Install Excl 2003?
 

Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.

Install Excl 2003?
 

On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.

Why not use a free online Excel? You only need Microsoft Account that
is also free (hotmail, outlook or MSN). The file you create can be
saved on your hard disk so don't be fooled by people telling you that it
is in the cloud because it is not. It is yours on your HD. The App is
in the cloud but who cares as long as you have internet when you want it.

https://products.office.com/en-gb/office-online/documents-spreadsheets-presentations-office-online

Office 2003 cannot be activated as the servers has been closed down by
Microsoft. You need to use Telephone method to activate it in the same
way as Windows XP.

Good luck.


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Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.

This is what passes for help.

https://web.archive.org/web/20070203....com/kb/821593

It's a lot more complicated than that, if you've been mixing
trial versions and paid versions, and expecting everything
to go well.

The message there, is this:

1) Go to Add/Remove programs.
2) Notice that in addition to Remove, the Office item has a Repair option.
3) Try the Repair option.

Note that Office in the past, was sensitive to the drive letter of the
inserted CD with the software on it. If you were installing Office
from E:\ , it's in your best interest during the repair, to have
that same optical drive still being at E:\. Some other software
isn't quite that sensitive to how it was installed. There are a
few little details like that for Office, but I was only looking
over someones shoulder when this was discussed.

While some softwares rely on "cached" copies of a .msi already
on the C: drive to implement a Repair run, I don't know if Office
works that way. The insistence on using the CD, comes from an era
where physical media was used as a "proof of purchase" (i.e. they
made products with multiple-CD sets, just to complicate life
for the pirates of the time who were running dialup modems).
Which seems like a silly idea today.

Paul

Install Excl 2003?
 

On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet connection.

Install Excl 2003?
 

I'm glad I kept all my installation CD's from the
Dell 8200 as I've used them to put Word and Excel
on the Dell 8500.


Robert

Install Excl 2003?
 

On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:30:18 -0700, Robert Baer
wrote:

Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.

LibreOffice Portable will handle most of that old Excel stuff.
And you can just delete the folder after you're done.

Last one to work with XP:

https://www.libreoffice.org/download/portable-versions/

LibreOfficePortablePrevious_5.4.5_MultilingualStan dard.paf.exe

120MB download, 400MB installed. Don't forget to "delete extra
languages" on install, unless you need them.

You will probably need to update M$ runtimes. Google whatever
it says is missing (can't remember offhand, but for me it was just one
file).
[]'s
--
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We have a new policy - Google 2012

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Good Guy wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.

Why not use a free online Excel? You only need Microsoft Account that
is also free (hotmail, outlook or MSN). The file you create can be
saved on your hard disk so don't be fooled by people telling you that it
is in the cloud because it is not. It is yours on your HD. The App is
in the cloud but who cares as long as you have internet when you want it.

https://products.office.com/en-gb/office-online/documents-spreadsheets-presentations-office-online

Office 2003 cannot be activated as the servers has been closed down by
Microsoft. You need to use Telephone method to activate it in the same
way as Windows XP.

Good luck.

1. Every version of Excel is different, and Excel 2003 has some useful and
needed methods, not available elsewhere.

2., Online? Where i have ZERO control, ZERO portability, and ZERO security?
Clouds tend to rain...and blow away.

3 The so-called "Telephone method" cannot work as the phone number was
disconnected a few years ago.

Install Excl 2003?
 

Paul wrote:
Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.

This is what passes for help.

https://web.archive.org/web/20070203....com/kb/821593


It's a lot more complicated than that, if you've been mixing
trial versions and paid versions, and expecting everything
to go well.

The message there, is this:

1) Go to Add/Remove programs.
2) Notice that in addition to Remove, the Office item has a Repair option.
3) Try the Repair option.

Note that Office in the past, was sensitive to the drive letter of the
inserted CD with the software on it. If you were installing Office
from E:\ , it's in your best interest during the repair, to have
that same optical drive still being at E:\. Some other software
isn't quite that sensitive to how it was installed. There are a
few little details like that for Office, but I was only looking
over someones shoulder when this was discussed.

While some softwares rely on "cached" copies of a .msi already
on the C: drive to implement a Repair run, I don't know if Office
works that way. The insistence on using the CD, comes from an era
where physical media was used as a "proof of purchase" (i.e. they
made products with multiple-CD sets, just to complicate life
for the pirates of the time who were running dialup modems).
Which seems like a silly idea today.

Paul
Paid version, one CD.
On different HD; thanks for the drive letter info.
Would use of SUBST be of use?

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MikeS wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
* NOT TRUE; see below.

You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet connection.

* Yes; BUT...it bitches and eXplicitly gives X number of uses if you do
not activate it.

Install Excl 2003?
 

Mark Twain wrote:
I'm glad I kept all my installation CD's from the
Dell 8200 as I've used them to put Word and Excel
on the Dell 8500.


Robert

So...does that mean the Dell CDs do not bitch about activation?

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Shadow wrote:
On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:30:18 -0700, Robert Baer
wrote:

Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.

LibreOffice Portable will handle most of that old Excel stuff.
And you can just delete the folder after you're done.

Last one to work with XP:

https://www.libreoffice.org/download/portable-versions/

LibreOfficePortablePrevious_5.4.5_MultilingualStan dard.paf.exe

120MB download, 400MB installed. Don't forget to "delete extra
languages" on install, unless you need them.

You will probably need to update M$ runtimes. Google whatever
it says is missing (can't remember offhand, but for me it was just one
file).
[]'s

Libre Office flavor/version of Excel does not do half of what Excel
2003 does.
And that is when ignoring the macro "facility".

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Robert Baer wrote:
Paul wrote:
Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.

This is what passes for help.

https://web.archive.org/web/20070203....com/kb/821593



It's a lot more complicated than that, if you've been mixing
trial versions and paid versions, and expecting everything
to go well.

The message there, is this:

1) Go to Add/Remove programs.
2) Notice that in addition to Remove, the Office item has a Repair
option.
3) Try the Repair option.

Note that Office in the past, was sensitive to the drive letter of the
inserted CD with the software on it. If you were installing Office
from E:\ , it's in your best interest during the repair, to have
that same optical drive still being at E:\. Some other software
isn't quite that sensitive to how it was installed. There are a
few little details like that for Office, but I was only looking
over someones shoulder when this was discussed.

While some softwares rely on "cached" copies of a .msi already
on the C: drive to implement a Repair run, I don't know if Office
works that way. The insistence on using the CD, comes from an era
where physical media was used as a "proof of purchase" (i.e. they
made products with multiple-CD sets, just to complicate life
for the pirates of the time who were running dialup modems).
Which seems like a silly idea today.

Paul
Paid version, one CD.
On different HD; thanks for the drive letter info.
Would use of SUBST be of use?


I've just heard of the "quirk".

There were probably more weird issues with copies
of Office at work, than anything at home here.

I don't know if SUBST is enough or not. You'd think it
would suffice, because the issues are absolute paths
stored somewhere (maybe in the registry?).

Paul

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In message , Robert Baer
writes:
MikeS wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
* NOT TRUE; see below.

You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet connection.

* Yes; BUT...it bitches and eXplicitly gives X number of uses if you do
not activate it.

I never activated my Office 2003 (installed from CD), and was never
prompted to do so - over some years of use. [XP machine.] I _was_
prompted for the key during installation, which I entered. I recently
installed 2003 on this [7-32] machine (using a different key: I have
two), and again was prompted for the key during installation, but saw
(and have seen) no mention of activation, or a limited number of uses.

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?
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.... the pleasure of the mind is an amazing thing. My life has been driven by
the satisfaction of curiosity. - Jeremy Paxman (being interviewed by Anne
Widdecombe), Radio Times, 2-8 July 2011.

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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
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In message , Robert Baer
writes:
MikeS wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
* NOT TRUE; see below.

You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet
connection.

* Yes; BUT...it bitches and eXplicitly gives X number of uses if you do
not activate it.

I never activated my Office 2003 (installed from CD), and was never
prompted to do so - over some years of use. [XP machine.] I _was_ prompted
for the key during installation, which I entered. I recently installed
2003 on this [7-32] machine (using a different key: I have two), and again
was prompted for the key during installation, but saw (and have seen) no
mention of activation, or a limited number of uses.

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?

I agree with J.P. I use Word, Excel, and Outlook 2003, installed from the
Office Pro disc I bought way back when. I've had to re-install it over the
years/OS's without any activation requests, or any other problem (as long as
I enter the number correctly, LOL!). Even works fine on my Win10 machines.
--

SC Tom

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On 16/04/2018 13:21, SC Tom wrote:

I agree with J.P. I use Word, Excel, and Outlook 2003, installed from
the Office Pro disc I bought way back when. I've had to re-install it
over the years/OS's without any activation requests, or any other
problem (as long as I enter the number correctly, LOL!). Even works fine
on my Win10 machines.

I'm quite surprised to hear this, because recently, as a hopeful
experiment, I tried installing Office 2000 on W7, and it wouldn't run.
I'm having to use Office 2010 instead, although for most things I'm
actually using LibreOffice.

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On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:07:38 +0100, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

In message , Robert Baer
writes:
MikeS wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
* NOT TRUE; see below.

You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet connection.

* Yes; BUT...it bitches and eXplicitly gives X number of uses if you do
not activate it.

I never activated my Office 2003 (installed from CD), and was never
prompted to do so - over some years of use. [XP machine.] I _was_
prompted for the key during installation, which I entered. I recently
installed 2003 on this [7-32] machine (using a different key: I have
two), and again was prompted for the key during installation, but saw
(and have seen) no mention of activation, or a limited number of uses.

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?

I don't know about activation, but somebody gave me an Office Pro 2003 CD
about 14 years ago. When I installed it I put in the number as asked. After
it had finished it didn't mention activation - just asked me if I wanted to
roll it out to other machines on the network. I had one PC only!
At a guess, it could be a pro. Pro - OK for multiple machines.

Although I still have the CD I now prefer LibreOffice.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

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On 16/04/2018 06:46, Robert Baer wrote:


1. Every version of Excel is different, and Excel 2003 has some useful
and
needed methods, not available elsewhere.

you are a complete idiot who knows nothing about excel. Modern Excel
packages can do everything what old excel used to do and better!!


2., Online? Where i have ZERO control, ZERO portability, and ZERO
security?
Clouds tend to rain...and blow away.

There you go; Confirmation of your mental imbalance! I said quite
clearly what online version is about.


3 The so-called "Telephone method" cannot work as the phone number was
disconnected a few years ago.

You must be living in Taliban caves in remote part of Afghanistan. Have
you heard of Skype? It can do free phones to Microsoft Help Line and
activation servers.

Frankly, you should really be using something else because pirates are
not able to use Microsoft products these days because of advanced
technology Microsoft is using.





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On 16/04/2018 13:07, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?


The OP is using a pirated version which Microsoft has NOW BLOCKED. He
can't even use a telephone just in case he is caught by authorities
RED-HANDED trying to steal Microsoft software.

Mind you, telephone calls can give away your identity. Internet can be
fooled by using VPN and all that.

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On 16/04/2018 15:15, Java Jive wrote:
On 16/04/2018 13:21, SC Tom wrote:

I agree with J.P. I use Word, Excel, and Outlook 2003, installed from
the Office Pro disc I bought way back when. I've had to re-install it
over the years/OS's without any activation requests, or any other
problem (as long as I enter the number correctly, LOL!). Even works
fine on my Win10 machines.

I'm quite surprised to hear this, because recently, as a hopeful
experiment, I tried installing Office 2000 on W7, and it wouldn't run.
I'm having to use Office 2010 instead, although for most things I'm
actually using LibreOffice.

2003 can run in Windows 10 but it crashes most often. I use 2016 but I
have used all version since 2003 and I have legal license to all of them.

What people don't know is that Employees of corporations can buy full
package for 9.95 bucks (can be £9.95 UKP or $9.95 USD). this is how
Microsoft is helping corporations and their employees. There is
absolutely no need to use cracks or some junk free software as suggested
by that Brazillian drug dealer.


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Good Guy wrote:
On 16/04/2018 06:46, Robert Baer wrote:


1. Every version of Excel is different, and Excel 2003 has some useful
and
needed methods, not available elsewhere.

you are a complete idiot who knows nothing about excel. Modern Excel
packages can do everything what old excel used to do and better!!
* It is YOU that is ignorant.
Excel 2003 supports ActivePrinter = "Acrobat PDFWriter on FILE:"
And Excel 2010 barfs.

Also, copied directly from WORKING Excel 2003 code into Excel 2010:
'In "modern" defective Excel apps, following prints to default printer
'as a file AND prompts file name; file in printer format, NOT PDF format
ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1, Preview:=False, _
ActivePrinter:="Acrobat PDFWriter on FILE:", PrintToFile:=True, _
Collate:=False, PrToFilename:=pPath + vNam

* In Excel 2003 i can put the code in a loop and print a PDF to a file
each time, each PDF having a different pattern that can be used at a
workstation.

* So, here are TWO exceptions to your "can do everything" ignorance.



2., Online? Where i have ZERO control, ZERO portability, and ZERO
security?
Clouds tend to rain...and blow away.

There you go; Confirmation of your mental imbalance! I said quite
clearly what online version is about.


3 The so-called "Telephone method" cannot work as the phone number was
disconnected a few years ago.

You must be living in Taliban caves in remote part of Afghanistan. Have
you heard of Skype? It can do free phones to Microsoft Help Line and
activation servers.
* To a DISCONNECTED line?
Here is a phone number from someone that called me: 1(503)261-1531
Have fun.


Frankly, you should really be using something else because pirates are
not able to use Microsoft products these days because of advanced
technology Microsoft is using.

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J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Robert Baer
writes:
MikeS wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
* NOT TRUE; see below.

You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet
connection.

* Yes; BUT...it bitches and eXplicitly gives X number of uses if you
do not activate it.

I never activated my Office 2003 (installed from CD), and was never
prompted to do so - over some years of use. [XP machine.] I _was_
prompted for the key during installation, which I entered. I recently
installed 2003 on this [7-32] machine (using a different key: I have
two), and again was prompted for the key during installation, but saw
(and have seen) no mention of activation, or a limited number of uses.

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?
Had the exact same experience on installs before the M$ drop-dead date.
One of them got clobbered beyond repair, so am starting from scratch;
wipe HD, install XP SP3, install Excel 2003, no complaints.
UNTIL i ran it and then get activation complaint (limited number of
uses until unspecified crashes).
And it did this even tho i dated the system Apr 2010.

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SC Tom wrote:


"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
...
In message , Robert Baer
writes:
MikeS wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
* NOT TRUE; see below.

You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the
multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet
connection.

* Yes; BUT...it bitches and eXplicitly gives X number of uses if you
do not activate it.

I never activated my Office 2003 (installed from CD), and was never
prompted to do so - over some years of use. [XP machine.] I _was_
prompted for the key during installation, which I entered. I recently
installed 2003 on this [7-32] machine (using a different key: I have
two), and again was prompted for the key during installation, but saw
(and have seen) no mention of activation, or a limited number of uses.

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?

I agree with J.P. I use Word, Excel, and Outlook 2003, installed from
the Office Pro disc I bought way back when. I've had to re-install it
over the years/OS's without any activation requests, or any other
problem (as long as I enter the number correctly, LOL!). Even works fine
on my Win10 machines.
Were those installs before the drop-dead date?
Betcha you will see the activation complaint if you install now and
try to run it.

Install Excl 2003?
 

Good Guy wrote:
On 16/04/2018 15:15, Java Jive wrote:
On 16/04/2018 13:21, SC Tom wrote:

I agree with J.P. I use Word, Excel, and Outlook 2003, installed from
the Office Pro disc I bought way back when. I've had to re-install it
over the years/OS's without any activation requests, or any other
problem (as long as I enter the number correctly, LOL!). Even works
fine on my Win10 machines.

I'm quite surprised to hear this, because recently, as a hopeful
experiment, I tried installing Office 2000 on W7, and it wouldn't run.
I'm having to use Office 2010 instead, although for most things I'm
actually using LibreOffice.

2003 can run in Windows 10 but it crashes most often. I use 2016 but I
have used all version since 2003 and I have legal license to all of them.

What people don't know is that Employees of corporations can buy full
package for 9.95 bucks (can be £9.95 UKP or $9.95 USD). this is how
Microsoft is helping corporations and their employees. There is
absolutely no need to use cracks or some junk free software as suggested
by that Brazillian drug dealer.

VERY generic and over-symplistik (sexist Miss-spelling on porpoise).
"Full package" of UNSPECIFIED software?
YOU are the ONLY ONE that has alluded to "junk" or "free" software or
"Brazillian" or "drug dealer".

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Good Guy wrote:
On 16/04/2018 13:07, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?


The OP is using a pirated version which Microsoft has NOW BLOCKED. He
can't even use a telephone just in case he is caught by authorities
RED-HANDED trying to steal Microsoft software.

Mind you, telephone calls can give away your identity. Internet can be
fooled by using VPN and all that.

YOU are a piece of work.
To be X-rated, that is to say, eXplicit, my CD is "Microsoft Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003".
Virtually unreadable as holographic blaze obscured: "(C) 2004
Microsoft Corporation"
And below that, even MORE obscured, something like "ALL rights reserved"
NEXT 2 lines impossible to read as-is.

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Robert Baer wrote:
SC Tom wrote:


"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
...
In message , Robert Baer
writes:
MikeS wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as
all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
* NOT TRUE; see below.

You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the
multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet
connection.

* Yes; BUT...it bitches and eXplicitly gives X number of uses if you
do not activate it.

I never activated my Office 2003 (installed from CD), and was never
prompted to do so - over some years of use. [XP machine.] I _was_
prompted for the key during installation, which I entered. I recently
installed 2003 on this [7-32] machine (using a different key: I have
two), and again was prompted for the key during installation, but saw
(and have seen) no mention of activation, or a limited number of uses.

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?

I agree with J.P. I use Word, Excel, and Outlook 2003, installed from
the Office Pro disc I bought way back when. I've had to re-install it
over the years/OS's without any activation requests, or any other
problem (as long as I enter the number correctly, LOL!). Even works fine
on my Win10 machines.
Were those installs before the drop-dead date?
Betcha you will see the activation complaint if you install now and
try to run it.


Does any Microsoft software have a drop-dead date, with
respect to activation issues ? Apparently people can re-install
WinXP today, and the activation server is still present and
still works for people.

When they stop doing that (when they actually kill an activation server),
it will be big news... and lawsuit time.

Paul

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Robert Baer wrote:
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Robert Baer
writes:
MikeS wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
* NOT TRUE; see below.

You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the
multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet
connection.

* Yes; BUT...it bitches and eXplicitly gives X number of uses if you
do not activate it.

I never activated my Office 2003 (installed from CD), and was never
prompted to do so - over some years of use. [XP machine.] I _was_
prompted for the key during installation, which I entered. I recently
installed 2003 on this [7-32] machine (using a different key: I have
two), and again was prompted for the key during installation, but saw
(and have seen) no mention of activation, or a limited number of uses.

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?
Had the exact same experience on installs before the M$ drop-dead date.
One of them got clobbered beyond repair, so am starting from scratch;
wipe HD, install XP SP3, install Excel 2003, no complaints.
UNTIL i ran it and then get activation complaint (limited number of
uses until unspecified crashes).
And it did this even tho i dated the system Apr 2010.


If the Activation server reports "too many re-installs" for
a product with activation, the server will stop activating
the product.

You can phone Microsoft at the toll-free number, and have
them reset that. Explain what you were doing, like that you
were installing over and over again because you thought
there would be a different/better outcome, and they may
help you.

A certain number of software issues with Microsoft, receive
free support. And resolving Activation issues is one of those.

Paul

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In message , Robert Baer
writes:
SC Tom wrote:


"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
...
[]
I never activated my Office 2003 (installed from CD), and was never
prompted to do so - over some years of use. [XP machine.] I _was_
prompted for the key during installation, which I entered. I recently
installed 2003 on this [7-32] machine (using a different key: I have
two), and again was prompted for the key during installation, but saw
(and have seen) no mention of activation, or a limited number of uses.

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?

I agree with J.P. I use Word, Excel, and Outlook 2003, installed from
the Office Pro disc I bought way back when. I've had to re-install it
over the years/OS's without any activation requests, or any other
problem (as long as I enter the number correctly, LOL!). Even works fine
on my Win10 machines.
Were those installs before the drop-dead date?
Betcha you will see the activation complaint if you install now and
try to run it.

My installation on this machine was in the last month or two. Neither
this installation nor my previous one have ever given any signs of doing
anything online. Is that enough to convince you?
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of
them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for
science intact. - Carl Sagan (interview w. Psychology Today published '96-1-1)

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Robert Baer wrote:
SC Tom wrote:


"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
...
In message , Robert Baer
writes:
MikeS wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as
all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
* NOT TRUE; see below.

You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the
multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet
connection.

* Yes; BUT...it bitches and eXplicitly gives X number of uses if you
do not activate it.

I never activated my Office 2003 (installed from CD), and was never
prompted to do so - over some years of use. [XP machine.] I _was_
prompted for the key during installation, which I entered. I recently
installed 2003 on this [7-32] machine (using a different key: I have
two), and again was prompted for the key during installation, but saw
(and have seen) no mention of activation, or a limited number of uses.

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?

I agree with J.P. I use Word, Excel, and Outlook 2003, installed from
the Office Pro disc I bought way back when. I've had to re-install it
over the years/OS's without any activation requests, or any other
problem (as long as I enter the number correctly, LOL!). Even works fine
on my Win10 machines.
Were those installs before the drop-dead date?
Betcha you will see the activation complaint if you install now and
try to run it.


Can you give us an MD5 or SHA1 checksum for the
installer file ? Also, a file size.

That's assuming this is some jumbo EXE you've got, an
MSI or a CAB of some sort.

A program like hashdeep can calculate MD5 or SHA1 for that for you.
The Microsoft fciv is no longer available for download.

Paul

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Il giorno Mon 16 Apr 2018 02:07:38p, *J. P. Gilliver (John)* ha inviato su
alt.windows7.general il messaggio . Vediamo
cosa ha scritto:

I never activated my Office 2003

neither did I, it wasn't a required step

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"Robert Baer" wrote in message
...
SC Tom wrote:


"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
...
In message , Robert Baer
writes:
MikeS wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as all
M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
* NOT TRUE; see below.

You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the
multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet
connection.

* Yes; BUT...it bitches and eXplicitly gives X number of uses if you
do not activate it.

I never activated my Office 2003 (installed from CD), and was never
prompted to do so - over some years of use. [XP machine.] I _was_
prompted for the key during installation, which I entered. I recently
installed 2003 on this [7-32] machine (using a different key: I have
two), and again was prompted for the key during installation, but saw
(and have seen) no mention of activation, or a limited number of uses.

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?

I agree with J.P. I use Word, Excel, and Outlook 2003, installed from
the Office Pro disc I bought way back when. I've had to re-install it
over the years/OS's without any activation requests, or any other
problem (as long as I enter the number correctly, LOL!). Even works fine
on my Win10 machines.

Were those installs before the drop-dead date?
Betcha you will see the activation complaint if you install now and try
to run it.


Worked fine the one time I had to "refresh" my installation of Outlook 2003.
That was within the last 6 months.
--

SC Tom

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"Robert Baer" wrote in message
...
Good Guy wrote:
On 16/04/2018 13:07, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?


The OP is using a pirated version which Microsoft has NOW BLOCKED. He
can't even use a telephone just in case he is caught by authorities
RED-HANDED trying to steal Microsoft software.

Mind you, telephone calls can give away your identity. Internet can be
fooled by using VPN and all that.

YOU are a piece of work.
To be X-rated, that is to say, eXplicit, my CD is "Microsoft Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003".
Virtually unreadable as holographic blaze obscured: "(C) 2004 Microsoft
Corporation"
And below that, even MORE obscured, something like "ALL rights reserved"
NEXT 2 lines impossible to read as-is.


Maybe it IS because it's the "Student and Teacher Edition" that it needs
activation. Since you have to provide proof that you are one or the other,
maybe it thinks you're now trying to install it on a new machine? I got
nothing, other than my Office Pro 2003 installs and runs just fine without
any activation messages.
Sorry.
--

SC Tom

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SC Tom wrote:


"Robert Baer" wrote in message
...
Good Guy wrote:
On 16/04/2018 13:07, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?


The OP is using a pirated version which Microsoft has NOW BLOCKED. He
can't even use a telephone just in case he is caught by authorities
RED-HANDED trying to steal Microsoft software.

Mind you, telephone calls can give away your identity. Internet can be
fooled by using VPN and all that.

YOU are a piece of work.
To be X-rated, that is to say, eXplicit, my CD is "Microsoft Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003".
Virtually unreadable as holographic blaze obscured: "(C) 2004
Microsoft Corporation"
And below that, even MORE obscured, something like "ALL rights
reserved"
NEXT 2 lines impossible to read as-is.


Maybe it IS because it's the "Student and Teacher Edition" that it needs
activation. Since you have to provide proof that you are one or the
other, maybe it thinks you're now trying to install it on a new machine?
I got nothing, other than my Office Pro 2003 installs and runs just fine
without any activation messages.
Sorry.

https://www.amazon.com/product-revie...d=activatio n

"Great productivity tool
By duane dewaldon March 10, 2015
Verified Purchase

Getting it activated now has to be done by phone... ===
"

How can, what is effectively a "family pack" released in 2003,
still be for sale in 2018 ? Microsoft usually cuts off three-packs
after a very short time, and the price rises to "regular price".

How many would you need to stockpile, to have a "stash" for 15 years ?
A hundred thousand of them ? Are these "keygen + pressing plant" material ?
Perhaps delivered in a plain brown envelope ?

It's fun to find stuff like this for sale, but... the
seller better have a sterling reputation. The product
cannot have just "fallen off the back of a truck".
Or you'll get a surprise answer when you're on the phone
with the "activation person" (that's if your key entry
deflects you to a human).

Paul

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On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 01:34:49 -0400, Paul wrote:
Does any Microsoft software have a drop-dead date, with
respect to activation issues ? Apparently people can re-install
WinXP today, and the activation server is still present and
still works for people.

Office 2010 activations are no longer available, neither the
automatic Internet ones nor activation by phone.(*)

We are supposed to have a site license, because we create and erase
virtual machines frequently, but Microsoft shot down Office 2010
activations on us anyway.

(*) I dearly hope someone can prove me wrong. It would be a huge help
at work, where we need to test things with multiple versions of
Office.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://BrownMath.com/
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
Shikata ga nai...

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Op 16/04/2018 om 16:15 schreef Java Jive:
On 16/04/2018 13:21, SC Tom wrote:

...

I'm quite surprised to hear this, because recently, as a hopeful
experiment, I tried installing Office 2000 on W7, and it wouldn't run.
I'm having to use Office 2010 instead, although for most things I'm
actually using LibreOffice.

Office 2003 and 2007 run fine on W7.

--
Groeten,
Carpe Diem
____
Make thinks as simple as possible, but not simpler.
(Albert Einstein)

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On 19/04/2018 04:17, Stan Brown wrote:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 01:34:49 -0400, Paul wrote:
Does any Microsoft software have a drop-dead date, with
respect to activation issues ? Apparently people can re-install
WinXP today, and the activation server is still present and
still works for people.

Office 2010 activations are no longer available, neither the
automatic Internet ones nor activation by phone.(*)

We are supposed to have a site license, because we create and erase
virtual machines frequently, but Microsoft shot down Office 2010
activations on us anyway.

(*) I dearly hope someone can prove me wrong. It would be a huge help
at work, where we need to test things with multiple versions of
Office.

I reactivated my copy of Office 2010 on this machine earlier this year.
I purchased O2010 when I bought the laptop around Christmas 2012, so the
activation may have been via Dell, not Microsoft, nevertheless there are
some well known killers in O2010 activation, one of which initially I
fell foul of relating to permissions on certain files involved in the
activation process. Depending on what messages and other symptoms you
are getting, it's probably worth searching the internet for something
like "Office 2010 fails activation" "put error message here" and being
prepared to examine over several pages of hits.

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Paul wrote:
Robert Baer wrote:
SC Tom wrote:


"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
...
In message , Robert Baer
writes:
MikeS wrote:
On 13/04/2018 03:30, Robert Baer wrote:
Please let me know how in the heck to install Excel 2003, as
all M$
programs go thru the "activation" junk, and i need to re-install my
Excel 2003 and (somehow) "activate" it
Any suggestions extremely welcome.
Thanks.
Office 2003 predates online activation.
* NOT TRUE; see below.

You need the original installation software (CDROM or ISO) and the
multi
digit key code which came with it. When you start the installation it
will ask you to enter the code - doesn't even need an Internet
connection.

* Yes; BUT...it bitches and eXplicitly gives X number of uses if you
do not activate it.

I never activated my Office 2003 (installed from CD), and was never
prompted to do so - over some years of use. [XP machine.] I _was_
prompted for the key during installation, which I entered. I recently
installed 2003 on this [7-32] machine (using a different key: I have
two), and again was prompted for the key during installation, but saw
(and have seen) no mention of activation, or a limited number of uses.

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?

I agree with J.P. I use Word, Excel, and Outlook 2003, installed from
the Office Pro disc I bought way back when. I've had to re-install it
over the years/OS's without any activation requests, or any other
problem (as long as I enter the number correctly, LOL!). Even works fine
on my Win10 machines.
Were those installs before the drop-dead date?
Betcha you will see the activation complaint if you install now and
try to run it.


Does any Microsoft software have a drop-dead date, with
respect to activation issues ? Apparently people can re-install
WinXP today, and the activation server is still present and
still works for people.

When they stop doing that (when they actually kill an activation server),
it will be big news... and lawsuit time.

Paul
I agree WRT WinXP, but at some time from about 5 years ago to maybe 1
year ago they somehow forced activation for Excel 2003 and later dropped
activation support.

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Stan Brown wrote:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 01:34:49 -0400, Paul wrote:
Does any Microsoft software have a drop-dead date, with
respect to activation issues ? Apparently people can re-install
WinXP today, and the activation server is still present and
still works for people.

Office 2010 activations are no longer available, neither the
automatic Internet ones nor activation by phone.(*)

We are supposed to have a site license, because we create and erase
virtual machines frequently, but Microsoft shot down Office 2010
activations on us anyway.

(*) I dearly hope someone can prove me wrong. It would be a huge help
at work, where we need to test things with multiple versions of
Office.

Thank you for the info!
Can act as proof that activation is needed for Office 2003 and no
phone support either.

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Paul wrote:

If the Activation server reports "too many re-installs" for
a product with activation, the server will stop activating
the product.

You can phone Microsoft at the toll-free number, and have
them reset that. Explain what you were doing, like that you
were installing over and over again because you thought
there would be a different/better outcome, and they may
help you.

A certain number of software issues with Microsoft, receive
free support. And resolving Activation issues is one of those.

Paul
Thanks, worth the try.

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SC Tom wrote:


"Robert Baer" wrote in message
...
Good Guy wrote:
On 16/04/2018 13:07, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

Maybe there are different versions of Office 2003, some of which _do_
require activation?


The OP is using a pirated version which Microsoft has NOW BLOCKED. He
can't even use a telephone just in case he is caught by authorities
RED-HANDED trying to steal Microsoft software.

Mind you, telephone calls can give away your identity. Internet can be
fooled by using VPN and all that.

YOU are a piece of work.
To be X-rated, that is to say, eXplicit, my CD is "Microsoft Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003".
Virtually unreadable as holographic blaze obscured: "(C) 2004
Microsoft Corporation"
And below that, even MORE obscured, something like "ALL rights
reserved"
NEXT 2 lines impossible to read as-is.


Maybe it IS because it's the "Student and Teacher Edition" that it needs
activation. Since you have to provide proof that you are one or the
other, maybe it thinks you're now trying to install it on a new machine?
I got nothing, other than my Office Pro 2003 installs and runs just fine
without any activation messages.
Sorry.
Have used Office 2003 for ages, n problems, no activation needed.
Even had 2 different OSes (Win2K, WinXP), same "machine" .
The XP got clobbered.
NEVER was asked about status (student or teacher); so that cannot be
the issue.

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In message , Robert Baer
writes:
Stan Brown wrote:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 01:34:49 -0400, Paul wrote:
Does any Microsoft software have a drop-dead date, with
respect to activation issues ? Apparently people can re-install
WinXP today, and the activation server is still present and
still works for people.

Office 2010 activations are no longer available, neither the
automatic Internet ones nor activation by phone.(*)

We are supposed to have a site license, because we create and erase
virtual machines frequently, but Microsoft shot down Office 2010
activations on us anyway.

(*) I dearly hope someone can prove me wrong. It would be a huge help
at work, where we need to test things with multiple versions of
Office.

Thank you for the info!
Can act as proof that activation is needed for Office 2003 and no
phone support either.

I'm a bit puzzled how the above discussion of O2010 activation proves
anything about O2003. (I say again, my O2003 never showed any sign of
needing activation - or even going online - either many years ago, or in
the last month or two.)
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

"Who came first? Adam or Eve?" "Adam of course; men always do."
Victoria Wood (via Peter Hesketh)