Office 2003

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Russ Johnson

I am in the process of "upgrading" (ha!) from an XP based 'puter to a new one
with Vista and am having trouble finding and moving Office 2003 (including
Outlook). If there is a central folder containing Word, Excel and Outlook, I
can't find it. I am having a similar issue with McAfee. I found, I think, the
primary folder, copied it to a CD and moved it to my Vista 'puter, but can't
get the programs to work. I suppose it would be easier with a peer to peer
cable, but if I can't find the programs I need, or get them to work, then I'm
no better off. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
 
G

garfield-n-odie [MVP]

You can't copy Office 2003 from one computer to another like you want.
You need to install Office 2003 on the new computer using the original
Office 2003 CD and product key. You should read the End User License
Agreement for your copy of Office 2003 to see whether you are allowed to
transfer the software to another computer. If the software came
preinstalled on your old computer by the computer manufacturer, then you
probably cannot legally transfer it to any other computer.
 
H

Herb Tyson [MVP]

Alas, it really SHOULD work that way, but it doesn't, largely because of the
Windows registry. You're going to need to reinstall those programs on the
new computer--copying them won't do the trick.

After that, you should* be able to transfer your files and settings. Office
2003 has something called the Save My Settings Wizard. Vista has something
called Windows Easy Transfer. Neither is wonderful, in my view, but they
occasionally actually work. If you're very careful about what you select and
transfer, you might have better luck with Windows Easy Transfer (which you'd
need to install onto your XP machine, but it does work on XP).

*I've never gotten great results with either. My best advice is to manually
transfer your data files (not the program files) after installing the
programs on your new computer, and gradually get things set up as you like
them. More often than not, using either of the transfer methods have caused
more problems (for me, anyway) than they've solved.

Good luck.
 
R

Russ Johnson

No CDs.

Office 2003 was a trial version that I purchased last September ($239). That
computer had fan issues, which the warrantor (Best Buy) could not fix in a
timely manner so they junked to older computer and gave me full credit toward
another. Since they didn't have any XP machines I pretty much had to get one
with Vista. I still have my old computer (which works - sorta).
Unfortunately, almost all of my efforts to move software to the new machine
have failed. *help*
 
R

Russ Johnson

Thanks. See reply to JoAnn.

I have already transferred all my data files; that was easy. Still
struggling with executables and associated files. My wife is about ready to
toss both machines out, so I need to get this done fast...

Thanks, again.
 
J

JoAnn Paules

You can't install it without the CDs. The days of copying software ended
sometime shortly after DOS died. You should have received the CDs when you
purchased Office or made backup of the installation file.

Does your software key contain an OEM in it?

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

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



Russ Johnson said:
No CDs.

Office 2003 was a trial version that I purchased last September ($239).
That
computer had fan issues, which the warrantor (Best Buy) could not fix in a
timely manner so they junked to older computer and gave me full credit
toward
another. Since they didn't have any XP machines I pretty much had to get
one
with Vista. I still have my old computer (which works - sorta).
Unfortunately, almost all of my efforts to move software to the new
machine
have failed. *help*
Click to expand...
 
T

Tom Willett

You must have the software to install the programs.

| Thanks. See reply to JoAnn.
|
| I have already transferred all my data files; that was easy. Still
| struggling with executables and associated files. My wife is about ready
to
| toss both machines out, so I need to get this done fast...
|
| Thanks, again.
| --
| Russ Johnson
|
|
| "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
|
| > Alas, it really SHOULD work that way, but it doesn't, largely because of
the
| > Windows registry. You're going to need to reinstall those programs on
the
| > new computer--copying them won't do the trick.
| >
| > After that, you should* be able to transfer your files and settings.
Office
| > 2003 has something called the Save My Settings Wizard. Vista has
something
| > called Windows Easy Transfer. Neither is wonderful, in my view, but they
| > occasionally actually work. If you're very careful about what you select
and
| > transfer, you might have better luck with Windows Easy Transfer (which
you'd
| > need to install onto your XP machine, but it does work on XP).
| >
| > *I've never gotten great results with either. My best advice is to
manually
| > transfer your data files (not the program files) after installing the
| > programs on your new computer, and gradually get things set up as you
like
| > them. More often than not, using either of the transfer methods have
caused
| > more problems (for me, anyway) than they've solved.
| >
| > Good luck.
| >
| > --
| > Herb Tyson MS MVP
| > Author of the Word 2007 Bible
| > Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
| > Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
| >
| >
| > | > >I am in the process of "upgrading" (ha!) from an XP based 'puter to a
new
| > >one
| > > with Vista and am having trouble finding and moving Office 2003
(including
| > > Outlook). If there is a central folder containing Word, Excel and
Outlook,
| > > I
| > > can't find it. I am having a similar issue with McAfee. I found, I
think,
| > > the
| > > primary folder, copied it to a CD and moved it to my Vista 'puter, but
| > > can't
| > > get the programs to work. I suppose it would be easier with a peer to
peer
| > > cable, but if I can't find the programs I need, or get them to work,
then
| > > I'm
| > > no better off. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
| > >
| > > Thanks,
| > >
| > > --
| > > Russ Johnson
| >
 
H

Herb Tyson [MVP]

It will NEVER work the way you're trying to do it. When you install, the
setup program creates registry entries and other infrastructure. These
entries and infrastructure are essential for Office 2003 to work. Period.
So, unless you have some source for reinstalling, you're completely out of
luck.

You said it was a trial version that you'd bought. What was the source of
the trial version? Was it on the computer when you bought it? Did you
download it from Microsoft (I don't recall whether 2003 was available that
way)? Some other source?

Whatever the source... you need to find it. It's possible that there is a
folder on your old computer that contains the installation files for the
trial version.

When you converted the trial version to a paid version, you would have been
provided a 25-character product key. If you are able to find an installation
source, you will need the product key to activate Office 2003.

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


Russ Johnson said:
Thanks. See reply to JoAnn.

I have already transferred all my data files; that was easy. Still
struggling with executables and associated files. My wife is about ready
to
toss both machines out, so I need to get this done fast...

Thanks, again.
Click to expand...
 
R

Russ Johnson

No OEM in Product ID #, because I bought it off the MS trial version that
came with my old computer. All I got for my $239 was a Product Key. I have a
request into MS now to find out what I can do (if anything). I'll let you
know.
 
R

Russ Johnson

A trial version of MS office was on my old machine. I tried the trial version
first and then bought it on-line without getting any CDs. The only thing I
got for my $239 was a product key to keep the programs functioning beyond the
trial period.

I finally figured out how to invoke a no fee help session from MS using the
product ID #. I still have it and product key #s; so, hopefully, that will
help.

I'll let you all know what I find out.
 
J

JoAnn Paules

For future reference...order your software from Amazon.com. It'll save you a
few bucks and you'll have the disks in hand within a few days. ;-)

Good luck.

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

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



Russ Johnson said:
No OEM in Product ID #, because I bought it off the MS trial version that
came with my old computer. All I got for my $239 was a Product Key. I have
a
request into MS now to find out what I can do (if anything). I'll let you
know.
Click to expand...
 
R

Russ Johnson

I was able to order CDs for Office 2003 Standard for $23. As long as MS OS
still support backward compatibility (XP to Vista) then I shouldn't have any
more problems.

Thanks for you insights, they were very helpful.
 
J

JoAnn Paules

I'm glad to hear you were able to get the disks. Make sure you keep them and
the key in a safe locations now, okay? ;-)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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


Russ Johnson said:
I was able to order CDs for Office 2003 Standard for $23. As long as MS OS
still support backward compatibility (XP to Vista) then I shouldn't have
any
more problems.

Thanks for you insights, they were very helpful.
Click to expand...
 

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