Re-installing Office 2003

[brainlab]

I had some problems with Office last week (i.e. missing SKU011.cab
file). I have been able to locate my Office install cd. It kept asking
for it in order to complete the detect/repair. So, Excel and Word do
not work and I only get a version of Outlook Express. Since I cannot
locate that cd, I ordered a new OEM MS Office Pro cd. I'm desperate
to work on the Excel files on my laptop.

So my question is: Do I need to uninstall Office 2003 and re-install
with my new copy (since the Activation key will not match)? Or should
I just try to insert my new OEM MS Office 2003, when it requests that
I insert the MS Office install cd?

Thanks for your help...I'm totally lost right now!

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MVP]]

I think that the installer package's unique ID (GUID) won't match with the
OEM cd, so you'll need to uninstall it first