Microsoft Excel Upgrade from 2003 to 2010: If I buy Microsoft Excel 2010 to upgrade from my current Excel 2003 will I have problems with it erasing other data in my computer when I install it?
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Installing a new version of Excel will not erase your current excel files. Version 2010 will open version 2003 files & after you edit them with version 2010, you will be prompted to save them in the newer Excel format. Version 2003 saves your Excel files as "name.xls," version 2010 will save them in the newer format, "name.xlxs." You shouldn't have problems with backwards compatibility between file extensions. After you install the new version, make sure you update it immediately. Micro-Soft does have an extensive Knowledge Base at their Excel home page. (Your paying a lot for this software, utilize them!)
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Yes, it will give you the option to upgrade from a previous Windows edition (which will let you keep all your documents and personal media) in the installation menu. You may also wipe your hardrive and make a fresh install as well.
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yes and no. Yes you can install it, but depending what kind of license you bought with MS Office 2010, it might now allow you to activate it because you have used up the cd-key (license) on previous PCs you have installed it on. Most standard licenses allows you to install it on 2 PCs. If you ever do run into the issue, just call Microsoft activation team and they usually activate (but deactivates other PCs that has it installed)
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Yes, I put Office-2010 on my Windows-8, now upgraded to 8.1 PC with no problems.
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Yes, provided that you are able to use the upgrade mode. even in the upgrade mode you may at time loose some data, or programs. So please save all your data prior to upgrade, it's a safe way. A word of caution, if your XP software has been corrupted, not allow you to use the upgrade mode and you have to make a clean install you will loose all data etc. Hopefully, you will be successfully upgrading to Vista! Nick
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The 70 buck version is upgrade only. Course, down the road when your system crashes and you have to reinstall I wonder if they expect you to dig up the original version, install it, then install the upgrade over it? Strange, but yeah, the $70 dollar version is for if you already have some other version installed, I think as early as XP will work fine.
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Yes, Microsoft will be able to activate the 2010 Office University. I just activate my 2010 product on both my desktop and laptop I didn't have any problems.
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I have an older version of office installed. I still have room for many other programs. I have had no problems with this computer.
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Thanks for the info in re do-it-yourself upgrading to 2GB. I have a HP 210-1040 NR and would like to try an upgrade but would need at least basic instructions before I opened up my computer. Are such available, as far as you know? Thanks.
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You can install any compatible version of office. Also, 2013 and 365 are the same product. Only difference is that 365 is subscription based and includes 1TB of OneDrive storage. That said, IMHO office 365 is a great deal. Being able to keep all your important files backed up automatically just by saving to the OneDrive folder is a huge peace of mind :)
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You should be able to connect this drive and then redirect your download to this drive. You should be able to do this through the W7 download page or you could redirect your default download location through your browser. The bigger question to you will be whether you have enough room on your primary drive to do the upgrade. Another option would be to move most of your personal files from your original drive to this external drive freeing up space on your primary drive to download and upgrade Windows. Depends on what you want. Personally, I would at least use the external drive as a backup/copy for your personal files in case your upgrade goes badly.
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Mine was windows 8. Upgrade to 8.1 was free and easy. Most articles I've read say the upgrade to Windows 10 (looks like Microsoft is skipping 9.0) will be free as well.
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True, Maduranga brings up a good issue. You could buy office 2010 from the web and install it from the web download. or you could try copying all of the info from an office 2010 disc with another computer onto a usb drive as files, or as an image, and see if you can install from them. Worst case senario, you can borrow someone's usb cd\dvd drive and install everything on discs through it, or buy one, use it, and keep or return it.
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I can only say that I put this on my computer that had xp...I believe that the upgrade actually caused a fatal error...I wouldn't go past windows 7 upgrade if I had an older computer...my computer although pretty much problem free was 8 years old...
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Yes, just make sure to back up everything that you have currently and order the full version of windows 7. I upgraded from XP to Windows 7 by just putting the disk in my disk drive and replacing the OS completely. Hope this helps :)
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Morgan, This one does come with a trial version of the latest Microsoft Office, but once it expires you will need to buy it. I loaded my 2010 on it and it works nicely.
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No, I don't think so. I had to download Office 2013, I'm in the trial version of Office and I don't know what's going to happen when it runs out (Office). I have a legal copy of 2010 Home and Student and that's what I use when I need Word or Excel. Really not the expert to answer the question.