Updating from Office 2003 to 2007

[Christopher]

I am currently running the standard version of office 2003 and would like to
upgrade to the small business version of 2007. I might have misplaced the
original installation disk. (I haven't finished looking for it though) I
might also add that I would like to install it on a new laptop running
windows 7 Ultimate which currently has no office products installed. Do I
need to buy the full version of Office or can I save some money by buying the
upgrade version? Also, can I use it on both of my machines if I am the only
user?

[Tom Willett]

If you buy the upgrade version, you must have the disk of a qualifying
version, such as 2003, in order to install it. Otherwise, you'll need to buy
the full version.

"Christopher" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9CF53D43-63E5-4BAB-A85E-***@microsoft.com...
:I am currently running the standard version of office 2003 and would like
to
: upgrade to the small business version of 2007. I might have misplaced the
: original installation disk. (I haven't finished looking for it though) I
: might also add that I would like to install it on a new laptop running
: windows 7 Ultimate which currently has no office products installed. Do I
: need to buy the full version of Office or can I save some money by buying
the
: upgrade version? Also, can I use it on both of my machines if I am the
only
: user?

[LVTravel]

Post by Christopher
I am currently running the standard version of office 2003 and would like to
upgrade to the small business version of 2007. I might have misplaced the
original installation disk. (I haven't finished looking for it though) I
might also add that I would like to install it on a new laptop running
windows 7 Ultimate which currently has no office products installed. Do I
need to buy the full version of Office or can I save some money by buying the
upgrade version? Also, can I use it on both of my machines if I am the only
user?

If the standard version of Office 2003 was an OEM version (Click Help, About
in one of the office programs and look at the product key displayed and if
OEM is in the second set of numbers, the xxx in the demonstration
(99999-xxx-999999999-99999 characters respectively) then it is an OEM
version and that version is forever tied to the original machine it was
installed onto and can't be used as an upgrade qualifier for a new computer.
In that case you would need a retail full version of Office 2007. Now, if
the new computer does have Microsoft Works (as many new computers do come
with that for free) it can probably be used to upgrade to Office 2007.