are the same users you upgraded before and you're moving them to a new machine, you should be able to reuse the Office 97
+ Office 2003 upgrade 'sets' to install. You'll need the Office 97 and Office 2003 CDs for each set to meet the licensing
requirements.

If you're installing for new users, then to meet the licensing qualification you would need one Office 97 licensed CD set plus Once
Office 2003 licensed CD upgrade set for each user, or use a Full Package Product (non-upgrade) edition of Office 2003.

Note that Technology Guarantee program for Office 2007 started Oct 26th according to a Microsoft Press articles, although there
don't appear to be details on their website yet. In the past, a technology guarantee would allow a free/discounted upgrade from one
generation of Office to the next generation Office for product purchased during a specific time frame.

=================
I have to re install Office 2003 on 5 new machines, I have 5 copies of Office
2003 upgrade that I used to upgrade 5 systems that had Office 97 and bumped
them up to Office 2003

However this time I'm not going to be upgrading from office 97 because
they're getting new machines with no Office can I use this copy of office
2003 upgrade ? or do I need to get a full version of office.>>

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Dennis,

If 'they' are the same users you upgraded before and you're moving them to a new machine, you should be able to reuse the Office 97
+ Office 2003 upgrade 'sets' to install. You'll need the Office 97 and Office 2003 CDs for each set to meet the licensing
requirements.

If you're installing for new users, then to meet the licensing qualification you would need one Office 97 licensed CD set plus Once
Office 2003 licensed CD upgrade set for each user, or use a Full Package Product (non-upgrade) edition of Office 2003.

Note that Technology Guarantee program for Office 2007 started Oct 26th according to a Microsoft Press articles, although there
don't appear to be details on their website yet. In the past, a technology guarantee would allow a free/discounted upgrade from one
generation of Office to the next generation Office for product purchased during a specific time frame.

=================
I have to re install Office 2003 on 5 new machines, I have 5 copies of Office
2003 upgrade that I used to upgrade 5 systems that had Office 97 and bumped
them up to Office 2003

However this time I'm not going to be upgrading from office 97 because
they're getting new machines with no Office can I use this copy of office
2003 upgrade ? or do I need to get a full version of office.>>

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Dennis,

If 'they' are the same users you upgraded before and you're moving them to a new machine, you should be able to reuse the Office 97
+ Office 2003 upgrade 'sets' to install. You'll need the Office 97 and Office 2003 CDs for each set to meet the licensing
requirements.

If you're installing for new users, then to meet the licensing qualification you would need one Office 97 licensed CD set plus Once
Office 2003 licensed CD upgrade set for each user, or use a Full Package Product (non-upgrade) edition of Office 2003.

Note that Technology Guarantee program for Office 2007 started Oct 26th according to a Microsoft Press articles, although there
don't appear to be details on their website yet. In the past, a technology guarantee would allow a free/discounted upgrade from one
generation of Office to the next generation Office for product purchased during a specific time frame.

=================
I have to re install Office 2003 on 5 new machines, I have 5 copies of Office
2003 upgrade that I used to upgrade 5 systems that had Office 97 and bumped
them up to Office 2003

However this time I'm not going to be upgrading from office 97 because
they're getting new machines with no Office can I use this copy of office
2003 upgrade ? or do I need to get a full version of office.>>