Office xp3 needs CD, OEM office from recovery partition = no CD!

when trying to upgrade Office XP to SP3 I get a request for a cd. My computer
is an older HP that has a recovery partition on the Hard Drive but no CDs
came with it. How do I handle this?
Thanks

Assuming you wish to install SP3 for Microsoft Office XP:

Download and install SP3 directly. Download the "Full File" titled:
OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fulefile-enu.exe (58925 KB).

Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Neil" wrote:

| when trying to upgrade Office XP to SP3 I get a request for a cd. My computer
| is an older HP that has a recovery partition on the Hard Drive but no CDs
| came with it. How do I handle this?
| Thanks

Carey, I tried this solution as I am having the same problem and it still
will not install. In addition, Excel will not work now. Please advise.
Regards, BGG

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Assuming you wish to install SP3 for Microsoft Office XP:
>
> Download and install SP3 directly. Download the "Full File" titled:
> OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fulefile-enu.exe (58925 KB).
>
> Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
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>
> "Neil" wrote:
>
> | when trying to upgrade Office XP to SP3 I get a request for a cd. My computer
> | is an older HP that has a recovery partition on the Hard Drive but no CDs
> | came with it. How do I handle this?
> | Thanks
>