installing later version of microsoft office

Have just had a new hard drive installed. Did have Office XP on the old one,
and have my documents backed up on a memory stick. Can't install XP again on
the new hard drive as licence has expired. Looking to buy Office 2007 - will
I be able to access my word and excel documents created on Office XP on
Office 2007?

"Idle Momma" <IdleMomma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Have just had a new hard drive installed. Did have Office XP on the old
> one,
> and have my documents backed up on a memory stick. Can't install XP again
> on
> the new hard drive as licence has expired.

Licence "expired"? Licenses don't "expire". The only way that you could not
transfer your version of Office XP is if it is an OEM version. If it's NOT
an OEM version, then you can install on the new machine...

Office licenses don't "expire". If you have the install media and the
key, you may install Office XP on the new hard drive. Office 2007 will
read Office XP documents.

Idle Momma wrote:
> Have just had a new hard drive installed. Did have Office XP on the old one,
> and have my documents backed up on a memory stick. Can't install XP again on
> the new hard drive as licence has expired. Looking to buy Office 2007 - will
> I be able to access my word and excel documents created on Office XP on
> Office 2007?

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> If you have the install media and the key, you may install Office XP on
> the new hard drive.

But not if it's an OEM licence.

Gordon wrote:

> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OJ7XjBjqIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>> If you have the install media and the key, you may install Office XP
>> on the new hard drive.
>
>
> But not if it's an OEM licence.

New hard drive != different computer.

The hard drive died, not the original computer according to the OP. It can
be reinstalled on the new hard drive on the original computer without issue,
OEM or otherwise.




"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OJ7XjBjqIHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> If you have the install media and the key, you may install Office XP on
>> the new hard drive.
>
> But not if it's an OEM licence.

"LVTravel" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
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> The hard drive died, not the original computer according to the OP. It
> can be reinstalled on the new hard drive on the original computer without
> issue, OEM or otherwise.
>

Quite right - for some reason I thought the Op said a new computer....it's
been a hard day!

Gordon wrote:

> "LVTravel" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
> news:e3EmSTjqIHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>> The hard drive died, not the original computer according to the OP.
>> It can be reinstalled on the new hard drive on the original computer
>> without issue, OEM or otherwise.
>>
>
> Quite right - for some reason I thought the Op said a new
> computer....it's been a hard day!

Time to take a break? 'bout night time there, no?

Hard day here also! You are entitled to have a break.

"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "LVTravel" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
> news:e3EmSTjqIHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> The hard drive died, not the original computer according to the OP. It
>> can be reinstalled on the new hard drive on the original computer without
>> issue, OEM or otherwise.
>>
>
> Quite right - for some reason I thought the Op said a new computer....it's
> been a hard day!

It wasn't an OEM version, but it was a student/teacher one, 2002 version. I
have been told that you can only load these 3 times - and it has certainly
been installed at least that number of times since purchase - twice onto a
desk top and once onto a laptop.

I am at a loss to understand what to do about it! I need someone to lead me
gently through the computerspeak you all seem to understand!

My computer was from Dell - bought last year, and so they replaced the hard
drive under guarantee. They told me they wouldn't touch the hard drive when
they took the computer away, and then changed their minds. I kicked up a
stink, so they sent me back the old hard drive as well as loading a new one
into my base unit. It's now sitting in a caddy, plugged in to my base unit -
and strangely enough works perfectly...... However, though I have managed to
install all the other programs onto the new hard drive, I can't install
Office XP - it just refuses to do it!!

Dell tell me its nothing to do with them, because its my software, not some
they supplied. Microsoft tell me its nothing to do with them either, because
my licence has expired!!! Unless I cross their palms with silver of
course.... but I figure I might as well buy a new Office 2007 instead of
paying someone to tell me to do just that!

So do any of you nice people out there know a way to help?



"Gordon" wrote:

> "Idle Momma" <IdleMomma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:32414DBD-B683-4D12-A502-28FE58CD1EA5@microsoft.com...
> > Have just had a new hard drive installed. Did have Office XP on the old
> > one,
> > and have my documents backed up on a memory stick. Can't install XP again
> > on
> > the new hard drive as licence has expired.
>
> Licence "expired"? Licenses don't "expire". The only way that you could not
> transfer your version of Office XP is if it is an OEM version. If it's NOT
> an OEM version, then you can install on the new machine...
>
>
>
>
>