Damaged Office CD

[KoKoBlue]

Recently I tried to reinstall Office XP Professional with Frontpage (2002)
from CD. The installation process always stops at REFEDIT.DLL, and the
results of an analysis of disc 1 revealed unreadable files. The CD has been
in a storage case since the last time I used it, so I don't know what's
happened to it.

I have the product key and all I care about is Word and Excel. Would
MSOffice let me download those two programs free? Who would I ask? It doesn't
matter which version. I'm lost without Word.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Microsoft Office XP with Frontpage is a widely pirated version of Office.
Where did you acquire this CD?

Not accusing you of being a pirate but I like to know that I am assisting an
authorized user with solutions.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, KoKoBlue asked:

| Recently I tried to reinstall Office XP Professional with Frontpage
| (2002) from CD. The installation process always stops at REFEDIT.DLL,
| and the results of an analysis of disc 1 revealed unreadable files.
| The CD has been in a storage case since the last time I used it, so I
| don't know what's happened to it.
|
| I have the product key and all I care about is Word and Excel. Would
| MSOffice let me download those two programs free? Who would I ask? It
| doesn't matter which version. I'm lost without Word.

 

[KoKoBlue]

Hi Milly, thanks for responding.

Pirated version? Ha! Why am I not surprised?

I got it from a savvy, but unscrupulous ex-S.O. with a degree or certificate
in computer technology, who had his own computer repair business for a while.
I knew he was downloading from shady sites, and suspected that he was
cracking passwords and entering sites through the backdoor. When we were
together, he would send me programs that were either better versions of one I
had, or programs that I didn't have at all. He never once talked about what
he was doing or how he did it, but I could tell he was doing sneaky,
hacker-type stuff, or at the very least, questionable stuff, just from
looking at his "Favorites".

He gave me a copy of that Office program on CD. I didn't know it was
pirated...didn't really think about it at all. I believed that because it had
a product key - and the key worked - that it must be legal. I admit that I
knew that obtaining a copy of anything from someone else was wrong, but like
so many people, I can rationalize very well when I need to.

I left him 4 years ago, and this is just one more bit of knowledge affirming
that I made the right desicion.

Hmmm...so where do I go from here?

KoKoBlue

 

[Tom Willett]

:
: Hmmm...so where do I go from here?
:
: KoKoBlue

You purchase a legitimate current version of Office.
: --
: What if the hokey-pokey really IS what it's all about?
:
:
: "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
:
: > Microsoft Office XP with Frontpage is a widely pirated version of
Office.
: > Where did you acquire this CD?
: >
: > Not accusing you of being a pirate but I like to know that I am
assisting an
: > authorized user with solutions.
: >
: > --
: > Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
:

 

[DL]

You can purchase Office 2007 H&S from eg amazon.com at good prices, assuming
your PC meets the requirements
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/FX101674081033.aspx
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101668651033.aspx

Or you can download OpenOffice for free

 

[KoKoBlue]

Thanks for taking the time, Tom.

KoKoBlue

 

[KoKoBlue]

Hi DL,

I've seen OpenOffice on google, but it sounded too good to be true, and you
know what they say about that...

After reading your post, I went to the site and checked it out. I'm sold!
Hope it's as good as it sounds.

Thanks for taking the time.

KoKoBlue