trial vs existing retail

[Aqueous]

New PC has trial version installed. I was planning on re-installing Office
from my retail CD, as I understand the license is perpetual. Three
questions: is it sufficient to uninstall the trial version? Am I correct I
can install from the CD using the key which came with the retail version? And
could I save trouble by leaving the trial version in place but converting it
using the key from the retail version?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to convert an Office 2003 Trial edition to a full retail edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831023

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
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| New PC has trial version installed. I was planning on re-installing Office
| from my retail CD, as I understand the license is perpetual. Three
| questions: is it sufficient to uninstall the trial version? Am I correct I
| can install from the CD using the key which came with the retail version? And
| could I save trouble by leaving the trial version in place but converting it
| using the key from the retail version?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

From personal experience - dump the trial version first.

 

[Aqueous]

Thanks for this link but this article deals with HOW to convert while I am
unsure IF to convert. I already HAVE a full retail version on my old
computer. I have the original CD from MS. I have the key. So correct me if I
am wrong but I should be good to go to uninstall Office from my old PC and
install (or re-install from the MS viewpoint) from the CD onto my new PC
using that key. But, on my new PC, I have this trial version. The question
is, is there any reason not to uninstall the trial version and
install/re-install the retail version in its place? Or is there a better
procedure? I appreciate your response and apologize if I was imprecise.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Delete the trial version first.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]