Upgrade to Office 2003

[Dan Hollinger]

I currently have the academic version of Office 97. Does
anyone know if I can upgrade that to a non-academic
Office 2003?

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

As far as I know, none of the Academic versions are upgradeable. However,
your End User License Agreement for Office 97 should tell you for sure.

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[Bastet]

As far as I know, none of the Academic versions are upgradeable.
However, your End User License Agreement for Office 97 should tell
you for sure.

You are correct, Jocelyn. AFAIK, an Academic licence has never qualified for
an upgrade (one of the main reasons it's a fifth of the price!)

 

[Opinicus]

As far as I know, none of the Academic versions are upgradeable.

Given that this is true, what should an Academic version user do if he wants
to move on to a non-Academic version of Office 2003? I know a fully licensed
version of Office has to be purchased. But what about the installation? Can
the full version be installed over the Academic version? If the Academic
version has to be uninstalled, how do you preserve all the settings,
customizations, etc?

Oh, and when the Academic version is no longer being used, can it be sold?

 

[Tom Foolery]

No, academic versions of Office can not be upgraded, and certainly not to
the non-academic versions. That's part of the reason they are cheaper.

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

IMO, it would be a good idea to completely uninstall the Academic version
before starting the install of the full retail version since you're not
going to be using it anymore and since you're not really "upgrading". Data
files and settings files are typically not deleted when you uninstall,
assuming you don't delete the folders they're stored in. However, it's
ALWAYS a good idea to back up critical files before taking any drastic
action such as an uninstall.

For a list of Outlook data files, where they're typically located, what they
do, how to restore them, etc., look here:

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm

For the other Office programs, you should probably poke around the
newsgroups for each program and find links to FAQs which will tell you which
data and settings files to back up for that program. Search past messages
in this newsgroup too -- I'm sure lots of folks have asked about making
backups.

Check the EULA for your Academic product to determine whether or not you can
sell it.

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MVP - Outlook

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