Micorsoft Office question?

Question

I Bought microsoft office 2003 about 1 year ago. Im currectly switching over to vista, but the computer i bought does not contains MS office 2007, will microsoft upgrade me for free or must i pay to get the new 2007?

Answer 1

You would have to pay for the newest version however what you can do is download and install the free Compatibility Pack from Microsoft.



Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats



Brief Description

Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.



For those that have older Office products installed, the Compatibility Pack is located at the following site:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en



Note: If you use Microsoft Word 2000 or Microsoft Word 2002 to read or write documents containing complex scripts, please see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925451 for information to enable Word 2007 documents to be displayed correctly in your version of Word.



Note#2: You can also download the newest Powerpoint Viewer for 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en

Answer 2

I currently use MS Office Pro on my new Vista LapTop without any problems. Why would you want to buy Office 2007 ?



Use your M$ Office 2003 with the CD Key to load it on the Vista Machine.



Sarge

Answer 3

I seriously doubt that they will upgrade it for free. My Microsoft Office '03 works fine on Vista. But you can always ask and call customer service or whatev.

Answer 4

you are going to have to get rid of micosoft 2003 and when

you change over the ms office is all ready in the vista upgrade

Answer 5

no you will have to pay.



If you have the CD's from 2003 you could remove 2007 from the pc and install 2003.

Answer 6

i do no longer understand why human beings think of that domicile windows comes with Microsoft place of work. they are 2 diverse products. it relatively is like complaining that to procure domicile windows and it did no longer contain the Sims, so which you like the Sims for loose. It makes actually no experience, You did no longer get place of work because of the fact which you probably did no longer pay for it. you may purchase it. It would not contain domicile windows. It by no skill has. sometimes in case you purchase a working laptop or workstation the producer will contain an ordeal version of place of work, or it may contain MS Works, yet once you like place of work put in on your workstation you may incredibly purchase it. maximum manufacturers do no longer furnish place of work with new desktops because of the fact it expenses 1000's of greenbacks and people who are not corporation specialists do no longer desire it. you will get carry of OpenOffice for loose, or you could incredibly purchase MS place of work.

Answer 7

You will have to buy the new version.