How to install MS Office 2003

Minimum System Requirements for Microsoftinstallation more tightly to your specific needs. If
Office 2003 Professionalyou don’t do a complete install, later on, you
Processor: 233 MHz or higher; Pentium IIIcan always install any component that you want.
recommended.Of course, you will need the Office CD to do this.
Operating System: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3With the large hard drives of today, if you have
or later, or Windows XP or later.the storage to spare, we recommend the
RAM: 64 MB (minimum); 128 MB (recommended)‘Complete Install’ option, particularly if you
Hard drive space: 450 MB.will use the software to produce work under time
Note: Hard disk space usage varies depending onconstraints. Limited or partial installations of Office
the configuration; Custom installation choices maycan create problems at the most inopportune
require more or less hard disk space; selection ofmoments. You may call up what you would
the ‘Complete’ installation choice willexpect to be a routine feature in Word, for
require more hard disk space. The above listedexample, and discover that the feature was
requirement is for the default configuration.never installed in the first place. When that
Additional information on the system requirementshappens, the program will run an installation routine
for Microsoft Office 2003 Professional and specificthat calls for the installation CD to be placed in the
items and services can be found at the Microsoftoriginal CD drive that was used during installation.
help and support website.If you don’t have the CD handy, it’s
The Installation Processeasy enough to cancel the routine and continue
Insert the Office 2003 Installation CD into yourwork without that feature, but as you may
CD drive. After a few seconds of copyingexpect, this doesn’t always work smoothly.
installation files to your computer, the installationYou’ve probably seen
will begin. If the installation does not beginWord, or another Office component,
automatically, open ‘My Computer’, thencrash—more than once—when the program
open the OFFICE11 CD, and double-click thetried to install a requested feature and the original
SETUPPRO.EXE.installation CD wasn’t available.
You will be prompted for the Office 2003 productOnce you’re done choosing what type of
key.install to do, the ‘Begin Installation’
Type the product key from the back of the CD.window will appear. Click on the ‘Install’
Use only five characters per field box, and ensurebutton at the bottom of the window. This will
that there are a total of 25 characters. When youstart the process of installing Microsoft Office
are finished, click ‘Next’. If you are unable2003 on your computer. After starting installation,
to locate the product key then click on thea progress bar will be displayed showing that
windows help icon on the product key page toMicrosoft Office 2003 is currently being installed
open the Microsoft help topic page.on your computer. The time to complete the
The next screen of the Office 2003 Installer willinstall will vary based on how fast your computer
prompt you for your user name, initials, andis.
organisation. Click ‘Next’ once thisThe installer will inform you when the setup is
information is entered correctly.complete. You will have the option to check for
The next window displays the End-User LicenseMicrosoft Office updates and delete your
Agreement (EULA). Click the checkbox at theinstallation files. Ensure that ‘Check the Web
bottom corresponding to ‘I accept the termsfor updates and additional downloads’ is
in the License Agreement’. It ischecked, and that ‘Delete installation files’
recommended that you go through this once.is unchecked. This is to ensure that if Office later
Then click ‘Next’.finds a file missing, or if a file goes corrupt, it can
The next window displays the installation optionsrecover it from these installation files. Click the
for Office 2003. If you just want to install‘Finish’ button.
everything that Office provides, click the selectionThe installer will close. Internet Explorer should
button corresponding to ‘Complete’ underappear and take you to the Microsoft support
the ‘or choose an install type’ option.website for installing office updates ( If the Web
Then click ‘Next’ at the bottom of thebrowser doesn’t appear, open Internet
window. The other options are as follows:Explorer and go to the Microsoft support web site
Typical Install: As the name implies, this optionyourself. Click on the ‘Check for Updates’
installs the programs and options most commonlylink.
used by the masses. Complete Install: InstallsYou will be prompted to install and run the
every program and every option that your edition‘Office Update Installation Engine’. This
has to offer onto the hard drive.engine will allow Microsoft to scan and update
Minimal Install: This is a bare-bones installation thatOffice 2003 via the Web. Click ‘Yes’ to
is a viable choice if you’re low on hard driveinstall it.
space.The windows support site will display any updates
Custom Install: Here’s where you’ll findnecessary. If there are any updates listed, follow
maximum configurability. If you have a good ideathe on-screen instructions to download and install
of how you’ll be using Office and its individualthem. Otherwise, close the Internet Explorer.
applications, this selection will let you tailor the