Upgrade from Office 2003 (out of activations) to Office 2007

[jonfunk18]

I have an activated version of Office 2003 on my old PC. I want to install
Office 2007 on my new PC. If I install from my existing Office 2003 CD on the
new PC I can't activate it because I'm out of installs.

I'd rather pay $240 for the upgrade rather than $400 for full retail.

Can I:

1) Purchase upgrade to Office 2007 that will work with unactivated Office
2003 or
2) Buy a new key for my old version of Office 2003 then purchase upgrade or
2) Upgrade to Office 2007 on old PC and somehow migrate that installation to
new PC?

Thanks to anyone who knows about this.

Jon

 

[dgmacmi]

I have an activated version of Office 2003 on my old PC. I want to install
Office 2007 on my new PC. If I install from my existing Office 2003 CD on
the
new PC I can't activate it because I'm out of installs.

I'd rather pay $240 for the upgrade rather than $400 for full retail.

Can I:

1) Purchase upgrade to Office 2007 that will work with unactivated Office
2003 or
2) Buy a new key for my old version of Office 2003 then purchase upgrade
or
2) Upgrade to Office 2007 on old PC and somehow migrate that installation
to
new PC?

Thanks to anyone who knows about this.

Jon

You do not need to install Office 2003 on your new PC to install Office 2007
upgrade. When Office 2007 upgrade asks for a qualifying product, insert your
Office 2003 disc in the drive and browse to the drive. If your are not asked
for a qualifying product when you install Office 2007 upgrade, than one of
the programs installed on your new PC is also a qualifying product. If your
new PC has any trial versions of Office, uninstall the trial before you
attempt to install Office 2007.

The number of Office installations refers to the nunber of computers and/or
portable devices that you are using Office on not the number of times you
have used the installation disc to installed Office. What ever program you
use to qualify to install Office 2007 upgrade becomes part of the license
for Office 2007. You may need to unistall Office from your old PC to remain
in compliance with the Office 2007 EULA. Remaining in compliance with the
Office 2007 EULA is a different question than installing Office 2007 upgrade
on your new PC.

Don

 

[jonfunk18]

Thanks Don will give it a try.

You do not need to install Office 2003 on your new PC to install Office 2007
upgrade. When Office 2007 upgrade asks for a qualifying product, insert your
Office 2003 disc in the drive and browse to the drive. If your are not asked
for a qualifying product when you install Office 2007 upgrade, than one of
the programs installed on your new PC is also a qualifying product. If your
new PC has any trial versions of Office, uninstall the trial before you
attempt to install Office 2007.

The number of Office installations refers to the nunber of computers and/or
portable devices that you are using Office on not the number of times you
have used the installation disc to installed Office. What ever program you
use to qualify to install Office 2007 upgrade becomes part of the license
for Office 2007. You may need to unistall Office from your old PC to remain
in compliance with the Office 2007 EULA. Remaining in compliance with the
Office 2007 EULA is a different question than installing Office 2007 upgrade
on your new PC.

Don