Microsoft Office 2003

[shaz]

Hi

I have installed Office 2003 on my new laptop with Office 2007and Vista.

For some reason when I try to install the updates for 2003 I get the

following message: "the expected version of your product was not found".

Any idea what might be wrong?

 

[Susan Ramlet]

Microsoft doesn't recommend running multiple versions at the same time. If

you do, it's generally suggested to install in release order: oldest to

newest. Thus, the update installer is probably confused.



Here's a super article by MVP Dian Chapman:

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=762



Or it could be related to this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909074



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"shaz" wrote in message

news:8EB9B1F1-0007-47F5-AC72-A5AF226F5939@microsoft.com...

> Hi

> I have installed Office 2003 on my new laptop with Office 2007and Vista.

> For some reason when I try to install the updates for 2003 I get the

> following message: "the expected version of your product was not found".

> Any idea what might be wrong?

 

[DL]

And in any case, unless you paid extra for Office 2007 its probably a Trial



"shaz" wrote in message

news:8EB9B1F1-0007-47F5-AC72-A5AF226F5939@microsoft.com...

> Hi

> I have installed Office 2003 on my new laptop with Office 2007and Vista.

> For some reason when I try to install the updates for 2003 I get the

> following message: "the expected version of your product was not found".

> Any idea what might be wrong?

 

[shaz]

I have deleted Office 2003 from my laptop and installed it on my external

drive. However I still dont seem to be able to update it. Any ideas why?



"Susan Ramlet" wrote:



> Microsoft doesn't recommend running multiple versions at the same time. If

> you do, it's generally suggested to install in release order: oldest to

> newest. Thus, the update installer is probably confused.

>

> Here's a super article by MVP Dian Chapman:

> http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=762

>

> Or it could be related to this:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909074

>

> --

> Susan Ramlet

> --

> please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

>

> "shaz" wrote in message

> news:8EB9B1F1-0007-47F5-AC72-A5AF226F5939@microsoft.com...

> > Hi

> > I have installed Office 2003 on my new laptop with Office 2007and Vista.

> > For some reason when I try to install the updates for 2003 I get the

> > following message: "the expected version of your product was not found".

> > Any idea what might be wrong?

>

 

[Susan Ramlet]

Because it's still installed on the same operating system, and the Windows

Installer is still confused.



Is Office 2007 the Trial, or did you purchase it?





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"shaz" wrote in message

news:113C14E4-BE7D-4FF7-8C5B-91CBD55C6A20@microsoft.com...

> I have deleted Office 2003 from my laptop and installed it on my external

> drive. However I still dont seem to be able to update it. Any ideas why?

>

> "Susan Ramlet" wrote:

>

>> Microsoft doesn't recommend running multiple versions at the same time.

>> If

>> you do, it's generally suggested to install in release order: oldest to

>> newest. Thus, the update installer is probably confused.

>>

>> Here's a super article by MVP Dian Chapman:

>> http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=762

>>

>> Or it could be related to this:

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909074

>>

>> --

>> Susan Ramlet

>> --

>> please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

>>

>> "shaz" wrote in message

>> news:8EB9B1F1-0007-47F5-AC72-A5AF226F5939@microsoft.com...

>> > Hi

>> > I have installed Office 2003 on my new laptop with Office 2007and

>> > Vista.

>> > For some reason when I try to install the updates for 2003 I get the

>> > following message: "the expected version of your product was not

>> > found".

>> > Any idea what might be wrong?

>>

 

[Bob I]

Because it wasn't designed to run from an external drive?



shaz wrote:



> I have deleted Office 2003 from my laptop and installed it on my external

> drive. However I still dont seem to be able to update it. Any ideas why?

>

> "Susan Ramlet" wrote:

>

>

>>Microsoft doesn't recommend running multiple versions at the same time. If

>>you do, it's generally suggested to install in release order: oldest to

>>newest. Thus, the update installer is probably confused.

>>

>>Here's a super article by MVP Dian Chapman:

>>http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=762

>>

>>Or it could be related to this:

>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909074

>>

>>--

>>Susan Ramlet

>>--

>>please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

>>

>>"shaz" wrote in message

>>news:8EB9B1F1-0007-47F5-AC72-A5AF226F5939@microsoft.com...

>>

>>>Hi

>>>I have installed Office 2003 on my new laptop with Office 2007and Vista.

>>>For some reason when I try to install the updates for 2003 I get the

>>>following message: "the expected version of your product was not found".

>>>Any idea what might be wrong?

>>