THANK YOU very much for your help, it worked and all is well again!

"Tom Willett" wrote:

> You don't need to install Office 2000. Install 2007, and when it asks for a
> qualifying program, take the disk out and insert the 2000 disk and follow
> the prompts.
>
> "Melody" <Melody@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CD56F0D4-3605-4640-AAC7-15AD28BCFF9C@microsoft.com...
> :I recently needed to replace my hard drive on my computer which previoulsy
> : had Microsoft Office 2000 (sm. bus.) installed then was later upgraded to
> : Office Standard 2007. Long story short, I no longer have the product key
> for
> : the orgional Office 2000, I have the orgional disks, not the key.
> :
> : The Office Standard 2007 is an upgrade version which I do have the Product
> : Key for but it can't be installed because there is nothing to upgrade in
> the
> : system. The old hard drive is destroyed, so there is nothing I can go
> back
> : to and my other computer that had this installed on previously was just
> : replaced about 3 months ago so it does not have the old key burried in it
> : anywheres at all. My question is: can i get this Product Key without a
> lot
> : of expense so I can install the newer Office Standard 2007? Is there
> : anywhere I can download a previous old version that nobody wants so I can
> : upgrade to what I have or am I just outta' luck? Would a "trial" version
> of
> : the Office Standard 2007 work and then use my product key to activate the
> : purchase? I'm grasping at straws here and really don't want to initiate
> : another expense!
>
>
>