Office 2003 Solution Centre - Tips, Top issues, Downloads & Updates and More Helps

Update Office 2003

• Description of the January 2010 update for Office Word
• Download Office 2003 Service Pack 3
• Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 3
• Information about blocked file types after installing Office 2003 Service Pack 3
• Resolve activation problems with Microsoft Office programs

Top Office 2003 articles

• An error occurs when you upgrade the Outlook Hotmail Connector
• Find the fonts that are installed with Office
• Get information about running multiple versions of Office with Office 2003
• Learn how to turn off the speech recognition and handwriting recognition features
• Find out how to check the version of Office 2003 products
• Find help if the "Most recently used" list is missing from the File menu
• Obtain the Microsoft Office 2003 Resource Kit
• Troubleshoot video issues in Office programs
• Use earlier versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word to open and save files

Overview

• Description of Microsoft Product Activation
• Description of the Office Activation Wizard
• Frequently asked questions about the Office Activation Wizard and reduced-functionality mode in Office 2003

How To

• My product key is lost:
  Please dial Microsoft Customer Service hotline with your purchase voucher and COA, the CSR will try to help you to contact the relevant department to apply for a new CD-Key.
• How to change the product key for Office XP, for Office 2003, and for the 2007 Office system
• Activate or register programs in the Microsoft Office System 

Error Message & Troubleshooting

• "Your installation cannot be activated" error message when you try to activate Office 2007 or Office 2003
• You receive an "invalid product key" error message when you start an Office program after you install an Office suite
• "This is an invalid CD Key value" error message when you try to install Microsoft Office
• Error message when you use Office Genuine Advantage to validate Office 2003 or Office XP: "Validation Incomplete" or "Error code: 0x8018103"
• You receive an "Error 1706. Setup cannot find the required files? error message when you repair or install a feature in Office
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Installation error messages

• "Runtime error"
• Troubleshoot "This patch package could not be opened" or "The installation source for the product is not available" error messages
• Get help when updating Office 2003 programs from the Office Update Web site or the Office Download Center
• Find help with "The Windows Installer service could not be accessed" error message when you try to install Office
• Find help if you have problems installing Office 2003 Service Pack 3
• Troubleshoot when you receive one or more "This patch package could not be opened" error messages in an Office program

Top rated error messages

• Error message when you try to open or to save a 2007 Office document that uses an earlier version of an Office program: "This file was created by a newer version of Microsoft "
• Get information about running multiple versions of Office with Office 2003
• Troubleshoot updating Office 2003 by using Software Update Services
• Error message: ?This command is not available because the document is locked for edit?
• Find help with "Disk Error -- Reserved Error (-1601)" error messages when you try to install an Office update

Keeping Office 2003 up to date

• How to use Automatic Updates in Windows XP
• Download Office 2003 Service Pack 3
• Get help with installing updates after the path of the local installation source changes
• Learn more about updates for Office 2003
• Find more information about security updates for Office 2003

Downloads, tools, and add-ins

• Get help removing service packs for Office 2003 products
• Find access to free downloads and more
• Visit Office Online for the latest updates and downloads
• Download the latest updates from Microsoft Update

Installation help

• Download Office 2003 Service Pack 3
• Information about blocked file types after installing Office 2003 Service Pack 3
• Find the list of system requirements for Microsoft Office 2003
• Install Office 2003 or Office XP on a computer that is running Windows Terminal Server
• Install Office 2003 on a computer that is configured to dually boot Windows 2000 and Windows XP
• Create and use a batch file to silently install multiple GDI+ security updates
• Find the frequently asked questions about the Local Install Source feature in Office 2003
• Troubleshoot an update installation by using log files in Office 2003
• Learn more about the updates for Office 2003
• Find help with "The Windows Installer service could not be accessed" error message when you try to install Office
• Learn more about the Local Install Source (Msocache)
• Find help when you cancel an Office 2003 installation and not all registry entries are removed

Activation help

• Get help with the Activation Wizard disappearing when you use the telephone option to activate a license
• Resolve activation problems with Microsoft Office programs
• Find the important information about product activation
• Install, activate and register Office 2003 programs
• Verify that your Microsoft software is genuine

Contacts

• Contact a support professional by e-mail, online, or phone
• Ask questions, share information, and exchange ideas with others in Microsoft technical communities

More Office links

• Visit Microsoft Office Online for help and product information
• Use Office at home
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