Office X for the Mac to Office 2004

[cabrams]

I have downloaded the 2004 updater and when I attempt to upgrade, I get
a pop up window that tells me the updater can not find the correct
version of Office on my machine. I am running OS 10.3.9 and Office
version 10.1.6 -- that I am attempting to upgrade. Any ideas?

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

10.1.6 is the latest version of Office X. Office 2004 is Office 11. You
would need to purchase Office 2004 to upgrade, and it would be a separate
program, NOT an update to Office X.

 

[cabrams]

Oh really? I was told by Microsoft email support it was an upgrade from
X. That explains a lot. Thanks.

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Oh really? I was told by Microsoft email support it was an upgrade from
X. That explains a lot. Thanks.

Yeah, they're funny that way. "Upgrade" generally means $$$, "Update" is
generally free...

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Oh really? I was told by Microsoft email support it was an upgrade from

Yeah, they're funny that way. "Upgrade" generally means $$$, "Update" is
generally free...

I think the vocabulary was developed back when not that many people had
computers, and now we're all stuck with something inherently easy to
confuse.

DM

 

[Paul Berkowitz]

Yeah, they're funny that way. "Upgrade" generally means $$$, "Update" is
generally free...

But "Upgrade" price from Office X (or other previous Mac Office versions) is
cheaper than buying for the first time. That's probably what the MS person
was trying to tell you - you're eligible for the Upgrade price. The amounts
are on the MacTopia website.

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PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using -
**2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions
otherwise.