Qualifying disk

I want to upgrade to XP, using a clean install. I have Office 97 on my
machine, which I'd have to reinstall after the HD is wiped clean and XP
installed.
BUT: My Office 97 CD is an "upgrade disk". It won't be able to find a
qualifying program after XP is there. Is this true? meaning, I can't do a
clean install and still keep my office 97?
or:
Is there any way I can capture something / document something from my
existing Office 97 installation to use as proof for my Office 97 upgrade
installation after XP?
david

Since you do not possess a qualifying product, you cannot
install the upgrade version of Office 97. One would need
the actual "qualifying product" installation CD to insert in
the CD drive when prompted to do so.

Products that qualify for the Office 97 upgrade
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;158069

If you own any Office 97 CD, you can purchase an upgrade version
of the new Office 2003.

Products that qualify for the Office 2003 upgrade
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;832288

How to Buy Office 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/office/edit.../standard.mspx

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"DavidTX" wrote:

| I want to upgrade to XP, using a clean install. I have Office 97 on my
| machine, which I'd have to reinstall after the HD is wiped clean and XP
| installed.
| BUT: My Office 97 CD is an "upgrade disk". It won't be able to find a
| qualifying program after XP is there. Is this true? meaning, I can't do a
| clean install and still keep my office 97?
| or:
| Is there any way I can capture something / document something from my
| existing Office 97 installation to use as proof for my Office 97 upgrade
| installation after XP?
| david


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HMM. So I understand that whatever proof I had installed, such as the
programs or registry entires etc. would be lost with a reformat. and there is
no way to "capture the fact that I'm a bonafide customer." Too bad nobody has
thought of that.

I guess the Powerpoint 2003 upgrade I bought would also be useless after a
clean install of XP.

The document you pointed to lists Microsoft Works as a qualifying document
for Office 97 upgrade. I do have the Works suite 2000 disks that came with my
Dell. Do you think I could do a clean install of Xp, then Works 200, then
Office 97? And if yes, would only install Word or the rest of the Office
suite as well?

david


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Since you do not possess a qualifying product, you cannot
> install the upgrade version of Office 97. One would need
> the actual "qualifying product" installation CD to insert in
> the CD drive when prompted to do so.
>
> Products that qualify for the Office 97 upgrade
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;158069
>
> If you own any Office 97 CD, you can purchase an upgrade version
> of the new Office 2003.
>
> Products that qualify for the Office 2003 upgrade
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;832288
>
> How to Buy Office 2003
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/edit.../standard.mspx
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "DavidTX" wrote:
>
> | I want to upgrade to XP, using a clean install. I have Office 97 on my
> | machine, which I'd have to reinstall after the HD is wiped clean and XP
> | installed.
> | BUT: My Office 97 CD is an "upgrade disk". It won't be able to find a
> | qualifying program after XP is there. Is this true? meaning, I can't do a
> | clean install and still keep my office 97?
> | or:
> | Is there any way I can capture something / document something from my
> | existing Office 97 installation to use as proof for my Office 97 upgrade
> | installation after XP?
> | david
>
>
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>

The Office 97 Upgrade probably will not detect the
Works 2000 CD version as a qualifying upgrade since
it was released after the release of Office 97.

You may wish to contact Microsoft Office Technical Support
at (425) 635-7056 for additional assistance and ask them
what do do.

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"davidtx" wrote:

| HMM. So I understand that whatever proof I had installed, such as the
| programs or registry entires etc. would be lost with a reformat. and there is
| no way to "capture the fact that I'm a bonafide customer." Too bad nobody has
| thought of that.
|
| I guess the Powerpoint 2003 upgrade I bought would also be useless after a
| clean install of XP.
|
| The document you pointed to lists Microsoft Works as a qualifying document
| for Office 97 upgrade. I do have the Works suite 2000 disks that came with my
| Dell. Do you think I could do a clean install of Xp, then Works 200, then
| Office 97? And if yes, would only install Word or the rest of the Office
| suite as well?
|
| david



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Office 97 will see WORKS as a qualifying product, at least
for version WORKS 4.5.


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in
message news:...
| Since you do not possess a qualifying product, you cannot
| install the upgrade version of Office 97. One would need
| the actual "qualifying product" installation CD to insert
in
| the CD drive when prompted to do so.
|
| Products that qualify for the Office 97 upgrade
|
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;158069
|
| If you own any Office 97 CD, you can purchase an upgrade
version
| of the new Office 2003.
|
| Products that qualify for the Office 2003 upgrade
|
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;832288
|
| How to Buy Office 2003
|
http://www.microsoft.com/office/edit.../standard.mspx
|
| --
| Carey Frisch
| Microsoft MVP
| Windows XP - Shell/User
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|
| Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security
Technologies:
|
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|
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| "DavidTX" wrote:
|
|| I want to upgrade to XP, using a clean install. I have
Office 97 on my
|| machine, which I'd have to reinstall after the HD is
wiped clean and XP
|| installed.
|| BUT: My Office 97 CD is an "upgrade disk". It won't be
able to find a
|| qualifying program after XP is there. Is this true?
meaning, I can't do a
|| clean install and still keep my office 97?
|| or:
|| Is there any way I can capture something / document
something from my
|| existing Office 97 installation to use as proof for my
Office 97 upgrade
|| installation after XP?
|| david
|
|
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In article <B286A868-F88F-4EB5-9496->,
=?Utf-8?B?ZGF2aWR0eA==?= <> wrote:
>HMM. So I understand that whatever proof I had installed, such as the
>programs or registry entires etc. would be lost with a reformat. and there is
>no way to "capture the fact that I'm a bonafide customer." Too bad nobody has
>thought of that.
>
>I guess the Powerpoint 2003 upgrade I bought would also be useless after a
>clean install of XP.
>
>The document you pointed to lists Microsoft Works as a qualifying document
>for Office 97 upgrade. I do have the Works suite 2000 disks that came with my
>Dell. Do you think I could do a clean install of Xp, then Works 200, then
>Office 97? And if yes, would only install Word or the rest of the Office
>suite as well?
>
>david
>


I've seen a full office suit upgrade run happily given a valid version
of MS Word as a prereq. It was a fresh installation and Word had to
be installed. YMMV






>
>"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Since you do not possess a qualifying product, you cannot
>> install the upgrade version of Office 97. One would need
>> the actual "qualifying product" installation CD to insert in
>> the CD drive when prompted to do so.
>>
>> Products that qualify for the Office 97 upgrade
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;158069
>>
>> If you own any Office 97 CD, you can purchase an upgrade version
>> of the new Office 2003.
>>
>> Products that qualify for the Office 2003 upgrade
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;832288
>>
>> How to Buy Office 2003
>> http://www.microsoft.com/office/edit.../standard.mspx
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>
>> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "DavidTX" wrote:
>>
>> | I want to upgrade to XP, using a clean install. I have Office 97 on my
>> | machine, which I'd have to reinstall after the HD is wiped clean and XP
>> | installed.
>> | BUT: My Office 97 CD is an "upgrade disk". It won't be able to find a
>> | qualifying program after XP is there. Is this true? meaning, I can't do a
>> | clean install and still keep my office 97?
>> | or:
>> | Is there any way I can capture something / document something from my
>> | existing Office 97 installation to use as proof for my Office 97 upgrade
>> | installation after XP?
>> | david
>>
>>
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Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.

I called the number you gave me.
It looks like I'm out of luck either way. Once XP is installed (clean or
otherwise), Office 97 won't run even if I could install it. They say Office
97 does not _run_ under XP.
Well, so much for what the Win Update Advisor program told me. It did not
point out my Excel 97 and PPt 97 as problems. But the support people said it
won't work. And what's worse, I can't even "test" it out.

If you all have any ideas, I'll be grateful. Otherwise, it's back to Win98,
eBay the unopened boxes of XP upgrade and PPT 2003 upgrade that I bought for
50 cents on the dollar.

david

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> The Office 97 Upgrade probably will not detect the
> Works 2000 CD version as a qualifying upgrade since
> it was released after the release of Office 97.
>
> You may wish to contact Microsoft Office Technical Support
> at (425) 635-7056 for additional assistance and ask them
> what do do.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "davidtx" wrote:
>
> | HMM. So I understand that whatever proof I had installed, such as the
> | programs or registry entires etc. would be lost with a reformat. and there is
> | no way to "capture the fact that I'm a bonafide customer." Too bad nobody has
> | thought of that.
> |
> | I guess the Powerpoint 2003 upgrade I bought would also be useless after a
> | clean install of XP.
> |
> | The document you pointed to lists Microsoft Works as a qualifying document
> | for Office 97 upgrade. I do have the Works suite 2000 disks that came with my
> | Dell. Do you think I could do a clean install of Xp, then Works 200, then
> | Office 97? And if yes, would only install Word or the rest of the Office
> | suite as well?
> |
> | david
>
>
>
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>
>
>

On Mon, 2 May 2005 13:24:05 -0700, "DavidTX" <> wrote:

>I want to upgrade to XP, using a clean install. I have Office 97 on my
>machine, which I'd have to reinstall after the HD is wiped clean and XP
>installed.
>BUT: My Office 97 CD is an "upgrade disk". It won't be able to find a
>qualifying program after XP is there. Is this true? meaning, I can't do a
>clean install and still keep my office 97?
>or:
>Is there any way I can capture something / document something from my
>existing Office 97 installation to use as proof for my Office 97 upgrade
>installation after XP?
>david

Try this: OpenOffice.org - Free http://www.openoffice.org/

I have Office 97 installed on a Windows XP computer and it runs just fine.

davidtx wrote:

> I called the number you gave me.
> It looks like I'm out of luck either way. Once XP is installed (clean or
> otherwise), Office 97 won't run even if I could install it. They say Office
> 97 does not _run_ under XP.
> Well, so much for what the Win Update Advisor program told me. It did not
> point out my Excel 97 and PPt 97 as problems. But the support people said it
> won't work. And what's worse, I can't even "test" it out.
>
> If you all have any ideas, I'll be grateful. Otherwise, it's back to Win98,
> eBay the unopened boxes of XP upgrade and PPT 2003 upgrade that I bought for
> 50 cents on the dollar.
>
> david
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > The Office 97 Upgrade probably will not detect the
> > Works 2000 CD version as a qualifying upgrade since
> > it was released after the release of Office 97.
> >
> > You may wish to contact Microsoft Office Technical Support
> > at (425) 635-7056 for additional assistance and ask them
> > what do do.
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP - Shell/User
> > Microsoft Newsgroups
> >
> > Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > "davidtx" wrote:
> >
> > | HMM. So I understand that whatever proof I had installed, such as the
> > | programs or registry entires etc. would be lost with a reformat. and there is
> > | no way to "capture the fact that I'm a bonafide customer." Too bad nobody has
> > | thought of that.
> > |
> > | I guess the Powerpoint 2003 upgrade I bought would also be useless after a
> > | clean install of XP.
> > |
> > | The document you pointed to lists Microsoft Works as a qualifying document
> > | for Office 97 upgrade. I do have the Works suite 2000 disks that came with my
> > | Dell. Do you think I could do a clean install of Xp, then Works 200, then
> > | Office 97? And if yes, would only install Word or the rest of the Office
> > | suite as well?
> > |
> > | david
> >
> >
> >
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Thanks Mikey
That's good news. I guess what that means is it will work, but Microsoft
won't certify that it does. Their Upgrade Advisor program didn't find fault
with it. But the official line from them (I have it on email) is that it
won't.

And the second is that a clean install is out of the picture. Because my
Office Upgrade disk will have nothing to find as qualifying.

Which leads to the next important point: Upgrade disks are kinda dangerous.
On a full system cleanup, you have to start with the very original disks, and
reinstall the subsequent upgrades. (What if I had Off 97 installed over Off
95 or something) Would have to start with 95, reinstall 97 etc. And hope that
each version was supported in the new OS. Lesson: Too many upgrades spoils
the soup. At one point you have to buy a full copy.

David

"Mikey" wrote:

> I have Office 97 installed on a Windows XP computer and it runs just fine.
>
> davidtx wrote:
>
> > I called the number you gave me.
> > It looks like I'm out of luck either way. Once XP is installed (clean or
> > otherwise), Office 97 won't run even if I could install it. They say Office
> > 97 does not _run_ under XP.
> > Well, so much for what the Win Update Advisor program told me. It did not
> > point out my Excel 97 and PPt 97 as problems. But the support people said it
> > won't work. And what's worse, I can't even "test" it out.
> >
> > If you all have any ideas, I'll be grateful. Otherwise, it's back to Win98,
> > eBay the unopened boxes of XP upgrade and PPT 2003 upgrade that I bought for
> > 50 cents on the dollar.
> >
> > david
> >
> > "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> > > The Office 97 Upgrade probably will not detect the
> > > Works 2000 CD version as a qualifying upgrade since
> > > it was released after the release of Office 97.
> > >
> > > You may wish to contact Microsoft Office Technical Support
> > > at (425) 635-7056 for additional assistance and ask them
> > > what do do.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Carey Frisch
> > > Microsoft MVP
> > > Windows XP - Shell/User
> > > Microsoft Newsgroups
> > >
> > > Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
> > >
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > "davidtx" wrote:
> > >
> > > | HMM. So I understand that whatever proof I had installed, such as the
> > > | programs or registry entires etc. would be lost with a reformat. and there is
> > > | no way to "capture the fact that I'm a bonafide customer." Too bad nobody has
> > > | thought of that.
> > > |
> > > | I guess the Powerpoint 2003 upgrade I bought would also be useless after a
> > > | clean install of XP.
> > > |
> > > | The document you pointed to lists Microsoft Works as a qualifying document
> > > | for Office 97 upgrade. I do have the Works suite 2000 disks that came with my
> > > | Dell. Do you think I could do a clean install of Xp, then Works 200, then
> > > | Office 97? And if yes, would only install Word or the rest of the Office
> > > | suite as well?
> > > |
> > > | david
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
>
>