Office 2003 with 2007 License

I purchased Office 2003 last year with a 2007 license. In order to get the
Office 2007 software, the vendor wants me to pay $14.95 for S&H. Is there a
way to download the Office 2007 software from Microsoft for free since I
already have the license?
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MarkB

No version of Office is available free from Microsoft except for trial versions.

Besides, you knew when you purchased Office 2003 with the technology guarantee that you would have to pay shipping and handling. A small price to pay for a couple hundred dollars worth of software you are getting gratis.


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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, MarkB asked:

| I purchased Office 2003 last year with a 2007 license. In order to
| get the Office 2007 software, the vendor wants me to pay $14.95 for
| S&H. Is there a way to download the Office 2007 software from
| Microsoft for free since I already have the license?

Thanks for your response. When I purchased the software, I was only told
there would be a "small fee" to cover S&H. I don't consider $14.95 to be a
small S&H fee.

--
MarkB


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> No version of Office is available free from Microsoft except for trial versions.
>
> Besides, you knew when you purchased Office 2003 with the technology guarantee that you would have to pay shipping and handling. A small price to pay for a couple hundred dollars worth of software you are getting gratis.
>
>
> --�
> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
> unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
> reading.
>
> After furious head scratching, MarkB asked:
>
> | I purchased Office 2003 last year with a 2007 license. In order to
> | get the Office 2007 software, the vendor wants me to pay $14.95 for
> | S&H. Is there a way to download the Office 2007 software from
> | Microsoft for free since I already have the license?
>

Even if you don't consider ~$15 small fee, you *really* want your
installation disks and it's well-worth the money. Nothing is more painful
than discovering an issue in Office and you need to have your installation
media to correct it and if you don't have your installation media then
you're looking at far more than $15 to correct the issue.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

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"MarkB" <MarkB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E2229A25-7DAE-4C40-96AB-DA138F8FCEBF@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your response. When I purchased the software, I was only told
> there would be a "small fee" to cover S&H. I don't consider $14.95 to be
> a
> small S&H fee.
>
> --
> MarkB
>
>
> "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> No version of Office is available free from Microsoft except for trial
>> versions.
>>
>> Besides, you knew when you purchased Office 2003 with the technology
>> guarantee that you would have to pay shipping and handling. A small
>> price to pay for a couple hundred dollars worth of software you are
>> getting gratis.
>>
>>
>> --�
>> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>>
>> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
>> unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
>> reading.
>>
>> After furious head scratching, MarkB asked:
>>
>> | I purchased Office 2003 last year with a 2007 license. In order to
>> | get the Office 2007 software, the vendor wants me to pay $14.95 for
>> | S&H. Is there a way to download the Office 2007 software from
>> | Microsoft for free since I already have the license?
>>