Upgrading Beta 2 Tech Refresh to Office 2007

C

CharlieP

How do you upgrade to Office 2007 from B2TR if you don't still have the
Office 2003/97 CDs. When I loaded B2TR it removed all evidence of the Office
2003 that I had legally installed.
 
J

jubrand

When upgrading, do I completely uninstall the beta? I have a full version of
Office Pro 2007, so there shouldn't be any problems on that side. What I'm
worried about is losing my emails or other files when I uninstall the beta.
 
P

Patrick Schmid [MVP]

J

jubrand

Excellent, thanks. Now I'll just keep my fingers crossed about the uninstall
going smoothly. I've seen some posts about horror stories.

Patrick Schmid said:
You have to remove the beta. It will leave your files and emails where
they are, so don't be worried.

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When upgrading, do I completely uninstall the beta? I have a full version of
Office Pro 2007, so there shouldn't be any problems on that side. What I'm
worried about is losing my emails or other files when I uninstall the beta.
 
P

Patrick Schmid [MVP]

Worst that can happen is that you have to spend 30-45 minutes on the
manual removal steps (see my RTM issues page)...

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

Excellent, thanks. Now I'll just keep my fingers crossed about the uninstall
going smoothly. I've seen some posts about horror stories.

Patrick Schmid said:
You have to remove the beta. It will leave your files and emails where
they are, so don't be worried.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

When upgrading, do I completely uninstall the beta? I have a full version of
Office Pro 2007, so there shouldn't be any problems on that side. What I'm
worried about is losing my emails or other files when I uninstall the beta.

:

If you didn't also misplace your proof of purchase for Office 2003, see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246 "How to replace lost, broken,
or missing Microsoft software or hardware".

At some point, you may have procured another Microsoft product that is a
qualifying product for upgrade to Office 2007. See
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/FX101754511033.aspx for upgrade
pricing and qualifying product information, except that Office XP for
Students and Teachers and Office 2003 Students and Teachers Edition are
NOT qualifying products for upgrade to any Office 2007 edition.

Otherwise, you will need to purchase a full version, and maybe take
better care of it.

CharlieP wrote:
I had misplaced the CD. I had it at one time.

:


How did you legally install Office 2003 without the CD?

CharlieP wrote:


How do you upgrade to Office 2007 from B2TR if you don't still have the
Office 2003/97 CDs. When I loaded B2TR it removed all evidence of the Office
2003 that I had legally installed.
 

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