At this point, I have installed and uninstalled enough different times
that I
have lost track of the different permutations. Because I am reasonably
certain that one of the variations was uninstalling HSE before installing
Professional (a system recovery was part of the mix as well) I'm loathe to
try yet another experiment, however if you have good reason to believe
that
uninstalling both would actually do the trick, I could be convinced to
bite
the bullet and give it a try.
Ultimately, however, it would be nice for this sort of thing to just work.
If OEM versions are going to be shipped pre-installed on machines, then it
should be possible for users to install their own versions and/or provide
their own product keys without this sort of challenge. And until that
time,
there should be clear instructions up front so that we don't get into a
situation where a whole lot of time has been wasted doing something that
must
be undone.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts about the likelihood of success if
I
go through the trouble of uninstalling both and reinstalling Professional.
Thank you!
Kimm
JoAnn Paules said:
Did you uninstall both editions or just HSE and try Office Pro again or
did
you uninstall BOTH editions first?
--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
geekcoach said:
My experience thus far is that you've got a problem either way.
I also have a computer with Home and Student pre-installed. Since I
already
have a copy of Office Professional, I did not activate it; I just
installed
it and provided the new Product Key. Even so, whenever I open Word,
etc,
it
says "For non-commercial use only".
I had thought un-installing H/S and then re-installing my copy of
Office
Pro
2007 would do the trick, but apparently that doesn't take care of it
either.
In the end, so long as the software remains functional (I guess I'll
find
out in a couple more months), maybe it's not such a big deal, but it is
annoying and I would love to find a way to resolve this.
If anyone else has any suggestions, I welcome them!
Kimm
:
No, the computer came with H&S preinstalled, so I assume when I made
the
reinstall DVDs for my system, it was included in that bundle of OEM
software.
But just to confirm, you're saying I shouldn't bother unlocking a
trial
version of Office Pro? Either way, do I need to uninstall H&S before
installing pro, or will the installer just overwrite what's already
there?
:
You need a retail version, a trial is just that, and will cost you
more
to
convert from MS, as apposed to buying the disk from your favorite
store/site
Do you have the OEM H&S cd?
I just bought a new computer and it comes with an OEM version of
Office
Home
and Student 2007. I'd prefer to upgrade to Office Pro. Should I
uninstall
the
OEM version before installing Office Pro, or is there a way to
upgrade to
Pro
from within the existing versions? And can I download the trial
for
Pro
and
activate, or do I need the retail version to get full
functionality?
For
the
record, I'm running Vista 64-bit.
