Soulsonsix

Thanks for the info, Nepatsfan; it's very helpful to my understanding. I
bought the Office software through the Microsoft site. I think I've used the
wrong terms to describe my purchase, 'upgrade' instead of 'full edition'.

Can you add any more info about the online purchase process?
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Thank you,

W.


"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> In news:97FBF2E3-F7B3-454B-9F00-8CE7B6DEFD81@microsoft.com,
> Soulsonsix <Soulsonsix@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Hello. I'm a relative newcomer to the internet, and wanted
> > to ask
> > about my software identification. I have (recently
> > purchased, just
> > this week) a computer with Vista already installed, and after
> > buying
> > the Student and Home edition upgrade online, my programs
> > (Word and
> > Excel, at least) still open with 'trial edition' in the
> > title. Is
> > this because I'm still within the trial period? Will it
> > automatically convert after the trial period, or can I make
> > it change
> > before then?
>
> Where online did you buy the Home and Student edition?
>
> Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is not an upgrade. It
> consists of the full versions of 4 office programs, Word,
> Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. It is a boxed product which can
> be purchased at a number of retail outlets. If you purchased it
> from an online vendor they would need to ship you the product.
> Once you receive the product, you should uninstall the trial
> version of Office before installing Office Home and Student.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
>
>