I am using Microsoft Office Professional 2003. I have been using this
upgrade for about 4 years.
Lately I have been having issues with it and decided to uninstall and
reinstall it.
Prior to 2003 version upgrade, I was using Office 2000. Obviously, 2000 is
not installed on my computer.
I had disc 1 & 2 of Office 2000 saved in the event I needed to do a
reinstallation of 2003 UPGRADE.
In checking my 2000 disc I see that disc # 2 which is the disk I need in
order to be able to install 2003 UPGRADE
has a crack through the disc and it cannot be read for verification as
needed to UPGRADE.

Any suggestions as to what I can do so that I can use my 2003 installation?
Thank you in advance for your support and suggestions,

HankL

maybe this can help:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246



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"HankL" <hlaskin@bendbroadband.com> wrote in message
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> I am using Microsoft Office Professional 2003. I have been using this
> upgrade for about 4 years.
> Lately I have been having issues with it and decided to uninstall and
> reinstall it.
> Prior to 2003 version upgrade, I was using Office 2000. Obviously, 2000 is
> not installed on my computer.
> I had disc 1 & 2 of Office 2000 saved in the event I needed to do a
> reinstallation of 2003 UPGRADE.
> In checking my 2000 disc I see that disc # 2 which is the disk I need in
> order to be able to install 2003 UPGRADE
> has a crack through the disc and it cannot be read for verification as
> needed to UPGRADE.
>
> Any suggestions as to what I can do so that I can use my 2003
> installation?
> Thank you in advance for your support and suggestions,
>
> HankL

In article <e44VPuybKHA.4708@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, HankL wrote:
> I am using Microsoft Office Professional 2003. I have been using this
> upgrade for about 4 years.
> Lately I have been having issues with it and decided to uninstall and
> reinstall it.
> Prior to 2003 version upgrade, I was using Office 2000. Obviously, 2000 is
> not installed on my computer.
> I had disc 1 & 2 of Office 2000 saved in the event I needed to do a
> reinstallation of 2003 UPGRADE.
> In checking my 2000 disc I see that disc # 2 which is the disk I need in
> order to be able to install 2003 UPGRADE
> has a crack through the disc and it cannot be read for verification as
> needed to UPGRADE.
>
> Any suggestions as to what I can do so that I can use my 2003 installation?
> Thank you in advance for your support and suggestions,

MS no longer sells 2000 and probably doesn't have replacement media available.

Do you know someone else who has a copy? Borrow their CD to do your upgrade.
A copy of their CD should work too.

"HankL" <hlaskin@bendbroadband.com> wrote in message
news:e44VPuybKHA.4708@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I am using Microsoft Office Professional 2003. I have been using this
> upgrade for about 4 years.
> Lately I have been having issues with it and decided to uninstall and
> reinstall it.
> Prior to 2003 version upgrade, I was using Office 2000. Obviously, 2000 is
> not installed on my computer.
> I had disc 1 & 2 of Office 2000 saved in the event I needed to do a
> reinstallation of 2003 UPGRADE.
> In checking my 2000 disc I see that disc # 2 which is the disk I need in
> order to be able to install 2003 UPGRADE
> has a crack through the disc and it cannot be read for verification as
> needed to UPGRADE.
>
> Any suggestions as to what I can do so that I can use my 2003
> installation?
> Thank you in advance for your support and suggestions,
>
> HankL

To install the Office 2003 upgrade you need Office 2000 Disc 1 {not 2}.
Disc 1 is mark Disc 1 and has a list a Office applications starting with
Word.

Can you borrow a friends copy of Office 2000 or Office XP. Any edition that
is a qualifying product for Office 2003 {retail or OEM}or the disc for
another qualifying product. What you need to prove a license {if ever asked}
are the Office 2000 discs cracked or not.

Don

I certainly have the Office 2000 disks. As indicated prior disc 2 has a
crack through it.
I uninstalled Office Professional 2003 and put in Disc #1 with Word, etc and
attempted to re-install
Office Professional 2003 and all I got was an error message saying that it
did not find a verification of the disc
I do not know anyone that has Office 2000.
I also have an upgrade copy of Office 2002 but do not know if that would
qualify as a verification disk

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

HankL
"dgmacmi<>" <dgmmi********.com> wrote in message
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> "HankL" <hlaskin@bendbroadband.com> wrote in message
> news:e44VPuybKHA.4708@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I am using Microsoft Office Professional 2003. I have been using this
>> upgrade for about 4 years.
>> Lately I have been having issues with it and decided to uninstall and
>> reinstall it.
>> Prior to 2003 version upgrade, I was using Office 2000. Obviously, 2000
>> is not installed on my computer.
>> I had disc 1 & 2 of Office 2000 saved in the event I needed to do a
>> reinstallation of 2003 UPGRADE.
>> In checking my 2000 disc I see that disc # 2 which is the disk I need in
>> order to be able to install 2003 UPGRADE
>> has a crack through the disc and it cannot be read for verification as
>> needed to UPGRADE.
>>
>> Any suggestions as to what I can do so that I can use my 2003
>> installation?
>> Thank you in advance for your support and suggestions,
>>
>> HankL
>
> To install the Office 2003 upgrade you need Office 2000 Disc 1 {not 2}.
> Disc 1 is mark Disc 1 and has a list a Office applications starting with
> Word.
>
> Can you borrow a friends copy of Office 2000 or Office XP. Any edition
> that is a qualifying product for Office 2003 {retail or OEM}or the disc
> for another qualifying product. What you need to prove a license {if ever
> asked} are the Office 2000 discs cracked or not.
>
> Don
>
>
>

The upgrade copy of Office XP (2002) is a qualifying product and should
work. When installing a new computer, I always use my last upgrade disc.

When asked for a qualifying product, browse to the drive you are using not
to a folder on the old Office disc.

Other than selecting a folder on the disc vice the drive, I do not know
why the Office 2000 disc 1 did not work.

Don

"HankL" <hlaskin@bendbroadband.com> wrote in message
news:etLZoF#bKHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I certainly have the Office 2000 disks. As indicated prior disc 2 has a
> crack through it.
> I uninstalled Office Professional 2003 and put in Disc #1 with Word, etc
> and attempted to re-install
> Office Professional 2003 and all I got was an error message saying that it
> did not find a verification of the disc
> I do not know anyone that has Office 2000.
> I also have an upgrade copy of Office 2002 but do not know if that would
> qualify as a verification disk
>
> Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> HankL
> "dgmacmi<>" <dgmmi********.com> wrote in message
> news:OHRJrL4bKHA.5656@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> "HankL" <hlaskin@bendbroadband.com> wrote in message
>> news:e44VPuybKHA.4708@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> I am using Microsoft Office Professional 2003. I have been using this
>>> upgrade for about 4 years.
>>> Lately I have been having issues with it and decided to uninstall and
>>> reinstall it.
>>> Prior to 2003 version upgrade, I was using Office 2000. Obviously, 2000
>>> is not installed on my computer.
>>> I had disc 1 & 2 of Office 2000 saved in the event I needed to do a
>>> reinstallation of 2003 UPGRADE.
>>> In checking my 2000 disc I see that disc # 2 which is the disk I need in
>>> order to be able to install 2003 UPGRADE
>>> has a crack through the disc and it cannot be read for verification as
>>> needed to UPGRADE.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions as to what I can do so that I can use my 2003
>>> installation?
>>> Thank you in advance for your support and suggestions,
>>>
>>> HankL
>>
>> To install the Office 2003 upgrade you need Office 2000 Disc 1 {not 2}.
>> Disc 1 is mark Disc 1 and has a list a Office applications starting with
>> Word.
>>
>> Can you borrow a friends copy of Office 2000 or Office XP. Any edition
>> that is a qualifying product for Office 2003 {retail or OEM}or the disc
>> for another qualifying product. What you need to prove a license {if ever
>> asked} are the Office 2000 discs cracked or not.
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>>
>