Putting 2003 back on my computer when I start from scratch?

[albaugh21]

We lost the disk for our office 2003. I want to re do my system so that I can
start from when we first got the computer, but I can't do it unless I have
this program because I need it for school, and we really can't afford to buy
it again. Is there anything I can do to save it somewhere so I can put it
back on? I have tried emailing it and saving it to a disk, but those ways
haven't worked for me. Any other suggestions?

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Please read the reply to the same question you asked a few days ago.

 

[albaugh21]

So if I don't have the disks, or where the partition is hidden, then I can't
put it back on, period?

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

If your Office software came preinstalled on your computer by Dell, then
you'll need to ask Dell for a replacement CD (no guarantee that they
will provide one, but you can ask). Microsoft will not replace OEM
software unless the OEM is no longer in business, which cannot be said
of Dell. As discussed in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246 "How
to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and
product upgrades, or replace product manuals", your Office product ID
number will tell you if the software is OEM (do NOT post your product ID
number here). If it is any consolation, an OEM version usually costs
about a third of what a retail version costs, so you got the software
cheap.

You have no one to blame but yourself if you lost the original CDs. If
you forgot where you parked your car, would you expect the car
manufacturer to give you a free new car to replace the old car you lost?