re-installation office 2003

[Reto]

I removed my version of office standard 2003 from my computer to save some
space and to allow me to run the defragmenter. However during my attempt to
reinstall the product the entered product key seems to indicate that the
software is now only an update and requires a previously installed office
version. I am positive that I bought a full version of that software package
and not just an update.

Any suggestions?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

If you have an upgrade, you need something to upgrade. If you think you
purchased a full versxion, you need to be able to back that up. Even then I
suspect you will not get too far. Office 2003 is no longer offered by
retailers (Amazon may be an exception) since Office 2007 was rolled out 3
years ago.

 

[DL]

It states on the disk whether its an upgrade
In any case if you had to uninstall in order to free space to allow win to
run properly, you should be thinking in terms of a second drive or larger
existing drive