Upgrading to Office 2007 Question

Currently I have Office 2000 and have been having problems with Excel for a few weeks. The program will not open and keeps asking for the disk. The problem I have is that Hurricane Ike destroyed my home and the disk is long gone.

My question is, if I purchase the 2007 upgrade for Office, do you think this will fix the problem with Excel. I was trying to ask Microsoft this question but they want $50 for the info and I think that is ridiculous!

 

I have XP SP2 and all other Office is working just fine - I have had no problems with Word, Powerpoint or Access.

When I try to open Excel, Windows Installer opens and says its preparing to install. Then, it says, "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Excel 2000 SR-1." Then, it says, "The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM or other removable disk that is not available. Insert Microsoft Excel 2000 SR-1 disk and click OK." Then it says, "Error 1706. No valid source could be found for product Microsoft Excel 2000 SR-1. Windows Installer cannot continue." Then a box opens that says, "Problem with Shortcut. Fatal Error during installation"

 

Buying the upgrade version might not be the best choice. An Office 2007 upgrade should work fine for upgrading your current installation of Office 2000 but what would you do if you ever need to format your hard drive and reinstall all your software? If that happened, you would not be able to install Office 2007 without the presence of Office 2000 to verify you're qualified to own an upgrade version of Office 2007.

So, I think you should either buy the full edition of Office 2007 OR use some drive imaging tool such as Acronis TrueImage to create a disk image, which would include your Office 2000, that you could use to restore your system if needed.

 

Halo, I could not find the MSOCache or MSO folder at all.

I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and buy the whole program. So much for saving some money.

Thanks for your help!

 

I thought about purchasing either the Home/Student and the Standard versions but I want Access and Publisher upgraded as well. However, I am not looking forward to the ribbon thing.

I'll just save a few more pennies and buy the whole, big Pro version. There isn't that much difference in price.........yeah, maybe if I say that loud enough, I'll believe it, eh?

I found this website accidentally when I was going to culinary school and needed to put together a Powerpoint on computer security for a class. Everyone here has been a great help with any question I've asked and have never made me feel like the idiot I can be when it comes to stuff like this. But, I am learning thanks to people like you!!

 

If you are still a student or might be taking more classes, you could save a lot of money if you could get the software at academic pricing. This usually involves buying the software at a college bookstore and, of course, requires verification of student status. While taking a class at Columbus State Community College, I bought Office 2007 Pro for $199; I believe that's less than half the normal retail price.

 

I'm actually done with school but that is a good idea. I have friend in nursing school who could probably get it for me. Great idea!! Thanks, usafveteran!