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Hi! I bought a laptop with Windows XP on it, but being between jobs, I
couldn't afford to buy MS Office *too*, although I like it a lot -- I settled for Open Office instead. MS Word has some advantages and I would like to use it, so I asked a friend if she had an extra license I could use. My friend found her old Office 97 installation media, together with the license certificate and agreements and all that, and I was able to install it on my machine, but my conscience does not let me use it because I understand that this copy of 97 was intended only for use on my friend's machine, the one she bought it on. Part of me says "97 is so old anyway, and as soon as you are able to buy the current version, you will. This will help you get there." Another part of me says, "the agreement says this was just for the original machine, and certainly at most it should be used on only one machine -- you know yours would be at least a second copy." I wish I could find someone in MicroSoft who would help me out, confirming one side or the other (yes, even though I think I know which side would win), or if possible, giving me another alternative. I used to use Star Office and liked it very well, but it's not free anymore. I think it was once shareware or something. |
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If more people felt like you did, Office might not be quite as expensive as
it is. Is your friend still using that software? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "EB" wrote in message ... Hi! I bought a laptop with Windows XP on it, but being between jobs, I couldn't afford to buy MS Office *too*, although I like it a lot -- I settled for Open Office instead. MS Word has some advantages and I would like to use it, so I asked a friend if she had an extra license I could use. My friend found her old Office 97 installation media, together with the license certificate and agreements and all that, and I was able to install it on my machine, but my conscience does not let me use it because I understand that this copy of 97 was intended only for use on my friend's machine, the one she bought it on. Part of me says "97 is so old anyway, and as soon as you are able to buy the current version, you will. This will help you get there." Another part of me says, "the agreement says this was just for the original machine, and certainly at most it should be used on only one machine -- you know yours would be at least a second copy." I wish I could find someone in MicroSoft who would help me out, confirming one side or the other (yes, even though I think I know which side would win), or if possible, giving me another alternative. I used to use Star Office and liked it very well, but it's not free anymore. I think it was once shareware or something. |
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Hi JoAnn, Yes, and I think she has forgotten that it was meant for only one machine. I'll bring that to her attention. Can you tell me how to uninstall Word 97? Is that what I really need to do? Can you tell me how I might get something to work with, like a beta version of 2007 or something? By the way, I like Publisher too! I have used it at my congregation's office, to put the bulletins together. They have a license of course. I wish you all the best! Elisabeth Baker "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: If more people felt like you did, Office might not be quite as expensive as it is. Is your friend still using that software? |
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I personally will not recommend downloading the beta version. It is a test
version that is not supposed to be installed on production systems. If someone wants to risk the stability of their computers, I can't stop them but I won't be the person to tell them to do it. You should always uninstall programs thru the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs. If that doesn't work, there are some other things to try but let's be optimistic and assume that it will work. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "EB" wrote in message news Hi JoAnn, Yes, and I think she has forgotten that it was meant for only one machine. I'll bring that to her attention. Can you tell me how to uninstall Word 97? Is that what I really need to do? Can you tell me how I might get something to work with, like a beta version of 2007 or something? By the way, I like Publisher too! I have used it at my congregation's office, to put the bulletins together. They have a license of course. I wish you all the best! Elisabeth Baker "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: If more people felt like you did, Office might not be quite as expensive as it is. Is your friend still using that software? |
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Thank you, JoAnn
The Control Panel did it for me, to remove Excel 97, but I took a wrong turn in trying to uninstall Word 97. I suppose it still isn't completely uninstalled, but I removed files to the point that it isn't functional. I went ahead with the 2007 Beta package, and I'm happy with it. I see that today I cannot replace anything with ^p, or it will crash, but that's all right -- it's good for now, and maybe I can provide some helpful comments. Happy Wednesday coming up! Thanks again for your encouragement -- my conscience is a lot happier now! Elisabeth |
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You're very welcome. :-)
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "EB" wrote in message ... Thank you, JoAnn The Control Panel did it for me, to remove Excel 97, but I took a wrong turn in trying to uninstall Word 97. I suppose it still isn't completely uninstalled, but I removed files to the point that it isn't functional. I went ahead with the 2007 Beta package, and I'm happy with it. I see that today I cannot replace anything with ^p, or it will crash, but that's all right -- it's good for now, and maybe I can provide some helpful comments. Happy Wednesday coming up! Thanks again for your encouragement -- my conscience is a lot happier now! Elisabeth |
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