[C and A Bredt]

My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed
on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student
edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002.
Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

[Gordon]

"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student
edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002.
Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB




No, if, as you say, it came pre-installed. That means it's an OEM version,
and cannot be moved to another machine...

[JoAnn Paules]

You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student
edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002.
Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

[C and A Bredt]

Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

[Terry Farrell]

I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers
but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an
upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

[C and A Bredt]

The ones on Amazon say "Old Version" All I need is Excel and Word.

Thanks, CB

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers
but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an
upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

[JoAnn Paules]

Office XP and 2003 *are* old versions. Or do you mean used?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
The ones on Amazon say "Old Version" All I need is Excel and Word.

Thanks, CB

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line
retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You
qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the
qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

[C and A Bredt]

Will Office 2003 run on Vista?

Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an
upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM"

CB

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers
but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an
upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

[Terry Farrell]

Sure, Office 2003 runs perfectly under Vista.

What I mean is that you have a version of Office XP, it qualifies you for an
UPGRADE version of Office 2003: so you do not have to pay for the full
product rather buy the upgrade which will save you some shekels.

When you install an upgrade, if you don't have the qualifying version
installed. Setup will ask you for the qualifying softwa all you do is
remove the Office 2003 CD, insert the Office 2002 CD; setup will see it and
prompt you to put the Office 2003 install disk back into the drive again.

Terry

"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
Will Office 2003 run on Vista?

Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an
upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM"

CB

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and
usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release.

Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line
retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You
qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the
qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

[JoAnn Paules]

No, and hasn't been for a while. You may be able to locate some copies on
eBay but I will never recommend anyone do that. too much bootleg software
out there. You *might* be able to locate a copy of Office 2003
(Amazon.com?), but it too has been superceded.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I think Word 2002 still comes with Works Suite, but that wouldn't cover the
rest of the Office apps, and, as someone has said, Office 2003 is far
superior, anyway.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
No, and hasn't been for a while. You may be able to locate some copies on
eBay but I will never recommend anyone do that. too much bootleg software
out there. You *might* be able to locate a copy of Office 2003
(Amazon.com?), but it too has been superceded.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

[Beth Melton]

You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another
computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed
on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original
version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated.
So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying
product for a 2007 upgrade version tho.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
...
My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition
pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the
system.

I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and
Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install
Office 2002. Can I do that? How?

Thanks, CB

[Terry Farrell]

Beth

I'm going to look into this further because my understanding is that you can
use an OEM Office as an upgrade qualification. In a similar way, you can
purchase a software assurance upgrade for an OEM version of Office. Perhaps
this has changed since I last had a Microsoft License Overview, maybe with
the introduction of Office 2007?

Terry

"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another
computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is
installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer.
The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and
cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at
all.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can certainly use an OEM license to qualify for an upgrade *on the same
system*, but not on a different one.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
Beth

I'm going to look into this further because my understanding is that you
can use an OEM Office as an upgrade qualification. In a similar way, you
can purchase a software assurance upgrade for an OEM version of Office.
Perhaps this has changed since I last had a Microsoft License Overview,
maybe with the introduction of Office 2007?

Terry

"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another
computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is
installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer.
The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and
cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at
all.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx

[Beth Melton]

What Suzanne said. ;-)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
Beth

I'm going to look into this further because my understanding is that you
can use an OEM Office as an upgrade qualification. In a similar way, you
can purchase a software assurance upgrade for an OEM version of Office.
Perhaps this has changed since I last had a Microsoft License Overview,
maybe with the introduction of Office 2007?

Terry

"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another
computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is
installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer.
The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and
cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at
all.

[Terry Farrell]

I'm still looking for a written answer to this. At the moment I can only
confirm that (my old employers) still sell Upgrades and use the old OEM CD
from the scrapped PC as the qualifying app. They are trying to find the
source of the information.

Terry Farrell

"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
What Suzanne said. ;-)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
Beth

I'm going to look into this further because my understanding is that you
can use an OEM Office as an upgrade qualification. In a similar way, you
can purchase a software assurance upgrade for an OEM version of Office.
Perhaps this has changed since I last had a Microsoft License Overview,
maybe with the introduction of Office 2007?

Terry

"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on
another computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it
is installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another
computer. The original version and upgrade are considered a single
product and cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't
be used at all.

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Beth,

Actually, you can use an OEM edition CD as the qualifying product to install a retail edition upgrade. Outside of the U.S. there
are some issues that would make precluding that a problem, so the OEM products are accepted as upgrade qualifiers when installing
Office on another machine.

=============
"Beth Melton" wrote in message ...
You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another
computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed
on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original
version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated.
So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

[Beth Melton]

That's not my understanding or what I've been told when I've asked about
licensing, which includes OEM . Do you have a link to content that explains
this?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com wrote
in message ...
Hi Beth,

Actually, you can use an OEM edition CD as the qualifying product to
install a retail edition upgrade. Outside of the U.S. there
are some issues that would make precluding that a problem, so the OEM
products are accepted as upgrade qualifiers when installing
Office on another machine.

=============
"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another
computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is
installed
on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original
version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be
separated.
So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all.

[Beth Melton]

Thanks for your email with your rationale behind why you feel an OEM version
can legally be used as a qualifying product on another computer. :-) It's
too bad you were unable to find a link citing the legalities of OEM
licensing.

I still stand by the fact that since an OEM license cannot be transferred to
another computer and the fact that the original version and upgrade are
considered a single product and cannot be separated. If you can't use the
OEM license on another computer then you can't use its license in
conjunction with an upgrade on another computer.



Now, does it work? Sure. Is it legal? I think that's the primary question at
hand. g



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx

"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
That's not my understanding or what I've been told when I've asked about
licensing, which includes OEM . Do you have a link to content that
explains this?

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com wrote
in message ...
Hi Beth,

Actually, you can use an OEM edition CD as the qualifying product to
install a retail edition upgrade. Outside of the U.S. there
are some issues that would make precluding that a problem, so the OEM
products are accepted as upgrade qualifiers when installing
Office on another machine.

=============
"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another
computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is
installed
on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The
original
version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be
separated.
So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all.