Microsoft Upgrade

[davemahony]

Hi,

I have Microsoft Office v.X (purchased in the UK) and wish to upgrade
to Microsoft Office 2004 Pro. As I'm in the US on business in a couple
of weeks and I thought I'd save some money and buy it whilst there.
Microsoft told me that a US update wouldn't work on a UK version of
Office and I would have to get the full version! I'm not sure if this
guy has got his facts right as both versions that I've looked at on the
net seem to have the same part numbers (Y15-00002).
Has anyone tried this and got it to work or will I have to go with the
full version and give even more money to dear old Microsoft..!?

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

Hi,

I have Microsoft Office v.X (purchased in the UK) and wish to upgrade
to Microsoft Office 2004 Pro. As I'm in the US on business in a couple
of weeks and I thought I'd save some money and buy it whilst there.
Microsoft told me that a US update wouldn't work on a UK version of
Office and I would have to get the full version! I'm not sure if this
guy has got his facts right as both versions that I've looked at on the
net seem to have the same part numbers (Y15-00002).
Has anyone tried this and got it to work or will I have to go with the
full version and give even more money to dear old Microsoft..!?

I was somehow under the impression that the UK and US versions were the
same.... Additionally, I suspect I could also upgrade a French version
(definitively different) with a US one. Anyway, the French serial number
works like a chamr on the US version. I guess you could remove the
previous version of Office, install the new one and simply enter the
serial number when asked to (if the upgrade serialization process is
still the same).


Corentin