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So I have this expensive, fabulous Microsoft Office Professional Edition disc, and cannot use it. When I bought it, I thought it would last "forever". I tried to give the Office disc away, but people who knew what it was had Windows7 computers, and people with older XP computers don't want it, they don't know what it is and are not interested.

Could I sell it on eBay? Jean-Yves Tfelt. Office is definitely compatable with Windows 7 32 and 64 bit We have several PCs with this set up. One problem could be you were sold an OEM version by the PC manufacturer which is linked to just the original PC but this is unlikely if you paid hundreds.

What is the exact message you get when you try to install and just to be certain this is the Office disc not the Windows XP disc? Don't give up hope yet In my previous reply I was NOT telling you to remove Windows 7, I was telling you to remove the Office trial that is almost certainly installed on your computer.

It won't be causing the error message you are seeing right now, but very likely would cause a problem when you tried to activate I have Office ihstalled on my Vista machine. Win7 isn't significantly different from Vista, Office should install on your machine, all things being equal. Now we just have to find the specific detail that is NOT "equal". If you are getting an "XP" warning, take a close look a the installation disk. Does it say "OEM" anywhere? An OEM license is only good for installation on one computer.

No transfer allowed. Steve Rindsberg MVP. Click OK to continue with the upgrade or click Cancel to stop the installation. I clicked OK. If you have installed Microsoft Office on your hard drive or available network share, please select the drive where Office is located. I chose C: drive and clicked OK. This is the pop-up which is the same as the previous pop-up : Product Compliance Check: Setup cannot locate a version of Microsoft Office 97, , or XP on your machine.

My comments: My Office disc is not an upgrade disc. It includes Publisher and Access. I bought my Windows7 computer this past spring. All computer technicians have told me strongly: NO, do not make any attempt to do "XP compatibility mode" on your computer; it does not work. Your Office won't work on your Windows7 computer.

Your computer will NEVER be restored to Windows7, you will lose the functioning of your computer, you will waste all the money you spent on your new computer, It is not worth it!!! Go buy a new PowerPoint if you want to use that software; that is your only solution.

I don't want to spend money on PowerPoint. I am trying to figure out free alternatives such as Google Doc presentations or try to find some way to get my Office disc to work on my Windows7 64bit computer. I don't want to do anything that might hurt my computer. Ok, the problem is not wanting XP OS, it wants something to upgrade from. No matter what know, Windows "knows best", or at least knows last that you are using an "upgrade" product key.

Since it has the "last word", "if you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your B. In this case, the cheapest fix is to find a qualifying disk to "upgrade from". So if you still are interested in trying to get Office to work, try to find an upgradable version. You don't actually have to install it, just have the disk available to reply to the prompt. This site in other languages x. After it has completed the installation, Word will close.

Most of the WOPR components install with no further prompts, but some, such as Enveloper, have their own additional installers , which run when you first attempt to use them. If you have an Internet connection active, WOPR can automatically check to see whether there are any updates at the end of the installation.

Select any component that wasn't installed and follow the prompts. Because of the security model in Microsoft Office , it is possible that the security settings in Office might prevent some of the WOPR applications from running. Many of these applications are based on macros in templates. Although all the macros and templates on the CD are virus free, Office security settings might prevent them from running anyway.

If your Office security settings are set to High, unsigned macros will not run and you will not be given a prompt to change them. You can change this option by following the directions discussed in this book. If your company has "locked" your copy of Office to prevent you from changing this setting, you will need to contact your Office administrator to change this setting to allow these to run.

Some of the macros have been signed with a digital certificate to authenticate who the creator is. With these, you might be prompted whether to run them and asked whether you "trust" the signer. You should accept the prompt to allow the template or macro to work correctly. Follow the onscreen prompts. The technical support options listed here are for WOPR only.

For support with the other items on this book's CD, contact support quepublishing. Previous page. Table of content. Next page. Enveloper Replace that wimpy Word envelope printer with an industrial-strength, one-click wonder.

WorkBar WorkBar gives you a one-click listing of your key working documents right on Word's menu bar or on a toolbarit's your choice , automatically sorts the document list as you add documents, supports a variety of file formats it will launch a file's parent application for you automatically so that you're not limited to only Word documents on your WorkBar , and gives you control over how the document is opened in Word.

FileNew Pop-up This feature displays a list of useful commands that help you create new documents and interact with those documents' parent templates. It can Display the fully qualified filename of the current document's parent template and allow you to open it with just a click.

Quickly find and open any user or workgroup template. FloppyCopy Working with documents on removable media such as a floppy or Zip disk can be a real painit's just plain slow. Insert Picture This gives you quick access to all of your graphic images, with more options and flexibility than Word's insert picture as well.

Specify an exact size for the image before inserting it. Scale an image by any percentage before inserting it. Insert an image into the drawing layer, where you can float behind or on top of your text. Document Notes These are the electronic equivalent of paper sticky notes for all of your Word documents. Date and Time Tools These tools insert monthly calendars into your documentscalculate any date by selecting a start date and adding days, weeks, months, or years.

Pop-up Contacts List This lets you access all of your Microsoft Outlook contacts from within Microsoft Word and insert various information about the contacts such as their addresses, phone numbers , and so on into your documents with just a couple of mouse clicks. QuickMarks This is a one-key navigator for big documents. SuperSub Makes working with superscripts and subscripts fast and easy. Module Tools A custom toolbar contains a collection of tools for working with forms, modules, and macros in Microsoft Word.

Rebuild File Rebuilds corrupted documents or templates. A real lifesaver! City2Airport Smart Tags They recognize common city names as you type them into your documents and present you with a pop-up menu that allows you to insert the city's airport name or code into your document, view an online map of the city or the city's airport region, get driving directions TO or FROM the city's airport, and much more! Microsoft's Web site promises a response to an e-mail query within one business day.

We recommend you start there. The Good Microsoft's PowerPoint is a fast, responsive program that includes lots of transitions, templates, and charts; it comes with a downloadable viewer. PowerPoint has limited export format options, and some of the adjustments are too broad and crude. Also, the program is expensive and will be too complicated for some users. Although it's pricey, Microsoft's PowerPoint is still the reigning champion of presentation software.

You'll get a wealth of customization options, though not when it comes to export formats. Microsoft PowerPoint For this review, we loaded the entire Office Professional Edition suite, which took about 11 minutes; if you're installing just PowerPoint, it should go faster.

The Clip Organizer tool helps you consolidate all of your media files into one handy location. Score Breakdown Setup 7 Features 7 Support 6. See full specs See all prices.