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Old November 19th, 2004, 09:35 PM
Genielinda
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I see others have had similar problems after re-installing XP. Set up on
OFFICE XP states no qualifying problem found (error 1608). Of course my old
MS Office CDs have long since been destroyed. How can I re-install without
my previous CDs?
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Old November 19th, 2004, 10:09 PM
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You can't. As stated in your End User License Agreement, the qualifying
product media is part of your license for the upgrade version of Office
XP. When you destroyed your old CDs, you destroyed your license to use
the upgrade. Go buy a full version.

Genielinda wrote:

I see others have had similar problems after re-installing XP. Set up on
OFFICE XP states no qualifying problem found (error 1608). Of course my old
MS Office CDs have long since been destroyed. How can I re-install without
my previous CDs?


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Old November 21st, 2004, 03:03 AM
Miss Perspicacia Tick
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Genielinda wrote:
I see others have had similar problems after re-installing XP. Set
up on OFFICE XP states no qualifying problem found (error 1608). Of
course my old MS Office CDs have long since been destroyed. How can
I re-install without my previous CDs?



You can't. The stipulation of the upgrade licence is that, once you use a
product to qualify for the upgrade, that licence is then 'assimilated' into
the upgrade (two halves of a whole if you like) and the two are then
inseparable. If you no longer own, or have possession of the original
product you used to qualify, then the upgrade licence is rendered null and
void.

That's a stipulation of the EULA.

And I think you meant "qualifying product" ;o)

Your punishment for being careless is to purchase Office 2003.


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