Vista Business thinks it's a beta copy

I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to
format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months,
when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and
pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer
supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me
insane!

It sounds like your copy of Microsoft Office 2007
is a beta copy and not the final version. You'll need
to purchase a "Full Version" of one of the Microsoft
Office suites.

How to buy the 2007 Microsoft Office suites:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...px?ofcresset=1


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Kim Johnson" wrote:

I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to
format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months,
when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and
pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer
supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me
insane!

Nope, just received it on Monday, ordered through Microsoft. It specifically
states that "You are running a beta copy of Vista that is no longer supported
by Microsoft".


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> It sounds like your copy of Microsoft Office 2007
> is a beta copy and not the final version. You'll need
> to purchase a "Full Version" of one of the Microsoft
> Office suites.
>
> How to buy the 2007 Microsoft Office suites:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...px?ofcresset=1
>
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Kim Johnson" wrote:
>
> I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to
> format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months,
> when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and
> pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer
> supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me
> insane!
>

Click on the blue Start button and in the Start Search box
type: WINVER . Then click on the winver icon that appears
at the top of the Start Menu. Please reply back with the Version
and Build number that is shown.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

---------------------------------------------------------------

"Kim Johnson" wrote:

Nope, just received it on Monday, ordered through Microsoft. It specifically
states that "You are running a beta copy of Vista that is no longer supported
by Microsoft".


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> It sounds like your copy of Microsoft Office 2007
> is a beta copy and not the final version. You'll need
> to purchase a "Full Version" of one of the Microsoft
> Office suites.
>
> How to buy the 2007 Microsoft Office suites:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...px?ofcresset=1
>
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Kim Johnson" wrote:
>
> I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to
> format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months,
> when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and
> pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer
> supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me
> insane!
>

Version 6, build 6000

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Click on the blue Start button and in the Start Search box
> type: WINVER . Then click on the winver icon that appears
> at the top of the Start Menu. Please reply back with the Version
> and Build number that is shown.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Kim Johnson" wrote:
>
> Nope, just received it on Monday, ordered through Microsoft. It specifically
> states that "You are running a beta copy of Vista that is no longer supported
> by Microsoft".
>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > It sounds like your copy of Microsoft Office 2007
> > is a beta copy and not the final version. You'll need
> > to purchase a "Full Version" of one of the Microsoft
> > Office suites.
> >
> > How to buy the 2007 Microsoft Office suites:
> > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...px?ofcresset=1
> >
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows Shell/User
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > "Kim Johnson" wrote:
> >
> > I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to
> > format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months,
> > when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and
> > pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer
> > supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me
> > insane!
> >
>

I would recommend opening a free technical support request:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...spx?gprid=8753

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Kim Johnson" <> wrote in message news:65BD1ACA-67EB-46EE-82D9-...
Version 6, build 6000

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Click on the blue Start button and in the Start Search box
> type: WINVER . Then click on the winver icon that appears
> at the top of the Start Menu. Please reply back with the Version
> and Build number that is shown.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Kim Johnson" wrote:
>
> Nope, just received it on Monday, ordered through Microsoft. It specifically
> states that "You are running a beta copy of Vista that is no longer supported
> by Microsoft".
>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > It sounds like your copy of Microsoft Office 2007
> > is a beta copy and not the final version. You'll need
> > to purchase a "Full Version" of one of the Microsoft
> > Office suites.
> >
> > How to buy the 2007 Microsoft Office suites:
> > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...px?ofcresset=1
> >
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows Shell/User
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > "Kim Johnson" wrote:
> >
> > I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to
> > format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months,
> > when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and
> > pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer
> > supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me
> > insane!
> >
>