Upgrading Office Basic 2003 to add Powerpoint 2003

[john and donna]

Earlier this year I purchased a new PC with Windows XP Home and Office 2003
Basic (Excel, Outlook & Word) pre-installed. I have since decided I need
PowerPoint. PowerPoint 2003 Updgrade was purchased for me as a gift.

When I attempted to add it to the suite, the installation program said it
could not find office. I directed it to the c drive to no avail. I then put
the Office Basic CD into the e-drive and directed the installation program to
check there, it still failed. I reinstalled Office Basic 2003 in hopes that
I would correct something that had been corrupted, that that failed also.

The Powerpoint Upgrade box states that eligibility for the upgrade requires
that one have MS Works or an Office Suite.

I am at a bit of a loss - can anyone out there give me some advice?

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Office 2003 Basic is not a qualifying product for the upgrade version of
Powerpoint 2003. In order to use the upgrade version of Powerpoint
2003, you must own one of the following products:

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, 2000, or 97

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

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

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

• Microsoft Works Suite 2004, Works Suite 2003, Works Suite 2002, Works
Suite 2001

• Microsoft Works 2000, Works 8.0, Works 7.0, Works 6.0

If you do not own one of these products, then you need to purchase the
full version of Powerpoint 2003.