>The link that you sent me was for Microsoft Office Editions. I just want
>Excel 2003 only. When I scrolled down, I clicked on the link for Excel 2003.
>From there, I clicked on "How to Buy", which noted the upgrade eligibility.
>On that window, it did not list Microsoft Works 8.5 an eligibility. I'm just
>trying to make sure that this is still valid. Any thoughts? Thanks for your
>assistance.
>
>"Gord Dibben" wrote:
>
>> I find this at
>>
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/howtobuy/professional.mspx#EQE>>
>> Upgrade Eligibility
>> Determine whether your current version of Microsoft Office qualifies you for the
>> $329 US upgrade price. The following products qualify:
>>
>> • Microsoft Office XP
>> Office XP Developer, Office XP Professional with FrontPage®, Office XP
>> Professional Special Edition, Office XP Professional with Publisher, Office XP
>> Professional, Office XP Small Business Edition, Office XP Standard
>>
>> • Microsoft Office 2000
>> Office 2000 Developer, Office 2000 Premium, Office 2000 Professional, Office
>> 2000 Small Business Edition, Office 2000 Standard
>>
>> • Microsoft Office 97
>> Office 97 Professional, Office 97 Small Business Edition (version 2), Office 97
>> Small Business Edition (version 1), Office 97 Standard
>>
>> • Microsoft Works
>> Works 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, or 8.5
>> Works Suite 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, or 2006
>>
>> NOTE.......Works 8.5 is listed
>>
>>
>> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>>
>> On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:58:01 -0700, QnBrnda <QnBrnda[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Just got a new laptop, but it didn't come with Excel. I am running Micrsoft
>> >Windows XP Media Center Edition. My version of Microsoft Works is 8.5, which
>> >was installed with Microsoft Suite 2006. Saying that the version is 8.5
>> >(this version was not specified as a requirement on the site), do I still
>> >qualify for the "Upgrade" version of Excel 2003? I'd hate to buy it and have
>> >it turn out that I should have bought the full version.
>>
>>