How to Install Ofc 97 Upgrade on a wiped HDD?

[tomzbox]

Okay, I have a familiar problem: A newly wiped HDD and only my copy of Office
97 Upgrade, not the Full version. I no longer have a pathway for the upgrade
setup program to find my older Office/MS Word programs in order to install
the Ofc 97 Upgrade. Is there a workaround? Is there a way to reinstall MS
Office 97 on my HDD without buying expensive new software? Is there a key
code that will allow my Ofc 97 Upgrade to reinstall itself without finding
the older version?

Thanks,
tom

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

No. You need a qualifying product.

Products that qualify for the Office upgrade
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158069/EN-US/

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Sorry, but the only way to install an upgrade version of the
old Office 97 application is to have the installation media
for the qualifying previous product available.

Now is a good time to consider purchasing an upgrade version of Office 2003.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Okay, I have a familiar problem: A newly wiped HDD and only my copy of Office
| 97 Upgrade, not the Full version. I no longer have a pathway for the upgrade
| setup program to find my older Office/MS Word programs in order to install
| the Ofc 97 Upgrade. Is there a workaround? Is there a way to reinstall MS
| Office 97 on my HDD without buying expensive new software? Is there a key
| code that will allow my Ofc 97 Upgrade to reinstall itself without finding
| the older version?
|
| Thanks,
| tom