Downgrading Office 2007 to 2003

[simjambra]

Hi all.

I have a question, I hope you can help me clear things up.

I have purchased 6 New PCs without any MS Office software. I would like to buy 6 licenses for MS Office Professional 2007 but I would like to run Office 2003 for the time being. So what I am asking is:


1. Can I buy Office Pro 2007 Licenses and use these licenses to run Office Pro 2003?

2. If this is possible, can I use existing media (i.e. an existing copy of 2003) to install the software but use my new license numbers?

3. When the time comes to change over to 2007, can I just uninstall 2003 and reinstall 2007 using the same license numbers?


I have had a look at some older threads but I am not 100% so I thought I would dive right in and ask.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Simon

 

[fumei]

I would check your license agreement, but...

1. I do not think this is possible. 2007 licenses are for 2007. You state you want to buy 2007, but use 2003 for the time being. Do you have legitimate media for 2003?

2. ditto.

3. ditto.

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[strongm]

What Microsoft call the FPP license (Fully Packaged Product), which most of us might call retail, does not entitle you to any downgrade rights. Nor are OEM licenses downgradeable

However if you subscribe to Software Assurance, or get your licence from a Volume Licencing agreement (e.g Open or Select) then you are entitled to downgrade (although there are rules about what you can downgrade to: e.g Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is eligible to downgrade to Office Standard Edition 2003 but not to Office Pro 2003)

If you have a Volume License agreement then you'll have the legitimate license keys available from the Volume Licensing website. With Software Assurance I believe you have to call Microsoft for a 2003 key.

So:

1) Yes, subject to the advice above
2) No, but given you follow advice above you would have access to a legitimate 2003 key from Volume Licence or Software Assurance
3) Use your legit 2007 licence keys, yes.