Installing Microsoft Office 2000 on XP

[clong \(removethis\)]

I am running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Version
5.1.2600. I don't like the office package that came with
the software, so I am trying to load my Microsfot Office
2000 software. It starts loading it, then I get a message
to insert "Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 CD". I
don't have such a CD, any suggestions on where I can get
it? I would think that I should be able to load this
software, from my old computer, onto my new one with XP.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

XP does not normally have an office software package in it. What package
did you get?

"clong (removethis) @central.unicor.gov"

 

[Alias]

Maybe it will work if you download Service Pack 1 from Windows Update.

Alias

"clong (removethis) @central.unicor.gov"

 

[Alias]

Probably referring to Works.

Alias

XP does not normally have an office software package in it. What package
did you get?

"clong (removethis) @central.unicor.gov"

 

[clong \(removethis\)]

Yes, I am referring to Works.

-----Original Message-----
Probably referring to Works.

Alias




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[Cerridwen]

Yes, I am referring to Works.

Works does *NOT* come with XP - you bought a system with XP preinstalled and
the vendor chose to include Works. No version of Windows has *ever* come
with any package included.

 

[Cerridwen]

Yes, I am referring to Works.

"I would think that I should be able to load this software, from my old
computer, onto my new one with XP..."

If Office came with your old system, then you think wrong. If you'd bothered
to read the EULA (which no-one ever bothers to do anymore)

"Single COMPUTER. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed with the HARDWARE as a
single integrated product. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT may only be used with the
HARDWARE as set forth in this EULA."

The "hardware" meaning the hardware it was sold with - you cannot transfer
it to any other system. If you wish to have Office on your new computer, you
must purchase it again. Works is a qualifying product for the Office 2003
upgrade, so you wouldn't be required to purchase a full licence.

 

[Alias]

He has Office 2000, not 2003 (see subject field) and we all know that even
though one isn't *supposed* to install Office 2000 on more than one
computer, one can. So far, to my knowledge, MS hasn't imitated the music
industry and started suing 12 and 76 year olds for this "piracy".

Alias

 

[Cerridwen]

He has Office 2000, not 2003 (see subject field) and we all know that
even though one isn't *supposed* to install Office 2000 on more than
one computer, one can. So far, to my knowledge, MS hasn't imitated
the music industry and started suing 12 and 76 year olds for this
"piracy".

You again - you're a moron. As I've told you before (not that you ever
appear to take anything anyone says on board). This is OEM - an OEM key
won't allow you to install it on any other system. And, as I told you
before, the last release of 2000 (which included SP1) *REQUIRED
ACTIVATION".

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Version
5.1.2600. I don't like the office package that came with
the software, so I am trying to load my Microsfot Office
2000 software. It starts loading it, then I get a message
to insert "Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 CD". I
don't have such a CD, any suggestions on where I can get
it? I would think that I should be able to load this
software, from my old computer, onto my new one with XP.

Some of these messages get confused between Home and Pro, so try your
Home CD. Also be sure that you have not installed SP1 *and* then
deleted the resulting windows\servicePackFiles folder.

But I think it likely that you are setting out to install *all* of
Office, including parts that depend on the Personal Web server or
Internet Information Server (IIS) - which are not included in XP Home,
and cannot be added. Do your installation as a Custom one, and go
through the selections, unchecking things that might do this. I don't
have a copy of Office 2000 available to check for you, but looking in
2003, I would be avoiding the 'Web Tools' and HTML Source editing (Web
scripting) and 'Hosted Webs' in the Office Tools section