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Anonymous   07-16-2005 at 01:21:02 PM

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Hello folks, just a quick question. What is the difference between upgrading
an older version of ms office and purchasing the full new product?

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Anonymous   07-16-2005 at 02:24:55 PM
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CoolerThanYou wrote:
> Hello folks, just a quick question. What is the difference between upgrading
> an older version of ms office and purchasing the full new product?


The Office Upgrade license costs significantly less than does the full
package.


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Anonymous   07-16-2005 at 02:35:03 PM
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Thanks for your response Bruce, is there any difference in functionality or
features?

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> CoolerThanYou wrote:
> > Hello folks, just a quick question. What is the difference between upgrading
> > an older version of ms office and purchasing the full new product?
>
>
> The Office Upgrade license costs significantly less than does the full
> package.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH
>

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Malke   07-16-2005 at 02:36:23 PM
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Bruce Chambers wrote:

> CoolerThanYou wrote:
>> Hello folks, just a quick question. What is the difference between
>> upgrading an older version of ms office and purchasing the full new
>> product?
>
>
> The Office Upgrade license costs significantly less than does the full
> package.
>
>
Just to add to Bruce's post - if you buy an upgrade version you will
need to either have the older version (from which you are upgrading)
installed on the machine or its installation cd-rom. This is something
to bear in mind if you ever need to clean install Windows and therefore
reinstall your Office program. Don't lose your original qualifying
version cd-rom.

Malke
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Anonymous   07-16-2005 at 06:02:00 PM
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"CoolerThanYou" <CoolerThanYou@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F7DC7A53-57A1-45C9-8114-7E2C9B1B631B@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your response Bruce, is there any difference in functionality
> or
> features?

There's no difference in functionality or features, *except* during the
setup program - the upgrade lacks the function to install without a
qualifying version present (installed) or available (a CD to pop into the
drive as a proof-of-purchase).

Once installed, they are identical.

HTH
-pk

>
> "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
>
>> CoolerThanYou wrote:
>> > Hello folks, just a quick question. What is the difference between
>> > upgrading
>> > an older version of ms office and purchasing the full new product?
>>
>>
>> The Office Upgrade license costs significantly less than does the full
>> package.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>>
>> Help us help you:
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
>> both at once. - RAH
>>

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Anonymous   07-16-2005 at 05:17:12 PM
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"=?Utf-8?B?Q29vbGVyVGhhbllvdQ==?="
<CoolerThanYou@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:02056C2A-531B-4DC4-BED8-83F707A977AD@microsoft.com:

> Hello folks, just a quick question. What is the difference between
> upgrading an older version of ms office and purchasing the full new
> product?

About $400

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Anonymous   07-16-2005 at 06:36:39 PM
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CoolerThanYou wrote:
> Thanks for your response Bruce, is there any difference in functionality or
> features?
>

Nope. Or I'd have said so.

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Anonymous   07-21-2005 at 06:56:02 PM
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No

"CoolerThanYou" <CoolerThanYou@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F7DC7A53-57A1-45C9-8114-7E2C9B1B631B@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your response Bruce, is there any difference in functionality
> or
> features?
>
> "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
>
>> CoolerThanYou wrote:
>> > Hello folks, just a quick question. What is the difference between
>> > upgrading
>> > an older version of ms office and purchasing the full new product?
>>
>>
>> The Office Upgrade license costs significantly less than does the full
>> package.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>>
>> Help us help you:
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
>> both at once. - RAH
>>

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Anonymous   07-21-2005 at 06:55:50 PM
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the price for one thing
the fact you obviously need a previous version of office, or a qualifying
product for the upgrade (e.g. various versions of MS Works/Works Suite,
among others).

Otherwise it is a full version.


"CoolerThanYou" <CoolerThanYou@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02056C2A-531B-4DC4-BED8-83F707A977AD@microsoft.com...
> Hello folks, just a quick question. What is the difference between
> upgrading
> an older version of ms office and purchasing the full new product?

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