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AskWoody LoungerOk, thanks for the information……..so we get the full blown software?????? I have my invitation letter still. Should I take it with me and just say I didn’t get around to registering, or what…? I can’t believe that they would let me in!
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WSklott54
AskWoody LoungerCan’t go to the one in Austin……..I was thinking Dallas on the 4th or FTWorth on the 18th……….should I call the main office first, or just show up………it would be great if they were having one in Irving! That would be closer.
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WSklott54
AskWoody LoungerCan’t go to the one in Austin……..I was thinking Dallas on the 4th or FTWorth on the 18th……….should I call the main office first, or just show up………it would be great if they were having one in Irving! That would be closer.
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WSklott54
AskWoody LoungerI have not been able to get in a session in North Texas. The list is full…….do you know of any other options to gain an invitation?
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WSklott54
AskWoody LoungerI have not been able to get in a session in North Texas. The list is full…….do you know of any other options to gain an invitation?
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AskWoody LoungerI have Office XP now, but I rarely use Access. Publisher XP should be fine for me. So I think that the upgrade to the Student edition would be fine since it has the 4 apps that I use the most. And if I want to upgrade to FP 2003 later, I can do that. Thanks everyone. All of your feedback has been extremely helpful! When I upgrade, I will probably let it overwrite the XP apps that are being replaced. However, Access, Publisher, and FP should be untouched by the upgrade, correct?
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WSklott54
AskWoody LoungerI have Office XP now, but I rarely use Access. Publisher XP should be fine for me. So I think that the upgrade to the Student edition would be fine since it has the 4 apps that I use the most. And if I want to upgrade to FP 2003 later, I can do that. Thanks everyone. All of your feedback has been extremely helpful! When I upgrade, I will probably let it overwrite the XP apps that are being replaced. However, Access, Publisher, and FP should be untouched by the upgrade, correct?
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AskWoody LoungerI want to thank you for all of your helpful information. As far as getting the Student Edition, I realize I will not be able to upgrade it to the next version. However, would it not be better to get it, and get the new Outlook, rather than paying for just the new Outlook version alone. And won’t I have to uninstall Office XP (except for Front Page, Publisher, Access, etc, that don’t come with the student edition)?
Again, thanks for helping me out with all of the information.
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WSklott54
AskWoody LoungerI want to thank you for all of your helpful information. As far as getting the Student Edition, I realize I will not be able to upgrade it to the next version. However, would it not be better to get it, and get the new Outlook, rather than paying for just the new Outlook version alone. And won’t I have to uninstall Office XP (except for Front Page, Publisher, Access, etc, that don’t come with the student edition)?
Again, thanks for helping me out with all of the information.
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AskWoody LoungerOk, the bottom line I got out of this. Excel, Word, PPT, and Outlook should be the exact same versions as included in the Office 2003 Pro package. And, I am inferring from your post, that it would be best to do a uninstall of those 4 applications (the XP version) and then install the new 2003 versions.
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WSklott54
AskWoody LoungerOk, the bottom line I got out of this. Excel, Word, PPT, and Outlook should be the exact same versions as included in the Office 2003 Pro package. And, I am inferring from your post, that it would be best to do a uninstall of those 4 applications (the XP version) and then install the new 2003 versions.
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WSklott54
AskWoody LoungerThanks for the information! If I get the Student edition, am I going to missing much functionality if I have Windows XP Pro? I know I won’t get Publisher or Access (which is OK, as long as those remain). Can I install the Student addition over my XP? Are there any differences in the versions of Excel, Word, PPT, or Outlook, or will I get all of the functionality?
Thanks again!
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WSklott54
AskWoody LoungerThanks for the information! If I get the Student edition, am I going to missing much functionality if I have Windows XP Pro? I know I won’t get Publisher or Access (which is OK, as long as those remain). Can I install the Student addition over my XP? Are there any differences in the versions of Excel, Word, PPT, or Outlook, or will I get all of the functionality?
Thanks again!
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WSklott54
AskWoody LoungerHere are my configuration screens: see attached. Today I can still receive mail, but cannot send.
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WSklott54
AskWoody LoungerYes, my settings have been modified as such. I imported the settings, then when that did not work, I deleted the mail account and created a new one from scratch. I have verified all of the settings.
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