I've just purchased an upgrade of Powerpoint in the belief that I only needed an upgrade because I already have Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003. However I cannot get past the validation screen - I follow the on screen instructions and put my Office Basic Edition 2003 disc in the D: drive but it just hangs. Can anyone help please?
Read the box carefully and see if it has some text titled "System Requrements" or "Applies to" or something similar. The upgrade eligibility is also documented at http://www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/howtobuy/default.mspx#XSLTsection126121120120 and unfortunately the Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003 is not eligible for any upgrades. It's a specially licensed version that manufacturers include on many off-the-shelf or customized systems and it is licensed "as is" and only for the system you purchased. That's why it is relatively inexpensive. You'll need to purchase the "full" version of PowerPoint 2003. -- Sonia Coleman Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials http://www.soniacoleman.com "Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B3127ACD-C814-40A3-BAFC-264016B9275F@microsoft.com...
IMO, the blame (and the M-word) belong to the people who think up these weird little exercises in marketing weasality and user aggravation. And then change the rules with every release. Not your fault at all.