loading outlook 2003 while having no office 2000 cd's

[Kevin]

I have office 2000 but no longer have the cd's. I recently purchased outlook
2003 to replace outlook 2000. After loading the software I went to update
outlook 2003 and the download won't complete without having the Office 2000
cd's? How do I fix the problem?

 

[Susan Ramlet]

Hi, Kevin,

Unfortunately doing anything to Office 2000 requires the CDs. You could try
this patch, if you are already at SR-1:

Description of the Office 2000 Update: February 10, 2004:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/835220

It may mitigate the need for the CD.

You could also try installing Outlook 2003 to a completely new folder, apart
from Office 2000, though I'm not convinced that will fake it out.