Posted on 12/11/2019 3:02:52 PM PST by LouAvul
Or go Libre Office for free. Just a suggestion.
Since the latest version of Office comes pre-installed with Win 10 you have to be sure to open Office 97 version. Check your start menu and look for Office 97 or any part of the suite you installed. Hope this helps.
My XP for 10 years has had no problem with Outlook 2 in receiving emails. While purging my emails I did something and I no longer can receive any email but I can send them. What I get is an error citing an error at a port.
OpenOffice even edits PDF files.
Cant beat it!
RE my post # 23
The error message reads error at socket 100201. How do I get this fizxed ?
Just download Open Office and be done with it.
My previous company gave me a copy of Office 2010 Enterprise. I kept the files on a USB stick. I must have loaded it on ten different PC’s by now.
Are you sure your document didn’t open in the new version of Word already installed in your new computer?
They had been doing a lot of updates (brand new computer) and I may have updated files for Office.
The new format could have been preinstalled on the computer or could have been downloaded in one of the many updates. But then I got the warning about registering with access codes by December 19 or else.
that’s socket error 10061
I use Office 2003 and I’ve always had to refer to the key on the CD case when installing on a new computer. It’s just like installing any other piece of software you install for the first time. I’m running it on Windows 10 right now.
There at least 500 offers selling Office 2003. I saw one for $4.95 and several over $25.
Or you can just bite the bullet and do what I JUST did: stop using 12 year old software and a 12 year old computer. Just drop a little money, it ain’t THAT much if you look around a bit (ebay). You can only drag old stuff so far forward, and the new stuff is just faster and better. It’s worth it.
Ebay has lots of Office 2007 for under $20
https://www.ebay.com/b/Microsoft-Office-2007/3768/bn_7023295865
Buy a newer version of Office like 2016
No subscription with that if you buy the standalone version and no need to upgrade for foreseeable future.
I have the same install (Enterprise Ed) Since I don’t use office as much as I used too in my retirement I didn’t run the 12 years of up dates on my fresh install. I’m sure having done so might added some Snoop code triggering your issue.
I’ve been lucky - always saved registration codes - in original packaging - for MS Office packages...still had trouble loading a pre-Win10 suite that I had on tap for a few years (cheap deal while working for DOD) waiting for when I needed a new computer.
My laptop has Open Office and it works great for everything except the MS Office database stuff -— and it’s FREE
I install Office 2003 on Windows 10, and it works fine. But I do have the original packaging with the key. I can see where the install would stall on that page. I can’t think how you can get past that, but maybe someone else does. I’d be interested, too, I case I lose the key.
The only problem I’ve had was when DH installed that god-forsaken Office 365 on a PC with Office 2003 already on it. All applications work except Outlook. It seems there is an issue with conflicts in a certain file — a .dll file, I think.
That sounds like me with my 2003 version. It’s gold. When we move, it’s in my carry-on with my money and jewelry.
You did good. Just recently had a friend who has a purchased commercial licensed win 7 OS disk with the key. Of course after installing you have to register before it will work. So he went to MS to register it after reloading it on a machine. It would not work until he updated it first. So he updated it, and after rebooting the updates, they had installed win 10 in place of the Win 7...
How anyone could ever consider or accept this as anything resembling fair business practice I have no clue.
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