Office upgrade

[Support]

I have a laptop with Works V6 on it and I would like to upgrade to the
office suite.
I've found info that I can upgrade from this to Office 2003 standard however
I want to upgrade to XP not 2003 (standardisation purposes). Can anyone
tell me if this is possible? Personally I would have thought so.
Thanks
Rob

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I have a laptop with Works V6 on it and I would like to upgrade to the
office suite.
I've found info that I can upgrade from this to Office 2003 standard
however I want to upgrade to XP not 2003 (standardisation purposes).
Can anyone tell me if this is possible? Personally I would have
thought so.
Thanks
Rob

No. Works is *NOT* a qualifing product for any version of Office XP. There
were only two QPs for Office XP - Office 97 and Office 2000. What do you
mean by "standardisation"? Office 2003 files can be opened in all Office XP
apps (to the best of my knowledge - though I think there may be an issue
with Access, though someone correct me if that's not right).

 

[Gordon]

No. Works is *NOT* a qualifing product for any version of Office XP. There
were only two QPs for Office XP - Office 97 and Office 2000. What do you
mean by "standardisation"? Office 2003 files can be opened in all Office XP
apps (to the best of my knowledge - though I think there may be an issue
with Access, though someone correct me if that's not right).

The only issue with Office 2003 AFAIK is that the default pst type is
not backwards compatible.

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[Dian Chapman, MVP, MOS]

Yes, as stated on Microsoft.com, you can use Works to upgrade. What
you will have to do, however, is purchase a 2003 license and then you
can install 2002 as a downgrade, IF you qualify. See this page for
more downgrade details
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/volbrief.mspx. Microsoft
allows this as a temporary fix for those who need to keep with company
standards.

Here is the list of qualifying apps for Office 2003 upgrades...

Upgrade Eligibility
Determine whether your current version of Microsoft Word qualifies you
for the $109 US upgrade price. The following products qualify:

• Microsoft Word
Word version 2002, Word 2000, Word 97

• Microsoft Office XP
Office XP Developer, Office XP Professional Special Edition, Office XP
Professional, Office XP Small Business Edition, Office XP Standard

• Microsoft Office 2000
Office 2000 Developer, Office 2000 Premium, Office 2000 Professional,
Office 2000 Small Business Edition, Office 2000 Standard

• Microsoft Office 97
Office 97 Professional, Office 97 Small Business Edition (version 2),
Office 97 Small Business Edition (version 1), Office 97 Standard

• Microsoft Works
Works Suite 2006*, Works Suite 2004, Works Suite 2003, Works Suite
2002, Works Suite 2001, Works 2000, Works 8.0, Works 7.0, Works 6.0

* Planned versions of Microsoft Works (up to version 8.0) and
Microsoft Works Suite (up to version 2006) will qualify you for the
upgrade versions of Microsoft Office 2003 Editions.

Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant
Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified
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[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

The only issue with Office 2003 AFAIK is that the default pst type is
not backwards compatible.

Thanks - totally forgot about that! ;o) Maybe that's what the OP's concerned
about.

 

[Gordon]

Thanks - totally forgot about that! ;o) Maybe that's what the OP's concerned
about.

There have been horror stories of people with office 2000/2002
installing the trial version of Office 2003, converting the pst file
unawares, and then bingo! When the trial version expires, they can't
access any emails! Shudder!

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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Simply choose to use the same .pst file rather than create a new one. The
older version works fine in Office 2003.

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After furious head scratching, Gordon asked:

| Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote:
|| Support wrote:
||
||| I have a laptop with Works V6 on it and I would like to upgrade to
||| the office suite.
||| I've found info that I can upgrade from this to Office 2003 standard
||| however I want to upgrade to XP not 2003 (standardisation purposes).
||| Can anyone tell me if this is possible? Personally I would have
||| thought so.
||| Thanks
||| Rob
||
||
||
|| No. Works is *NOT* a qualifing product for any version of Office XP.
|| There were only two QPs for Office XP - Office 97 and Office 2000.
|| What do you mean by "standardisation"? Office 2003 files can be
|| opened in all Office XP apps (to the best of my knowledge - though I
|| think there may be an issue with Access, though someone correct me
|| if that's not right).
|
| The only issue with Office 2003 AFAIK is that the default pst type is
| not backwards compatible.

 

[Dian Chapman, MVP, MOS]

There have been horror stories of people with office 2000/2002

installing the trial version of Office 2003, converting the pst file
unawares, and then bingo! When the trial version expires, they can't
access any emails! Shudder!

Which is why it is important to learn to RTFM.

Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant
Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified
Editor/TechTrax Ezine

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