I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business edition...

[Roccoprxphome]

hello,

I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business edition...
I have the Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002
but I don't have any new MS Office program, such World, Excell, etc.
so...
Right now I have not the money to buy the new version(s)...
Can I still install my original 1997 Word Office to my pc not matter the old
it is?
It's LEGAL? I am the owner of that CD-ROM when I bought my first pc in 1997.

I need Word to build my page, etc.

Please, your opinions.

Thanks,

Pedro

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

You don't "own" the program. You only purchase the right to use it on a
computer.

If that version of Office came on your old computer then you cannot run it
on another computer. That's why it's cheaper than if you go to your local
software retailer and purchase it. Once the old computer dies, so does that
copy of Office. Once you buy a retail version you can transfer the
registration from one computer to the next to the next, etc.

 

[Roccoprxphome]

Thanks for the reply, JoaAnn P!!
Yes, you are right, I just purchased...

Well, it is the same computer... the same hard disk,
but I just changed the board, etc...
I really do not know about this stuffs


--
Thanks for read

You don't "own" the program. You only purchase the right to use it on a
computer.

If that version of Office came on your old computer then you cannot run it
on another computer. That's why it's cheaper than if you go to your local
software retailer and purchase it. Once the old computer dies, so does that
copy of Office. Once you buy a retail version you can transfer the
registration from one computer to the next to the next, etc.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

hello,

I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business edition...
I have the Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002
but I don't have any new MS Office program, such World, Excell, etc.
so...
Right now I have not the money to buy the new version(s)...
Can I still install my original 1997 Word Office to my pc not matter the
old
it is?
It's LEGAL? I am the owner of that CD-ROM when I bought my first pc in
1997.

I need Word to build my page, etc.

Please, your opinions.

Thanks,

Pedro

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I'm a bit confused. I thought you were saying that you have Office 97 that
you got with computer #1 and now you want to install it on computer #2.

Are you saying that you only have one computer and that's you've switched
out the motherboard (and operating system)? If so, the answer gets kind of
blurred. I've never seen specifically which part or parts of a computer an
OEM version of Office is tied to. With a new motherboard, you've probably
done a complete reformat anyway.

If that is the case, I would think that it falls within the legal use. But
you need to remember that we are not attorneys nor are we Microsoft
employees. You're just getting a "Woman on the Street" opinion.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Thanks for the reply, JoaAnn P!!
Yes, you are right, I just purchased...

Well, it is the same computer... the same hard disk,
but I just changed the board, etc...
I really do not know about this stuffs


--
Thanks for read

You don't "own" the program. You only purchase the right to use it on a
computer.

If that version of Office came on your old computer then you cannot run
it
on another computer. That's why it's cheaper than if you go to your local
software retailer and purchase it. Once the old computer dies, so does
that
copy of Office. Once you buy a retail version you can transfer the
registration from one computer to the next to the next, etc.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




message

hello,

I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business edition...
I have the Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002
but I don't have any new MS Office program, such World, Excell, etc.
so...
Right now I have not the money to buy the new version(s)...
Can I still install my original 1997 Word Office to my pc not matter
the
old
it is?
It's LEGAL? I am the owner of that CD-ROM when I bought my first pc in
1997.

I need Word to build my page, etc.

Please, your opinions.

Thanks,

Pedro

 

[Roccoprxphome]

Thanks a lot for your reply, JoAn !!!!!!!!!!
--
Thanks for read

I'm a bit confused. I thought you were saying that you have Office 97 that
you got with computer #1 and now you want to install it on computer #2.

Are you saying that you only have one computer and that's you've switched
out the motherboard (and operating system)? If so, the answer gets kind of
blurred. I've never seen specifically which part or parts of a computer an
OEM version of Office is tied to. With a new motherboard, you've probably
done a complete reformat anyway.

If that is the case, I would think that it falls within the legal use. But
you need to remember that we are not attorneys nor are we Microsoft
employees. You're just getting a "Woman on the Street" opinion.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Thanks for the reply, JoaAnn P!!
Yes, you are right, I just purchased...

Well, it is the same computer... the same hard disk,
but I just changed the board, etc...
I really do not know about this stuffs


--
Thanks for read

You don't "own" the program. You only purchase the right to use it on a
computer.

If that version of Office came on your old computer then you cannot run
it
on another computer. That's why it's cheaper than if you go to your local
software retailer and purchase it. Once the old computer dies, so does
that
copy of Office. Once you buy a retail version you can transfer the
registration from one computer to the next to the next, etc.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




message
hello,

I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business edition...
I have the Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002
but I don't have any new MS Office program, such World, Excell, etc.
so...
Right now I have not the money to buy the new version(s)...
Can I still install my original 1997 Word Office to my pc not matter
the
old
it is?
It's LEGAL? I am the owner of that CD-ROM when I bought my first pc in
1997.

I need Word to build my page, etc.

Please, your opinions.

Thanks,

Pedro

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Not to mention that, since Office 97 doesn't require activation, it doesn't
care whether the motherboard has been changed. As long as the OP still has
the product key, there should be no problems with installation, and it is
certainly legal.

I'm a bit confused. I thought you were saying that you have Office 97 that
you got with computer #1 and now you want to install it on computer #2.

Are you saying that you only have one computer and that's you've switched
out the motherboard (and operating system)? If so, the answer gets kind of
blurred. I've never seen specifically which part or parts of a computer an
OEM version of Office is tied to. With a new motherboard, you've probably
done a complete reformat anyway.

If that is the case, I would think that it falls within the legal use. But
you need to remember that we are not attorneys nor are we Microsoft
employees. You're just getting a "Woman on the Street" opinion.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Thanks for the reply, JoaAnn P!!
Yes, you are right, I just purchased...

Well, it is the same computer... the same hard disk,
but I just changed the board, etc...
I really do not know about this stuffs


--
Thanks for read

You don't "own" the program. You only purchase the right to use it on a
computer.

If that version of Office came on your old computer then you cannot run
it
on another computer. That's why it's cheaper than if you go to your local
software retailer and purchase it. Once the old computer dies, so does
that
copy of Office. Once you buy a retail version you can transfer the
registration from one computer to the next to the next, etc.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




message
hello,

I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business edition...
I have the Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002
but I don't have any new MS Office program, such World, Excell, etc.
so...
Right now I have not the money to buy the new version(s)...
Can I still install my original 1997 Word Office to my pc not matter
the
old
it is?
It's LEGAL? I am the owner of that CD-ROM when I bought my first pc in
1997.

I need Word to build my page, etc.

Please, your opinions.

Thanks,

Pedro

 

[Roccoprxphome]

Thanks for your reply, Suzanne !!

I am not an expert, but... What is the OP? Operative System?
Well... I bought the computer (with the MS Office 97 Small Bussiness
Edition: Word 97, Excel 97 & Outlook 97, in 1997, both).

My computer have been formated, restored, re-configurated, etc, etc, etc
like 30 times since 2000-2006.

I have never changed (that I know) the Hard Disk (the original) that brought
the pc. I have changed like 3 times the Mother Board because malfunctions,
etc, etc. I have installed programs & re-installed again after all those
hardware &/or software problems. There are a lot of viruses...

So, I was using a copy of Xp that later resulted to be NOT Genuine... so, I
bought my Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002 CD-Rom last month, but also
the Office was NOT Genuine... but now, I have not buy a new Office yet, and,
by the moment I have not yet the money to buy it... but I still have that MS
Word 97...

I do NOT know if an very old version of Word can properly work in my Windows
XP Home edition... can it work good? Is there still Windows & Microsoft
Updates for that product available for?

I do NOT l=know how much better can I explain my especific issue with the
Word97 that I need to create a page, etc, etc.

So, 'till the moment I understand that I can & it's legal...

Thanks for the time!!

Pedro
--
Thanks for read

Not to mention that, since Office 97 doesn't require activation, it doesn't
care whether the motherboard has been changed. As long as the OP still has
the product key, there should be no problems with installation, and it is
certainly legal.

I'm a bit confused. I thought you were saying that you have Office 97 that
you got with computer #1 and now you want to install it on computer #2.

Are you saying that you only have one computer and that's you've switched
out the motherboard (and operating system)? If so, the answer gets kind of
blurred. I've never seen specifically which part or parts of a computer an
OEM version of Office is tied to. With a new motherboard, you've probably
done a complete reformat anyway.

If that is the case, I would think that it falls within the legal use. But
you need to remember that we are not attorneys nor are we Microsoft
employees. You're just getting a "Woman on the Street" opinion.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Thanks for the reply, JoaAnn P!!
Yes, you are right, I just purchased...

Well, it is the same computer... the same hard disk,
but I just changed the board, etc...
I really do not know about this stuffs


--
Thanks for read


:

You don't "own" the program. You only purchase the right to use it on a
computer.

If that version of Office came on your old computer then you cannot run
it
on another computer. That's why it's cheaper than if you go to your local
software retailer and purchase it. Once the old computer dies, so does
that
copy of Office. Once you buy a retail version you can transfer the
registration from one computer to the next to the next, etc.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




message
hello,

I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business edition...
I have the Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002
but I don't have any new MS Office program, such World, Excell, etc.
so...
Right now I have not the money to buy the new version(s)...
Can I still install my original 1997 Word Office to my pc not matter
the
old
it is?
It's LEGAL? I am the owner of that CD-ROM when I bought my first pc in
1997.

I need Word to build my page, etc.

Please, your opinions.

Thanks,

Pedro

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

OP = original poster (that means you in this case)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Thanks for your reply, Suzanne !!

I am not an expert, but... What is the OP? Operative System?
Well... I bought the computer (with the MS Office 97 Small Bussiness
Edition: Word 97, Excel 97 & Outlook 97, in 1997, both).

My computer have been formated, restored, re-configurated, etc, etc, etc
like 30 times since 2000-2006.

I have never changed (that I know) the Hard Disk (the original) that
brought
the pc. I have changed like 3 times the Mother Board because
malfunctions,
etc, etc. I have installed programs & re-installed again after all those
hardware &/or software problems. There are a lot of viruses...

So, I was using a copy of Xp that later resulted to be NOT Genuine... so,
I
bought my Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002 CD-Rom last month, but
also
the Office was NOT Genuine... but now, I have not buy a new Office yet,
and,
by the moment I have not yet the money to buy it... but I still have that
MS
Word 97...

I do NOT know if an very old version of Word can properly work in my
Windows
XP Home edition... can it work good? Is there still Windows & Microsoft
Updates for that product available for?

I do NOT l=know how much better can I explain my especific issue with the
Word97 that I need to create a page, etc, etc.

So, 'till the moment I understand that I can & it's legal...

Thanks for the time!!

Pedro
--
Thanks for read

Not to mention that, since Office 97 doesn't require activation, it
doesn't
care whether the motherboard has been changed. As long as the OP still
has
the product key, there should be no problems with installation, and it is
certainly legal.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

I'm a bit confused. I thought you were saying that you have Office 97
that
you got with computer #1 and now you want to install it on computer #2.

Are you saying that you only have one computer and that's you've
switched
out the motherboard (and operating system)? If so, the answer gets kind
of
blurred. I've never seen specifically which part or parts of a computer
an
OEM version of Office is tied to. With a new motherboard, you've
probably
done a complete reformat anyway.

If that is the case, I would think that it falls within the legal use.
But
you need to remember that we are not attorneys nor are we Microsoft
employees. You're just getting a "Woman on the Street" opinion.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




message
Thanks for the reply, JoaAnn P!!
Yes, you are right, I just purchased...

Well, it is the same computer... the same hard disk,
but I just changed the board, etc...
I really do not know about this stuffs


--
Thanks for read


:

You don't "own" the program. You only purchase the right to use it
on a
computer.

If that version of Office came on your old computer then you cannot
run
it
on another computer. That's why it's cheaper than if you go to your local
software retailer and purchase it. Once the old computer dies, so
does
that
copy of Office. Once you buy a retail version you can transfer the
registration from one computer to the next to the next, etc.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




message
hello,

I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business edition...
I have the Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002
but I don't have any new MS Office program, such World, Excell,
etc.
so...
Right now I have not the money to buy the new version(s)...
Can I still install my original 1997 Word Office to my pc not
matter
the
old
it is?
It's LEGAL? I am the owner of that CD-ROM when I bought my first
pc in
1997.

I need Word to build my page, etc.

Please, your opinions.

Thanks,

Pedro

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes, if this is still the same computer (despite having enough replacement
parts to the the Six-Million-Dollar Man), you can legally install Office 97,
and it will run just fin on Windows XP Home.

Thanks for your reply, Suzanne !!

I am not an expert, but... What is the OP? Operative System?
Well... I bought the computer (with the MS Office 97 Small Bussiness
Edition: Word 97, Excel 97 & Outlook 97, in 1997, both).

My computer have been formated, restored, re-configurated, etc, etc, etc
like 30 times since 2000-2006.

I have never changed (that I know) the Hard Disk (the original) that brought
the pc. I have changed like 3 times the Mother Board because malfunctions,
etc, etc. I have installed programs & re-installed again after all those
hardware &/or software problems. There are a lot of viruses...

So, I was using a copy of Xp that later resulted to be NOT Genuine... so, I
bought my Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002 CD-Rom last month, but also
the Office was NOT Genuine... but now, I have not buy a new Office yet, and,
by the moment I have not yet the money to buy it... but I still have that MS
Word 97...

I do NOT know if an very old version of Word can properly work in my Windows
XP Home edition... can it work good? Is there still Windows & Microsoft
Updates for that product available for?

I do NOT l=know how much better can I explain my especific issue with the
Word97 that I need to create a page, etc, etc.

So, 'till the moment I understand that I can & it's legal...

Thanks for the time!!

Pedro
--
Thanks for read

Not to mention that, since Office 97 doesn't require activation, it doesn't
care whether the motherboard has been changed. As long as the OP still has
the product key, there should be no problems with installation, and it is
certainly legal.

I'm a bit confused. I thought you were saying that you have Office 97 that
you got with computer #1 and now you want to install it on computer #2.

Are you saying that you only have one computer and that's you've switched
out the motherboard (and operating system)? If so, the answer gets kind of
blurred. I've never seen specifically which part or parts of a computer an
OEM version of Office is tied to. With a new motherboard, you've probably
done a complete reformat anyway.

If that is the case, I would think that it falls within the legal use. But
you need to remember that we are not attorneys nor are we Microsoft
employees. You're just getting a "Woman on the Street" opinion.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




Thanks for the reply, JoaAnn P!!
Yes, you are right, I just purchased...

Well, it is the same computer... the same hard disk,
but I just changed the board, etc...
I really do not know about this stuffs


--
Thanks for read


:

You don't "own" the program. You only purchase the right to use it on a
computer.

If that version of Office came on your old computer then you cannot run
it
on another computer. That's why it's cheaper than if you go to your local
software retailer and purchase it. Once the old computer dies, so does
that
copy of Office. Once you buy a retail version you can transfer the
registration from one computer to the next to the next, etc.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




message
hello,

I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business edition...
I have the Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002
but I don't have any new MS Office program, such World, Excell, etc.
so...
Right now I have not the money to buy the new version(s)...
Can I still install my original 1997 Word Office to my pc not matter
the
old
it is?
It's LEGAL? I am the owner of that CD-ROM when I bought my first

pc
in

1997.

I need Word to build my page, etc.

Please, your opinions.

Thanks,

Pedro

 

[Roccoprxphome]

Thanks to Suzanne & JoAnn !!

I will install my old & original MS Office 97 Small Business edition
tomorrow in my pc together with my new Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002

He, Thanks you both for all the information !!

Regards,

Pedro

--
Thanks for read

Yes, if this is still the same computer (despite having enough replacement
parts to the the Six-Million-Dollar Man), you can legally install Office 97,
and it will run just fin on Windows XP Home.

Thanks for your reply, Suzanne !!

I am not an expert, but... What is the OP? Operative System?
Well... I bought the computer (with the MS Office 97 Small Bussiness
Edition: Word 97, Excel 97 & Outlook 97, in 1997, both).

My computer have been formated, restored, re-configurated, etc, etc, etc
like 30 times since 2000-2006.

I have never changed (that I know) the Hard Disk (the original) that brought
the pc. I have changed like 3 times the Mother Board because malfunctions,
etc, etc. I have installed programs & re-installed again after all those
hardware &/or software problems. There are a lot of viruses...

So, I was using a copy of Xp that later resulted to be NOT Genuine... so, I
bought my Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002 CD-Rom last month, but also
the Office was NOT Genuine... but now, I have not buy a new Office yet, and,
by the moment I have not yet the money to buy it... but I still have that MS
Word 97...

I do NOT know if an very old version of Word can properly work in my Windows
XP Home edition... can it work good? Is there still Windows & Microsoft
Updates for that product available for?

I do NOT l=know how much better can I explain my especific issue with the
Word97 that I need to create a page, etc, etc.

So, 'till the moment I understand that I can & it's legal...

Thanks for the time!!

Pedro
--
Thanks for read

Not to mention that, since Office 97 doesn't require activation, it doesn't
care whether the motherboard has been changed. As long as the OP still has
the product key, there should be no problems with installation, and it is
certainly legal.



I'm a bit confused. I thought you were saying that you have Office 97 that
you got with computer #1 and now you want to install it on computer #2.

Are you saying that you only have one computer and that's you've switched
out the motherboard (and operating system)? If so, the answer gets kind of
blurred. I've never seen specifically which part or parts of a computer an
OEM version of Office is tied to. With a new motherboard, you've probably
done a complete reformat anyway.

If that is the case, I would think that it falls within the legal use. But
you need to remember that we are not attorneys nor are we Microsoft
employees. You're just getting a "Woman on the Street" opinion.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




Thanks for the reply, JoaAnn P!!
Yes, you are right, I just purchased...

Well, it is the same computer... the same hard disk,
but I just changed the board, etc...
I really do not know about this stuffs


--
Thanks for read


:

You don't "own" the program. You only purchase the right to use it on a
computer.

If that version of Office came on your old computer then you cannot run
it
on another computer. That's why it's cheaper than if you go to your
local
software retailer and purchase it. Once the old computer dies, so does
that
copy of Office. Once you buy a retail version you can transfer the
registration from one computer to the next to the next, etc.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




message
hello,

I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business edition...
I have the Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002
but I don't have any new MS Office program, such World, Excell, etc.
so...
Right now I have not the money to buy the new version(s)...
Can I still install my original 1997 Word Office to my pc not matter
the
old
it is?
It's LEGAL? I am the owner of that CD-ROM when I bought my first pc
in
1997.

I need Word to build my page, etc.

Please, your opinions.

Thanks,

Pedro

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Good. This means I can send over the craptop I've been fighting with all
evening. I decided to reformat it and now it won't read the CD. And I
haven't been able to figure out how to access the BIOS. Geez, I love
computers. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Thanks to Suzanne & JoAnn !!

I will install my old & original MS Office 97 Small Business edition
tomorrow in my pc together with my new Windows Xp Home Edition, Version
2002

He, Thanks you both for all the information !!

Regards,

Pedro

--
Thanks for read

Yes, if this is still the same computer (despite having enough
replacement
parts to the the Six-Million-Dollar Man), you can legally install Office
97,
and it will run just fin on Windows XP Home.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

message

Thanks for your reply, Suzanne !!

I am not an expert, but... What is the OP? Operative System?
Well... I bought the computer (with the MS Office 97 Small Bussiness
Edition: Word 97, Excel 97 & Outlook 97, in 1997, both).

My computer have been formated, restored, re-configurated, etc, etc,
etc
like 30 times since 2000-2006.

I have never changed (that I know) the Hard Disk (the original) that brought
the pc. I have changed like 3 times the Mother Board because malfunctions,
etc, etc. I have installed programs & re-installed again after all
those
hardware &/or software problems. There are a lot of viruses...

So, I was using a copy of Xp that later resulted to be NOT Genuine...
so, I
bought my Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002 CD-Rom last month, but also
the Office was NOT Genuine... but now, I have not buy a new Office yet, and,
by the moment I have not yet the money to buy it... but I still have
that MS
Word 97...

I do NOT know if an very old version of Word can properly work in my Windows
XP Home edition... can it work good? Is there still Windows &
Microsoft
Updates for that product available for?

I do NOT l=know how much better can I explain my especific issue with
the
Word97 that I need to create a page, etc, etc.

So, 'till the moment I understand that I can & it's legal...

Thanks for the time!!

Pedro
--
Thanks for read
:
Not to mention that, since Office 97 doesn't require activation, it doesn't
care whether the motherboard has been changed. As long as the OP
still has
the product key, there should be no problems with installation, and
it is
certainly legal.



I'm a bit confused. I thought you were saying that you have Office
97 that
you got with computer #1 and now you want to install it on computer #2.

Are you saying that you only have one computer and that's you've switched
out the motherboard (and operating system)? If so, the answer gets kind of
blurred. I've never seen specifically which part or parts of a computer an
OEM version of Office is tied to. With a new motherboard, you've probably
done a complete reformat anyway.

If that is the case, I would think that it falls within the legal
use. But
you need to remember that we are not attorneys nor are we Microsoft
employees. You're just getting a "Woman on the Street" opinion.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




Thanks for the reply, JoaAnn P!!
Yes, you are right, I just purchased...

Well, it is the same computer... the same hard disk,
but I just changed the board, etc...
I really do not know about this stuffs


--
Thanks for read


:

You don't "own" the program. You only purchase the right to use
it on a
computer.

If that version of Office came on your old computer then you
cannot run
it
on another computer. That's why it's cheaper than if you go to
your
local
software retailer and purchase it. Once the old computer dies,
so does
that
copy of Office. Once you buy a retail version you can transfer
the
registration from one computer to the next to the next, etc.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




in
message
hello,

I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business
edition...
I have the Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002
but I don't have any new MS Office program, such World,
Excell, etc.
so...
Right now I have not the money to buy the new version(s)...
Can I still install my original 1997 Word Office to my pc not matter
the
old
it is?
It's LEGAL? I am the owner of that CD-ROM when I bought my
first pc
in
1997.

I need Word to build my page, etc.

Please, your opinions.

Thanks,

Pedro

 

[Roccoprxphome]

--
Thanks for read

Good. This means I can send over the craptop I've been fighting with all
evening. I decided to reformat it and now it won't read the CD. And I
haven't been able to figure out how to access the BIOS. Geez, I love
computers. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Thanks to Suzanne & JoAnn !!

I will install my old & original MS Office 97 Small Business edition
tomorrow in my pc together with my new Windows Xp Home Edition, Version
2002

He, Thanks you both for all the information !!

Regards,

Pedro

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Yes, if this is still the same computer (despite having enough
replacement
parts to the the Six-Million-Dollar Man), you can legally install Office
97,
and it will run just fin on Windows XP Home.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Thanks for your reply, Suzanne !!

I am not an expert, but... What is the OP? Operative System?
Well... I bought the computer (with the MS Office 97 Small Bussiness
Edition: Word 97, Excel 97 & Outlook 97, in 1997, both).

My computer have been formated, restored, re-configurated, etc, etc,
etc
like 30 times since 2000-2006.

I have never changed (that I know) the Hard Disk (the original) that
brought
the pc. I have changed like 3 times the Mother Board because
malfunctions,
etc, etc. I have installed programs & re-installed again after all
those
hardware &/or software problems. There are a lot of viruses...

So, I was using a copy of Xp that later resulted to be NOT Genuine...
so,
I
bought my Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002 CD-Rom last month, but
also
the Office was NOT Genuine... but now, I have not buy a new Office yet,
and,
by the moment I have not yet the money to buy it... but I still have
that
MS
Word 97...

I do NOT know if an very old version of Word can properly work in my
Windows
XP Home edition... can it work good? Is there still Windows &
Microsoft
Updates for that product available for?

I do NOT l=know how much better can I explain my especific issue with
the
Word97 that I need to create a page, etc, etc.

So, 'till the moment I understand that I can & it's legal...

Thanks for the time!!

Pedro
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Not to mention that, since Office 97 doesn't require activation, it
doesn't
care whether the motherboard has been changed. As long as the OP
still
has
the product key, there should be no problems with installation, and
it
is
certainly legal.

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

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I'm a bit confused. I thought you were saying that you have Office
97
that
you got with computer #1 and now you want to install it on computer
#2.

Are you saying that you only have one computer and that's you've
switched
out the motherboard (and operating system)? If so, the answer gets
kind of
blurred. I've never seen specifically which part or parts of a
computer an
OEM version of Office is tied to. With a new motherboard, you've
probably
done a complete reformat anyway.

If that is the case, I would think that it falls within the legal
use.
But
you need to remember that we are not attorneys nor are we Microsoft
employees. You're just getting a "Woman on the Street" opinion.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




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Thanks for the reply, JoaAnn P!!
Yes, you are right, I just purchased...

Well, it is the same computer... the same hard disk,
but I just changed the board, etc...
I really do not know about this stuffs


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You don't "own" the program. You only purchase the right to use
it
on a
computer.

If that version of Office came on your old computer then you
cannot
run
it
on another computer. That's why it's cheaper than if you go to
your
local
software retailer and purchase it. Once the old computer dies,
so
does
that
copy of Office. Once you buy a retail version you can transfer
the
registration from one computer to the next to the next, etc.

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MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




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hello,

I still have my original MS Office 97 Small Business
edition...
I have the Windows Xp Home Edition, Version 2002
but I don't have any new MS Office program, such World,
Excell,
etc.
so...
Right now I have not the money to buy the new version(s)...
Can I still install my original 1997 Word Office to my pc not
matter
the
old
it is?
It's LEGAL? I am the owner of that CD-ROM when I bought my
first
pc
in
1997.

I need Word to build my page, etc.

Please, your opinions.

Thanks,

Pedro