Please Help, URGENT! About Microsoft Office 2003 Activation + UIns

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Hello. I nned help fast.

I downloaded microsoft office 2003 with a trial period of 60 days.

It has run out, and know i would like to uninstall it.

Im not top notch when it comes to computer, can anyone
suggest anything that might help?

I cant find any uninstall buttons, or any files,
ive even tried using search.

I would like to uninstall it, and use microsoft word again.
Because i need to do some work, but it will not let my type.

Please help!

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Have you tried using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel?.. Office would
have warned you that your trial period was coming to an end.. you will have
to purchase a version of Office or download something like OpenOffice if you
want continued use of a half decent word processor..

http://www.openoffice.org/

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

It was a trial version with a time limit. The time has run out. Now it's
time to pay for the program. If all you need is Word, then you can find that
program for about $100. I've seen Works Suite 2003, which includes Word
2002, for less that $100. If you need the other Office programs, it's going
to cost you more than $100 to stay with Microsoft programs.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

When you uninstall MO2003 you will lose Word, you know that right?



| Hello. I nned help fast.
|
| I downloaded microsoft office 2003 with a trial period of 60 days.
|
| It has run out, and know i would like to uninstall it.
|
| Im not top notch when it comes to computer, can anyone
| suggest anything that might help?
|
| I cant find any uninstall buttons, or any files,
| ive even tried using search.
|
| I would like to uninstall it, and use microsoft word again.
| Because i need to do some work, but it will not let my type.
|
| Please help!

 

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Omg. Are you serious?

But i already had word before and others, i just downloaded office
in hope if had publisher which it hadnt.

My comp was bought years ago with the full ofice 2000 :| Except Publisher.

All i want to do now, is uninstall 2003, install 2000
and get word back. Can anyone please help?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

It would have been easier to either order the trial CD for Publisher or just
buy Publisher.

 

[Echo S]

Fine, but that doesn't answer the question.

To the original poster:
Go to Start|Control Panel|Add Remove Programs. Look down the list until you
find Microsoft Office 2003 -- it may say Trial or something also. Click the
Remove button to begin the uninstall, and then follow the prompts to remove
all the programs.

After that, reboot. Then get out your Office 2000 CD(s), put it in the
drive, and follow the prompts to install Office.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

It would have been easier to either order the trial CD for Publisher or just
buy Publisher.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Omg. Are you serious?

But i already had word before and others, i just downloaded office
in hope if had publisher which it hadnt.

My comp was bought years ago with the full ofice 2000 :| Except Publisher.

All i want to do now, is uninstall 2003, install 2000
and get word back. Can anyone please help?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

True, but I saw that several others were offering her help and I thought
since she specifically wanted Publisher, that I could at least offer her
some help in that area.

Kind of rough to go thru all of that when all you want is one program, huh?
:-(

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Fine, but that doesn't answer the question.

To the original poster:
Go to Start|Control Panel|Add Remove Programs. Look down the list until
you
find Microsoft Office 2003 -- it may say Trial or something also. Click
the
Remove button to begin the uninstall, and then follow the prompts to
remove
all the programs.

After that, reboot. Then get out your Office 2000 CD(s), put it in the
drive, and follow the prompts to install Office.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

It would have been easier to either order the trial CD for Publisher or just
buy Publisher.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Omg. Are you serious?

But i already had word before and others, i just downloaded office
in hope if had publisher which it hadnt.

My comp was bought years ago with the full ofice 2000 :| Except Publisher.

All i want to do now, is uninstall 2003, install 2000
and get word back. Can anyone please help?

 

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If i could FIND the microsft 2000 cd. .. this sucks.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

Uh oh.

You'll find it, it's around somewhere...look in the bottom drawer to your
left, under all the junk. Thats where mine usually are.



| If i could FIND the microsft 2000 cd. .. this sucks.

 

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So you are SURE there is no other solution.

Doesnt matter anyway Did work on wordpad, how low.
Ill work on reinstalling word later in a day or 2.

I had this box with all computer cd's but does'nt seem to
have a word/MO cd.

Is there any other way of reinstalling the FULL version,
MO2000, which i had before since i really need word.

Even a new 30 day trial on word would be good, in the meantime
whille i look.

Why doesnt it let me type , maybe since the period for trial
has ended? How do i KEEP using it for just maybe a week? :S

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Purchase it.

--
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, - asked:

| So you are SURE there is no other solution.
|
| Doesnt matter anyway Did work on wordpad, how low.
| Ill work on reinstalling word later in a day or 2.
|
| I had this box with all computer cd's but does'nt seem to
| have a word/MO cd.
|
| Is there any other way of reinstalling the FULL version,
| MO2000, which i had before since i really need word.
|
| Even a new 30 day trial on word would be good, in the meantime
| whille i look.
|
| Why doesnt it let me type , maybe since the period for trial
| has ended? How do i KEEP using it for just maybe a week? :S

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

You can't. Expired means expired, not "pretty much over but not quite".

You need the disks, plain and simple. This is why it is critical to store
your CDs in a logical place. And to keep your product keys with the CD. (I'm
not chastising, I'm hoping to make a point for others who aren't real
careful about their disk storage.)

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

How can you install software WITHOUT any software installation media?.. use
your common sense..

Re. the TIME LIMITED trial version of MO 2003.. if the 60 day limit was to
be extended to 90 days for instance, it would then be a 90 day trial, not a
60 day with 30 days grace.. again, use your common sense here..

It is just possible that you have MS Word 2000 on one of your recovery
CD's.. however, you may have to wipe everything clean and start from
scratch..

It may also be possible to recover specific elements from the recovery CDs
without having to clean install.. of course, this process would essentially
mean that you would have to run the recovery process, and with your luck
running the way that it is, you would most likely end up with nothing at
all..

You might want to contact the computer vendor and ask what your options are
re. getting pre-installed Word 2000 back..

In the meantime you have learned an important lesson.. DO NOT EVER upgrade a
full working package with a trial or beta version UNLESS you know exactly
the whereabouts and integrity of the original installation media..

 

[Echo S]

What the others said.

If you need a word processor that badly, maybe check into Open Office, as
Mike suggested earlier. http://www.openoffice.org/

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

I doubt another 30 trial will work either. You're gonna have to find the
Office 2000 CD.



| So you are SURE there is no other solution.
|
| Doesnt matter anyway Did work on wordpad, how low.
| Ill work on reinstalling word later in a day or 2.
|
| I had this box with all computer cd's but does'nt seem to
| have a word/MO cd.
|
| Is there any other way of reinstalling the FULL version,
| MO2000, which i had before since i really need word.
|
| Even a new 30 day trial on word would be good, in the meantime
| whille i look.
|
| Why doesnt it let me type , maybe since the period for trial
| has ended? How do i KEEP using it for just maybe a week? :S

 

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By "Extra 30 days" i meant as in another new one.

I need something like word to replace it for the momeny
while my mind sets it self back to remember where the cd is ;D

So yeah, thanks ill try the link.

Any smore helpful replies would be great.

Thanks for EVERYTHING guys, u deserve a pat on the back.