MicroSoft Office - I'm Screwed...!!!!!

[Jim]

A week ago, my computer did some screwy things and then
just went dumb...black screen and a message that
said, "Invalid disk in drive. Insert valid disk in drive
and press any key." ( ...or something like that )

Over the next few days I managed to get MS DOS going, in
spite of the fact that my original and back-up boot disks
would not work. Then I discovered through DOS that my
Windows Me directory was blank...nothing there. I have
an eMachine that came with "Works", which I upgraded to
Office 2000. Since I could not get Me to load up, I went
and got Windows XP. I have XP on my machine now, and
it's great, but I cannot reload Office 2000, because the
machine doesn't have either Office 2000 or "Works" there
to recognize my right to load Office 2000.

Looks like I'm screwed. Now I have to spend $600 to get
Office 2003 XP, but I'm not even sure I will be able to
load that.

What do I do now...?????

 

[Jerome T. Czeikus]

Looks like you'll have to re-format your hard drive and install everything.
Hope you have all the required CD's etc.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Sounds like format C: /s/u is in order.

Once you load Windows XP, use your upgrade Office 2000 CD to install Office.
When it requires a qualifying product, "show" it the Works CD and it should
install fine.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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| A week ago, my computer did some screwy things and then
| just went dumb...black screen and a message that
| said, "Invalid disk in drive. Insert valid disk in drive
| and press any key." ( ...or something like that )
|
| Over the next few days I managed to get MS DOS going, in
| spite of the fact that my original and back-up boot disks
| would not work. Then I discovered through DOS that my
| Windows Me directory was blank...nothing there. I have
| an eMachine that came with "Works", which I upgraded to
| Office 2000. Since I could not get Me to load up, I went
| and got Windows XP. I have XP on my machine now, and
| it's great, but I cannot reload Office 2000, because the
| machine doesn't have either Office 2000 or "Works" there
| to recognize my right to load Office 2000.
|
| Looks like I'm screwed. Now I have to spend $600 to get
| Office 2003 XP, but I'm not even sure I will be able to
| load that.
|
| What do I do now...?????