Problem opening office 2003

[Miles Runner]

Hello,
I installed Office 2003 with License 2007 under Vista. I did this because there is greater license issue in 2003.
First problem: When I open an Office application I get an message "version of Office application incompatible".

Second problem: When I do data / external data / create a query, I have a new message "The DataDirect ODBC driver you are attempting to access has been provided to you buy Crystal Decisions for exclusive use with Crystal Reports. You are not licensed to use this driver with any application other than Crystal Reports. If you would like to purchase driver ... "

So I can not create query. Does anybody know how to fix these error messages? Thank you in advance

[Glenny]

Good evening
I think there is no alternative but to either install Office 2007 with a license in 2007 or Office 2003 with License 2003. The problem with licenses is that when you save an Office license, you also registered licenses for products associated with the delivery suite. But how these related products check licenses can lead to what Crystal checks the version of Office (not license) to allow you to work. He then finds an Office 2003 license with which he is not supposed to work, and it hangs. If you have a license in 2007, installed Office 2007, leaves to save your work in older versions.

[ThoMas321]

Hi,
This is the concrete outcome of the new policy with Microsoft Office 2007 & SharePoint, verify licenses to avoid (too) piracy licensing office. Microsoft believes that if he gets 35% of pirated licenses in the world, while SharePoint & Office2007 will be refunded. You understand the stakes. So yes, follow the advice as above mentioned and install Office 2007 with a license or Office 2007 (before 2007) with what you want as the license, however if the version is compatible with Vista (this also because Microsoft has integrated controls for precisely avoid this type of manip).

[Miles Runner]

Hello,
The worry is that as the whole society is in Office 2003, my supervisor has ordered Office 2003. But against Microsoft no longer license the coup in 2003 they told us to take a license in 2007 and it works. So I have Office 2003 with a degree in 2007. But I have no Office 2007. And for the second problem posted above he needs a special driver to download for power work? Do you guys have any good solution for this. Thanks in advance.

[Sam.D]

Hello
I can not answer your last question. We install a Server 2003 but we buy a license Server 2008. Hop, little help from phone to authorized people and they give us a number of valid license in 2003 to replace the 2008. Hope this will help you, else the best way to do this is , just install a new copy of mircosoft office 2007 whit the license key you have. That will give you no problem.

[Raine]

Hey
It's the same for XP, you buy a Vista license, and on call, it gives you a valid number for XP. By cons, Office 2007 can be used with 2003. You can use the compatibility pack that will allow the use of Office Open XML document of 2003, or save in compatibility mode documents in proprietary binary version. Hope this information helps you. If you want any information regarding this topic do post your query.