Installing Office 2007 with no DVD drive

[Leslie]

I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and it requires a
DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go purchase a DVD
drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using the product key
I have?

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

Which Office 2007 suite did you buy?

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[Tim]

I found this on MS' web site (see below). It suggests you might be able to
download the trial version and use the product key you purchased. However,
it refers to having a "perpetual product key". Honestly, until now I had not
heard of a "perpetual" key. I don't know if that is something special or
not.

But if I were you, I would save some trouble now and in the future and just
go get a DVD drive. They are fairly inexpensive these days (in the $30 -$40
range and even less on sale). You will find you'll be needing it more in the
months/years to come.

Tim

******************************

You can convert into a full-use version of the product by following these
steps:

The Conversion Process:
Follow these steps to convert your Microsoft Office System trial product to
perpetual use with no uninstall or reinstall necessary.
Step 1: Get Perpetual Product Key and Start Conversion Process
Obtain the Microsoft Office System product at any retailer or online to get
a perpetual product key. After you have obtained your perpetual product you
have two Options to start the conversion process.
Option 1:
In any of the Microsoft Office trial expiration reminder messages, click
Convert.
Option 2:
In either Access, Excel, PowerPoint, or Word, click the Microsoft Office
icon ,click Program Name Options, click Resources, and click Activate.In
either InfoPath, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Project, or Visio, click the
Help menu, click Activate Product, and follow the instructions in the
Activation Wizard.

Note: To avoid uninstalling the trial if you obtain the full product version
at retail, the full product version should be the same version and language
as the trial software. For example, if the trial software is 2007 Microsoft
Office Home and Student English, the full product version should be 2007
Microsoft Office Home and Student English as well. If the full product
version is a different language version, you will have to uninstall the
trial and manually install the full product version.

Step 2: Convert Your Trial Through Set-Up Wizard
In the Setup dialog box, click Enter Product Key if you have purchased a
perpetual product key from a retailer or click Buy Online Key if you do not
have a perpetual product key and would like to purchase it online.

Note: When converting to a full product, you are encouraged to compare
prices between our authorized resellers both through retail and online.
Prices may vary. If you choose to obtain the product online, you will be
routed to the Microsoft Web site and the Microsoft eCommerce vendor to
obtain a perpetual product key. You will then be returned to Office Setup.

Step 3: Enter the Product Key
Enter the product key shown on the packaging of the perpetual product
obtained at retail, or the product key that you obtained online. Click
Continue.

 

[Leslie]

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Which Office 2007 suite did you buy?

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[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

You can download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BF-D86A-4ACF-9DCC-4D61F500AD6D&displaylang=en
and give it a shot.
I know that for the retail versions of Office 2007 (trials from
http://trymicrosoftoffice.com), you can download the trial and convert
it into a full retail version with a valid product key.
I don't know if the same applies to the volume license only edition
Enterprise.
Are you sure your drive cannot read DVDs? A CD-RW that can't read DVDs
must be 4 or 5 yrs old at least...

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
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Enterprise
--
Thanks,
Leslie

Which Office 2007 suite did you buy?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
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I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and it requires a
DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go purchase a DVD
drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using the product key
I have?

 

[Tim]

Patrick - Sorry...CD-RW (or CD-ROM) drives, no matter if it was purchased 5
years ago or today, will not read a DVD disk. You need a DVD drive (either
ROM or a re-writable) to read a DVD disk.

Tim

You can download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BF-D86A-4ACF-9DCC-4D61F500AD6D&displaylang=en
and give it a shot.
I know that for the retail versions of Office 2007 (trials from
http://trymicrosoftoffice.com), you can download the trial and convert it
into a full retail version with a valid product key.
I don't know if the same applies to the volume license only edition
Enterprise.
Are you sure your drive cannot read DVDs? A CD-RW that can't read DVDs
must be 4 or 5 yrs old at least...

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

Enterprise
--
Thanks,
Leslie

Which Office 2007 suite did you buy?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
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I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and it
requires a
DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go purchase a
DVD
drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using the
product key
I have?

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

Yes, but most CD-RW drives sold in the past years are CD-RW/DVD combo
drives. I actually cannot think of a single CD-ROM/CD-RW drive on the
market today that doesn't read DVDs.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
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Patrick - Sorry...CD-RW (or CD-ROM) drives, no matter if it was purchased 5
years ago or today, will not read a DVD disk. You need a DVD drive (either
ROM or a re-writable) to read a DVD disk.

Tim

You can download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BF-D86A-4ACF-9DCC-4D61F500AD6D&displaylang=en
and give it a shot.
I know that for the retail versions of Office 2007 (trials from
http://trymicrosoftoffice.com), you can download the trial and convert it
into a full retail version with a valid product key.
I don't know if the same applies to the volume license only edition
Enterprise.
Are you sure your drive cannot read DVDs? A CD-RW that can't read DVDs
must be 4 or 5 yrs old at least...

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

Enterprise
--
Thanks,
Leslie


:

Which Office 2007 suite did you buy?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
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I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and it
requires a
DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go purchase a
DVD
drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using the
product key
I have?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I've recently seen some *really low end* systems that only give you a CD-RW
unless you want to pay for the upgrade. (And a minimal amount of RAM too.)

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Yes, but most CD-RW drives sold in the past years are CD-RW/DVD combo
drives. I actually cannot think of a single CD-ROM/CD-RW drive on the
market today that doesn't read DVDs.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

Patrick - Sorry...CD-RW (or CD-ROM) drives, no matter if it was purchased
5
years ago or today, will not read a DVD disk. You need a DVD drive
(either
ROM or a re-writable) to read a DVD disk.

Tim

You can download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BF-D86A-4ACF-9DCC-4D61F500AD6D&displaylang=en
and give it a shot.
I know that for the retail versions of Office 2007 (trials from
http://trymicrosoftoffice.com), you can download the trial and convert
it
into a full retail version with a valid product key.
I don't know if the same applies to the volume license only edition
Enterprise.
Are you sure your drive cannot read DVDs? A CD-RW that can't read DVDs
must be 4 or 5 yrs old at least...

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed




Enterprise
--
Thanks,
Leslie


:

Which Office 2007 suite did you buy?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed





I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and it
requires a
DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go purchase
a
DVD
drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using the
product key
I have?

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

Oh. It doesn't make any sense to sell only a CD-RW though nowadays, even
for really low end systems.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

I've recently seen some *really low end* systems that only give you a CD-RW
unless you want to pay for the upgrade. (And a minimal amount of RAM too.)

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Yes, but most CD-RW drives sold in the past years are CD-RW/DVD combo
drives. I actually cannot think of a single CD-ROM/CD-RW drive on the
market today that doesn't read DVDs.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

Patrick - Sorry...CD-RW (or CD-ROM) drives, no matter if it was purchased
5
years ago or today, will not read a DVD disk. You need a DVD drive
(either
ROM or a re-writable) to read a DVD disk.

Tim

You can download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BF-D86A-4ACF-9DCC-4D61F500AD6D&displaylang=en
and give it a shot.
I know that for the retail versions of Office 2007 (trials from
http://trymicrosoftoffice.com), you can download the trial and convert
it
into a full retail version with a valid product key.
I don't know if the same applies to the volume license only edition
Enterprise.
Are you sure your drive cannot read DVDs? A CD-RW that can't read DVDs
must be 4 or 5 yrs old at least...

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed




Enterprise
--
Thanks,
Leslie


:

Which Office 2007 suite did you buy?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed





I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and it
requires a
DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go purchase
a
DVD
drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using the
product key
I have?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

If Leslie's system is so old or so low-end that it doesn't have a DVD drive,
then reading the installation DVD is going to be the least of their
problems. Office 2007 is going to be slower than molasses.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

I found this on MS' web site (see below). It suggests you might be able to
download the trial version and use the product key you purchased. However,
it refers to having a "perpetual product key". Honestly, until now I had
not heard of a "perpetual" key. I don't know if that is something special
or not.

But if I were you, I would save some trouble now and in the future and
just go get a DVD drive. They are fairly inexpensive these days (in the
$30 -$40 range and even less on sale). You will find you'll be needing it
more in the months/years to come.

Tim

******************************

You can convert into a full-use version of the product by following these
steps:

The Conversion Process:
Follow these steps to convert your Microsoft Office System trial product
to perpetual use with no uninstall or reinstall necessary.
Step 1: Get Perpetual Product Key and Start Conversion Process
Obtain the Microsoft Office System product at any retailer or online to
get a perpetual product key. After you have obtained your perpetual
product you have two Options to start the conversion process.
Option 1:
In any of the Microsoft Office trial expiration reminder messages, click
Convert.
Option 2:
In either Access, Excel, PowerPoint, or Word, click the Microsoft Office
icon ,click Program Name Options, click Resources, and click Activate.In
either InfoPath, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Project, or Visio, click the
Help menu, click Activate Product, and follow the instructions in the
Activation Wizard.

Note: To avoid uninstalling the trial if you obtain the full product
version at retail, the full product version should be the same version and
language as the trial software. For example, if the trial software is 2007
Microsoft Office Home and Student English, the full product version should
be 2007 Microsoft Office Home and Student English as well. If the full
product version is a different language version, you will have to
uninstall the trial and manually install the full product version.

Step 2: Convert Your Trial Through Set-Up Wizard
In the Setup dialog box, click Enter Product Key if you have purchased a
perpetual product key from a retailer or click Buy Online Key if you do
not have a perpetual product key and would like to purchase it online.

Note: When converting to a full product, you are encouraged to compare
prices between our authorized resellers both through retail and online.
Prices may vary. If you choose to obtain the product online, you will be
routed to the Microsoft Web site and the Microsoft eCommerce vendor to
obtain a perpetual product key. You will then be returned to Office Setup.

Step 3: Enter the Product Key
Enter the product key shown on the packaging of the perpetual product
obtained at retail, or the product key that you obtained online. Click
Continue.

 

[Leslie]

I will follow the instructions about getting the trial and then entering my
product key.
My computer is probably 4 years old and was really good then. I think I am
getting close to an upgrade!!

thanks for all the responses.
--
Thanks,
Leslie

Oh. It doesn't make any sense to sell only a CD-RW though nowadays, even
for really low end systems.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

I've recently seen some *really low end* systems that only give you a CD-RW
unless you want to pay for the upgrade. (And a minimal amount of RAM too.)

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Yes, but most CD-RW drives sold in the past years are CD-RW/DVD combo
drives. I actually cannot think of a single CD-ROM/CD-RW drive on the
market today that doesn't read DVDs.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed




"Tim" <timfeld_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message

Patrick - Sorry...CD-RW (or CD-ROM) drives, no matter if it was purchased
5
years ago or today, will not read a DVD disk. You need a DVD drive
(either
ROM or a re-writable) to read a DVD disk.

Tim

You can download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BF-D86A-4ACF-9DCC-4D61F500AD6D&displaylang=en
and give it a shot.
I know that for the retail versions of Office 2007 (trials from
http://trymicrosoftoffice.com), you can download the trial and convert
it
into a full retail version with a valid product key.
I don't know if the same applies to the volume license only edition
Enterprise.
Are you sure your drive cannot read DVDs? A CD-RW that can't read DVDs
must be 4 or 5 yrs old at least...

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed




Enterprise
--
Thanks,
Leslie


:

Which Office 2007 suite did you buy?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed





I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and it
requires a
DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go purchase
a
DVD
drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using the
product key
I have?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I know that and you know that but some people only want to spend x amount of
money for a computer and will only end up getting burned in the end. Nothing
we can ever say will ever change that. (I used to sell computers for a
living. I could tell you stories.)

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Oh. It doesn't make any sense to sell only a CD-RW though nowadays, even
for really low end systems.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

I've recently seen some *really low end* systems that only give you a
CD-RW
unless you want to pay for the upgrade. (And a minimal amount of RAM
too.)

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Yes, but most CD-RW drives sold in the past years are CD-RW/DVD combo
drives. I actually cannot think of a single CD-ROM/CD-RW drive on the
market today that doesn't read DVDs.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
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"Tim" <timfeld_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message

Patrick - Sorry...CD-RW (or CD-ROM) drives, no matter if it was
purchased
5
years ago or today, will not read a DVD disk. You need a DVD drive
(either
ROM or a re-writable) to read a DVD disk.

Tim

You can download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BF-D86A-4ACF-9DCC-4D61F500AD6D&displaylang=en
and give it a shot.
I know that for the retail versions of Office 2007 (trials from
http://trymicrosoftoffice.com), you can download the trial and
convert
it
into a full retail version with a valid product key.
I don't know if the same applies to the volume license only edition
Enterprise.
Are you sure your drive cannot read DVDs? A CD-RW that can't read
DVDs
must be 4 or 5 yrs old at least...

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:

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I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and
it
requires a
DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go
purchase
a
DVD
drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using
the
product key
I have?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Tim,

The 'perpetual license' is MS's term for a purchased license.

The MS Office 2007 Enterprise Trial edtion download is a special retail configuration rather than a volume license one.

===================
<<"Tim" <timfeld_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message I found this on MS' web site (see below). It suggests you might be able to
download the trial version and use the product key you purchased. However,
it refers to having a "perpetual product key". Honestly, until now I had not
heard of a "perpetual" key. I don't know if that is something special or
not.

But if I were you, I would save some trouble now and in the future and just
go get a DVD drive. They are fairly inexpensive these days (in the $30 -$40
range and even less on sale). You will find you'll be needing it more in the
months/years to come.

Tim <<
--

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MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Tim]

This is all true...but I think the main point was lost. If the drive does
not have the "DVD" logo on it, it will not read DVD disks. One should not
assume it will read DVD disks just because it is new or recently
manufactured. I agree, it would be dumb to purchase a drive that is
CD-compatible only...but they still make them and you can still purchase
them. Check out Newegg...they have them for sale for $16.99. The cheapest
drive they have that will read (but not write) DVDs is $21.99. I would
certainly spend the extra $5 to be able to read DVDs (and certainly spend
yet another $6 to be able to write DVDs). So the OP needs to ensure the
drive has the DVD logo on it to ensure it will read DVD disks.

Tim

I know that and you know that but some people only want to spend x amount
of money for a computer and will only end up getting burned in the end.
Nothing we can ever say will ever change that. (I used to sell computers
for a living. I could tell you stories.)

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Oh. It doesn't make any sense to sell only a CD-RW though nowadays, even
for really low end systems.

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I've recently seen some *really low end* systems that only give you a
CD-RW
unless you want to pay for the upgrade. (And a minimal amount of RAM
too.)

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Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375



Yes, but most CD-RW drives sold in the past years are CD-RW/DVD combo
drives. I actually cannot think of a single CD-ROM/CD-RW drive on the
market today that doesn't read DVDs.

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"Tim" <timfeld_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message

Patrick - Sorry...CD-RW (or CD-ROM) drives, no matter if it was
purchased
5
years ago or today, will not read a DVD disk. You need a DVD drive
(either
ROM or a re-writable) to read a DVD disk.

Tim

You can download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BF-D86A-4ACF-9DCC-4D61F500AD6D&displaylang=en
and give it a shot.
I know that for the retail versions of Office 2007 (trials from
http://trymicrosoftoffice.com), you can download the trial and
convert
it
into a full retail version with a valid product key.
I don't know if the same applies to the volume license only edition
Enterprise.
Are you sure your drive cannot read DVDs? A CD-RW that can't read
DVDs
must be 4 or 5 yrs old at least...

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
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Enterprise
--
Thanks,
Leslie


:

Which Office 2007 suite did you buy?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
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I purchased Office 2007 through my work and I got it today and
it
requires a
DVD drive and I only have a CD-RW drive. Do I have to go
purchase
a
DVD
drive just to install or can I get it from the internet using
the
product key
I have?

 

[Tim]

Ah...thanks Bob. I don't remember seeing that term before. Then again, my
eyes tend to glaze over when reading about MS' licensing stuff

Tim

 

[Natalie]

Leslie, Did downloading form the website work for you? I have the same
problem with no DVD drive. Let me know if you ran into any issues.
Thanks,

 

[Peter Foldes]

Go back to where you got it and ask for it to be downloaded on a CD and not on a DVD

Also you can get a DVD drive for about $30 today. Why not get one . You will need it more and more since many programs now come on DVD's because of their size mostly.