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03-20-2008
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| | Vista Business thinks it's a beta copy I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months, when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me insane! |
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03-20-2008
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| | Re: Vista Business thinks it's a beta copy It sounds like your copy of Microsoft Office 2007 is a beta copy and not the final version. You'll need to purchase a "Full Version" of one of the Microsoft Office suites. How to buy the 2007 Microsoft Office suites: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...px?ofcresset=1 -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User --------------------------------------------------------------- "Kim Johnson" wrote: I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months, when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me insane! |
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03-20-2008
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| | Re: Vista Business thinks it's a beta copy Nope, just received it on Monday, ordered through Microsoft. It specifically states that "You are running a beta copy of Vista that is no longer supported by Microsoft". "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > It sounds like your copy of Microsoft Office 2007 > is a beta copy and not the final version. You'll need > to purchase a "Full Version" of one of the Microsoft > Office suites. > > How to buy the 2007 Microsoft Office suites: > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...px?ofcresset=1 > > > -- > Carey Frisch > Microsoft MVP > Windows Shell/User > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Kim Johnson" wrote: > > I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to > format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months, > when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and > pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer > supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me > insane! > |
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03-20-2008
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| | Re: Vista Business thinks it's a beta copy Click on the blue Start button and in the Start Search box type: WINVER . Then click on the winver icon that appears at the top of the Start Menu. Please reply back with the Version and Build number that is shown. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User --------------------------------------------------------------- "Kim Johnson" wrote: Nope, just received it on Monday, ordered through Microsoft. It specifically states that "You are running a beta copy of Vista that is no longer supported by Microsoft". "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > It sounds like your copy of Microsoft Office 2007 > is a beta copy and not the final version. You'll need > to purchase a "Full Version" of one of the Microsoft > Office suites. > > How to buy the 2007 Microsoft Office suites: > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...px?ofcresset=1 > > > -- > Carey Frisch > Microsoft MVP > Windows Shell/User > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Kim Johnson" wrote: > > I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to > format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months, > when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and > pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer > supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me > insane! > |
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03-20-2008
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| | Re: Vista Business thinks it's a beta copy Version 6, build 6000 "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > Click on the blue Start button and in the Start Search box > type: WINVER . Then click on the winver icon that appears > at the top of the Start Menu. Please reply back with the Version > and Build number that is shown. > > -- > Carey Frisch > Microsoft MVP > Windows Shell/User > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Kim Johnson" wrote: > > Nope, just received it on Monday, ordered through Microsoft. It specifically > states that "You are running a beta copy of Vista that is no longer supported > by Microsoft". > > > "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: > Quote: > > It sounds like your copy of Microsoft Office 2007 > > is a beta copy and not the final version. You'll need > > to purchase a "Full Version" of one of the Microsoft > > Office suites. > > > > How to buy the 2007 Microsoft Office suites: > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...px?ofcresset=1 > > > > > > -- > > Carey Frisch > > Microsoft MVP > > Windows Shell/User > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > "Kim Johnson" wrote: > > > > I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to > > format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months, > > when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and > > pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer > > supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me > > insane! > > |
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03-20-2008
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| | Re: Vista Business thinks it's a beta copy I would recommend opening a free technical support request: https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...spx?gprid=8753 -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User --------------------------------------------------------------- "Kim Johnson" <KimJohnson@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:65BD1ACA-67EB-46EE-82D9-B35CE1097B25@xxxxxx Version 6, build 6000 "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > Click on the blue Start button and in the Start Search box > type: WINVER . Then click on the winver icon that appears > at the top of the Start Menu. Please reply back with the Version > and Build number that is shown. > > -- > Carey Frisch > Microsoft MVP > Windows Shell/User > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Kim Johnson" wrote: > > Nope, just received it on Monday, ordered through Microsoft. It specifically > states that "You are running a beta copy of Vista that is no longer supported > by Microsoft". > > > "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: > Quote: > > It sounds like your copy of Microsoft Office 2007 > > is a beta copy and not the final version. You'll need > > to purchase a "Full Version" of one of the Microsoft > > Office suites. > > > > How to buy the 2007 Microsoft Office suites: > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/su...px?ofcresset=1 > > > > > > -- > > Carey Frisch > > Microsoft MVP > > Windows Shell/User > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > "Kim Johnson" wrote: > > > > I bought a PC with Vista Home preinstalled. Needed Vista Business. I had to > > format the drive to get it to install. Now, after working fine for 3 months, > > when I try to upgrade to Office 2007 Vista stops the installer service and > > pops up a message stating that "this is a beta copy that is no longer > > supported by Microsoft, please upgrade". Anyone seen this? It's driving me > > insane! > > |
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