Vista - vista and office2007

recently i had to do a reinstall of vista hp from a partition i had office
2007 installed prior to the reinstall after i reinstalled vista i expected to
have to reinstall office 2007 aswell but to my surprise it was already
installed . is this right as all my other software had to be reinstalled
--
martyb

Sounds like Office 2007 was bundled as part of your OEM configuration and
was reinstalled from the hidden partition along with Vista?

"marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsC507C30-1FBA-40DB-8EED-17E1B7ED3536@microsoft.com...
> recently i had to do a reinstall of vista hp from a partition i had office
> 2007 installed prior to the reinstall after i reinstalled vista i expected
> to
> have to reinstall office 2007 aswell but to my surprise it was already
> installed . is this right as all my other software had to be reinstalled
> --
> martyb

If you purchased your PC with Office already installed and you re-installed
Vista from the vendor's "recovery" partition then it worked the way it was
supposed to. Most recovery disks or partitions (from vendors like Dell) will
restore your PC to what it was like when you first got it (i.e. with Office
installed, in your case). My guess is the applications you had to reinstall
are those that did not come with the PC originally.

Tim

"marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsC507C30-1FBA-40DB-8EED-17E1B7ED3536@microsoft.com...
> recently i had to do a reinstall of vista hp from a partition i had office
> 2007 installed prior to the reinstall after i reinstalled vista i expected
> to
> have to reinstall office 2007 aswell but to my surprise it was already
> installed . is this right as all my other software had to be reinstalled
> --
> martyb

no the office was from abought disc and installed seperatly
--
martyb


"Tim" wrote:

> If you purchased your PC with Office already installed and you re-installed
> Vista from the vendor's "recovery" partition then it worked the way it was
> supposed to. Most recovery disks or partitions (from vendors like Dell) will
> restore your PC to what it was like when you first got it (i.e. with Office
> installed, in your case). My guess is the applications you had to reinstall
> are those that did not come with the PC originally.
>
> Tim
>
> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsC507C30-1FBA-40DB-8EED-17E1B7ED3536@microsoft.com...
> > recently i had to do a reinstall of vista hp from a partition i had office
> > 2007 installed prior to the reinstall after i reinstalled vista i expected
> > to
> > have to reinstall office 2007 aswell but to my surprise it was already
> > installed . is this right as all my other software had to be reinstalled
> > --
> > martyb
>

Did you do a clean reinstall?

"marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1AFD3027-B700-4F6E-B003-F30F8864F4F5@microsoft.com...
> no the office was from abought disc and installed seperatly
> --
> martyb
>
>
> "Tim" wrote:
>
>> If you purchased your PC with Office already installed and you
>> re-installed
>> Vista from the vendor's "recovery" partition then it worked the way it
>> was
>> supposed to. Most recovery disks or partitions (from vendors like Dell)
>> will
>> restore your PC to what it was like when you first got it (i.e. with
>> Office
>> installed, in your case). My guess is the applications you had to
>> reinstall
>> are those that did not come with the PC originally.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> newsC507C30-1FBA-40DB-8EED-17E1B7ED3536@microsoft.com...
>> > recently i had to do a reinstall of vista hp from a partition i had
>> > office
>> > 2007 installed prior to the reinstall after i reinstalled vista i
>> > expected
>> > to
>> > have to reinstall office 2007 aswell but to my surprise it was already
>> > installed . is this right as all my other software had to be
>> > reinstalled
>> > --
>> > martyb
>>

yes restore to factory condition
--
martyb


"Mac" wrote:

> Did you do a clean reinstall?
>
> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1AFD3027-B700-4F6E-B003-F30F8864F4F5@microsoft.com...
> > no the office was from abought disc and installed seperatly
> > --
> > martyb
> >
> >
> > "Tim" wrote:
> >
> >> If you purchased your PC with Office already installed and you
> >> re-installed
> >> Vista from the vendor's "recovery" partition then it worked the way it
> >> was
> >> supposed to. Most recovery disks or partitions (from vendors like Dell)
> >> will
> >> restore your PC to what it was like when you first got it (i.e. with
> >> Office
> >> installed, in your case). My guess is the applications you had to
> >> reinstall
> >> are those that did not come with the PC originally.
> >>
> >> Tim
> >>
> >> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> newsC507C30-1FBA-40DB-8EED-17E1B7ED3536@microsoft.com...
> >> > recently i had to do a reinstall of vista hp from a partition i had
> >> > office
> >> > 2007 installed prior to the reinstall after i reinstalled vista i
> >> > expected
> >> > to
> >> > have to reinstall office 2007 aswell but to my surprise it was already
> >> > installed . is this right as all my other software had to be
> >> > reinstalled
> >> > --
> >> > martyb
> >>

Hmmm...any possibility "factory condition" included a Trial version of
Office? Where/when did you purchase the PC?

Tim

"marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE7EF8C9-017A-406D-9845-CD112A1E408E@microsoft.com...
> yes restore to factory condition
> --
> martyb
>
>
> "Mac" wrote:
>
>> Did you do a clean reinstall?
>>
>> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1AFD3027-B700-4F6E-B003-F30F8864F4F5@microsoft.com...
>> > no the office was from abought disc and installed seperatly
>> > --
>> > martyb
>> >
>> >
>> > "Tim" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you purchased your PC with Office already installed and you
>> >> re-installed
>> >> Vista from the vendor's "recovery" partition then it worked the way it
>> >> was
>> >> supposed to. Most recovery disks or partitions (from vendors like
>> >> Dell)
>> >> will
>> >> restore your PC to what it was like when you first got it (i.e. with
>> >> Office
>> >> installed, in your case). My guess is the applications you had to
>> >> reinstall
>> >> are those that did not come with the PC originally.
>> >>
>> >> Tim
>> >>
>> >> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> newsC507C30-1FBA-40DB-8EED-17E1B7ED3536@microsoft.com...
>> >> > recently i had to do a reinstall of vista hp from a partition i had
>> >> > office
>> >> > 2007 installed prior to the reinstall after i reinstalled vista i
>> >> > expected
>> >> > to
>> >> > have to reinstall office 2007 aswell but to my surprise it was
>> >> > already
>> >> > installed . is this right as all my other software had to be
>> >> > reinstalled
>> >> > --
>> >> > martyb
>> >>

Marty

If you used "Restore to factory condition" then Office 2007 came bundled
with the PC. Restore to factory condition is only an option when you use the
OEM hidden partition or disk to restore the system. The version of Office
2007 on the system, after the restore, may not be the full retail version
that you purchased.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE7EF8C9-017A-406D-9845-CD112A1E408E@microsoft.com...
> yes restore to factory condition
> --
> martyb
>
>
> "Mac" wrote:
>
>> Did you do a clean reinstall?
>>
>> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1AFD3027-B700-4F6E-B003-F30F8864F4F5@microsoft.com...
>> > no the office was from abought disc and installed seperatly
>> > --
>> > martyb
>> >
>> >
>> > "Tim" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you purchased your PC with Office already installed and you
>> >> re-installed
>> >> Vista from the vendor's "recovery" partition then it worked the way it
>> >> was
>> >> supposed to. Most recovery disks or partitions (from vendors like
>> >> Dell)
>> >> will
>> >> restore your PC to what it was like when you first got it (i.e. with
>> >> Office
>> >> installed, in your case). My guess is the applications you had to
>> >> reinstall
>> >> are those that did not come with the PC originally.
>> >>
>> >> Tim
>> >>
>> >> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> newsC507C30-1FBA-40DB-8EED-17E1B7ED3536@microsoft.com...
>> >> > recently i had to do a reinstall of vista hp from a partition i had
>> >> > office
>> >> > 2007 installed prior to the reinstall after i reinstalled vista i
>> >> > expected
>> >> > to
>> >> > have to reinstall office 2007 aswell but to my surprise it was
>> >> > already
>> >> > installed . is this right as all my other software had to be
>> >> > reinstalled
>> >> > --
>> >> > martyb
>> >>

That's what I originally suspected - will await the OP's feedback...

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> wrote in message
news:BC4BF834-41A9-4372-A0EA-8B83933CBAB5@microsoft.com...
> Marty
>
> If you used "Restore to factory condition" then Office 2007 came bundled
> with the PC. Restore to factory condition is only an option when you use
> the OEM hidden partition or disk to restore the system. The version of
> Office 2007 on the system, after the restore, may not be the full retail
> version that you purchased.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AE7EF8C9-017A-406D-9845-CD112A1E408E@microsoft.com...
>> yes restore to factory condition
>> --
>> martyb
>>
>>
>> "Mac" wrote:
>>
>>> Did you do a clean reinstall?
>>>
>>> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1AFD3027-B700-4F6E-B003-F30F8864F4F5@microsoft.com...
>>> > no the office was from abought disc and installed seperatly
>>> > --
>>> > martyb
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Tim" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> If you purchased your PC with Office already installed and you
>>> >> re-installed
>>> >> Vista from the vendor's "recovery" partition then it worked the way
>>> >> it
>>> >> was
>>> >> supposed to. Most recovery disks or partitions (from vendors like
>>> >> Dell)
>>> >> will
>>> >> restore your PC to what it was like when you first got it (i.e. with
>>> >> Office
>>> >> installed, in your case). My guess is the applications you had to
>>> >> reinstall
>>> >> are those that did not come with the PC originally.
>>> >>
>>> >> Tim
>>> >>
>>> >> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> newsC507C30-1FBA-40DB-8EED-17E1B7ED3536@microsoft.com...
>>> >> > recently i had to do a reinstall of vista hp from a partition i had
>>> >> > office
>>> >> > 2007 installed prior to the reinstall after i reinstalled vista i
>>> >> > expected
>>> >> > to
>>> >> > have to reinstall office 2007 aswell but to my surprise it was
>>> >> > already
>>> >> > installed . is this right as all my other software had to be
>>> >> > reinstalled
>>> >> > --
>>> >> > martyb
>>> >>
>

thanks for all the feedback,as far as iam aware there was no office program
on my partion were the os is held. laptop is new from pc world preinstalled
with vista hp is it possible that the office program got backed up to this
partition?will it be wise to reinstall with the disc anyway?

martyb


"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> Marty
>
> If you used "Restore to factory condition" then Office 2007 came bundled
> with the PC. Restore to factory condition is only an option when you use the
> OEM hidden partition or disk to restore the system. The version of Office
> 2007 on the system, after the restore, may not be the full retail version
> that you purchased.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AE7EF8C9-017A-406D-9845-CD112A1E408E@microsoft.com...
> > yes restore to factory condition
> > --
> > martyb
> >
> >
> > "Mac" wrote:
> >
> >> Did you do a clean reinstall?
> >>
> >> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1AFD3027-B700-4F6E-B003-F30F8864F4F5@microsoft.com...
> >> > no the office was from abought disc and installed seperatly
> >> > --
> >> > martyb
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Tim" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If you purchased your PC with Office already installed and you
> >> >> re-installed
> >> >> Vista from the vendor's "recovery" partition then it worked the way it
> >> >> was
> >> >> supposed to. Most recovery disks or partitions (from vendors like
> >> >> Dell)
> >> >> will
> >> >> restore your PC to what it was like when you first got it (i.e. with
> >> >> Office
> >> >> installed, in your case). My guess is the applications you had to
> >> >> reinstall
> >> >> are those that did not come with the PC originally.
> >> >>
> >> >> Tim
> >> >>
> >> >> "marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> newsC507C30-1FBA-40DB-8EED-17E1B7ED3536@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > recently i had to do a reinstall of vista hp from a partition i had
> >> >> > office
> >> >> > 2007 installed prior to the reinstall after i reinstalled vista i
> >> >> > expected
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > have to reinstall office 2007 aswell but to my surprise it was
> >> >> > already
> >> >> > installed . is this right as all my other software had to be
> >> >> > reinstalled
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > martyb
> >> >>
>