[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You should be able to get a replacement CD and/or license key from MS with
your proof of purchase. See €œHow to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing
Microsoft Software or Hardware€� at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246
and €œHow to Obtain a New Product Key for Office Program Setup€� at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823570

The only problem would be that Office 2000 is out of support.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Furrythingwithtail" wrote in
message ...
I'm still trying to figure out why my laptop with Vista won't accept the
Word
disc. It is not OEM, it is original purchase with COA key. Other discs
work... my printer drivers and software, some games, etc., and Writers
Dreamkit. I just wished MS would have a download site where those with
COA's
could d/l software without discs, like many companies do.
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3-feet-tall, with tail and ''''''''tude


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Another consideration: If Word 2000 on the previous computer was an OEM
version, it cannot legally be installed on another machine.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
There is no legal way that Word 2000 can be docwnloaded from the
internet.
A
better plan would be to investigate why the PC will not read your
disc.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Furrythingwithtail wrote:
I have Word 2000, can't afford an upgrade right now... I have disc
with COA. I already erased Word from old desktop (donated), and my
new computer with no word-processing facility except Wordpad, has
Vista Home Premium. It will NOT recognize the Word CD! Disc just
spins and spins. Others, OK. Computer is Acer 5610Z, 2GB RAM,
Pentium
dual core, 160 GB HD.

So I was wondering if there is a legal way, perhaps from Microsoft,
to
download it... thus avoiding the CD drive. I don't want or need all
the apps that come with Office, just Word.