Obtaining and Installing Microsoft Office 2003

Introduction

This document gives instructions on obtaining and installing Microsoft Office 2003. Review this documentation carefully before attempting to install the software.

To obtain a product key for installation and usage of Office 2003, you must meet the following requirements:

• You must be eligible to download and install Microsoft software under the UK Campus Agreement. The UK Microsoft Campus Agreement web site (http://www.uky.edu/UKSoftware/) lists of persons who are and are not eligible.
• You must have a valid, and activated, UK account. For more information, please see the article on activating your computing account, available at http://www.uky.edu/IT/CustomerService/docs/account_activation/.
• Your computer should use Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP. If you are using an older version of Windows, please use Microsoft Office XP (http://www.uky.edu/IT/CustomerService/docs/office_xp/index.html).

Document Index

• Obtaining Office 2003
• Installing Office 2003
• For More Assistance

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Obtaining Office 2003

To install the Microsoft Office 2003 program on a computer, you will need the Office 2003 installation CD. This CD can be created if your computer has a recordable CD drive (CD-R or CD-RW). Please see the "Downloading Office 2003 ISO & Product Key" and "Burning the Office ISO Image" sections below for instructions.

Downloading Office 2003 ISO & Product Key

1. Open your web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator) and go to the UK Download web site (http://download.uky.edu).
2. In the Login box, enter your email userID (no AD\ or MC\) and password and then click on Login. The Login box will display your name when you have successfully logged in to the Download site.
   If you are unable to use your user ID and password to login, please contact the IT Customer Service Center by phone (859 257-1300) or email (helpdesk@uky.edu).
3. Under Operating Systems, click on the Windows 2000, 2000 Server, XP link. Categories of software will be displayed. Click on the Microsoft Campus Agreement link.
4. A list of software for that category will be displayed. Locate Microsoft Office 2003 Professional from the list. Click on the Product Key Required! Click Here link. This will send the Office 2003 product key to your University Email Address.
   If you do not receive the product key in your email, please contact the IT Customer Service Center by phone (257-1300) or email (helpdesk@uky.edu).
   
5. Click on the download link to the right of Microsoft Office 2003 Professional. You will be asked whether you wish to open or save the file. Click Save and select Desktop as the save-to location. Click Save. This will download the Office2k3.iso file to your computer.
6. Allow the file to completely download -- it will take several minutes for high-speed Internet connections or several hours for dial-up Internet connections. Once the file has downloaded to your computer, logout of the UK Download site by clicking on the Logout button.

Burning the Office ISO Image

You will need to burn the Office2k3.iso ISO image to a CD using your CD-R or CD-RW drive. The IT Customer Service Center provides information on how to burn an ISO image using Easy CD Creator (http://www.uky.edu/IT/CustomerService/docs/isoburn/index.html). If you do not use Easy CD Creator, please refer to your system documentation on burning ISO images.

Once you have burned the Office 2003 ISO image to a CD, you may delete the Office2k3.iso file.

Installing Office 2003

Before beginning installation, ensure that your computer has a connection to the Internet.

1. Insert the Office 2003 Installation CD into your CD drive. After a few seconds of copying installation files to your computer, the installation program will begin.
   If the installation program does not begin automatically, open My Computer, then open the OFFICE11 CD, and then double-click the SETUPPRO.EXE application.
2. You will be first prompted for the Office 2003 product key. Type in the product key you obtained from the UK Download web site. Use only 5 characters per field box, and 25 characters total. When you are finished, click on the Next button.
3. The next screen of the Office 2003 Installer will prompt you for:
   • User Name - Type your first and last name.
   • Initials - Type your initials.
   • Organization - Type "University of Kentucky"
   Click on the Next button once the information is entered correctly.
4. The next window displays the End-User License Agreement. Click the checkbox at the bottom corresponding to I accept the terms in the License Agreement (shown in Figure 2.1 below). Then click on Next.

   Figure 2.1

5. The next window displays the installation options for Office 2003. Click on selection button corresponding to Complete under the "or choose an install type" option, indicated by Figure 2.2. Then click on the Next button at the bottom of the window.

   Figure 2.2

6. The Begin Installation window will appear. Click on the Install button at the bottom of the window. This will start the process of installing Microsoft Office 2003 Professional to your computer.
7. After starting installation, a progress bar will be displayed showing that Microsoft Office 2003 is currently being installed on your computer. The time to complete the install will vary based on your computer's speed.
8. The installer will inform you when the setup is complete. You will have the option to check for Microsoft Office updates and delete your installation files, as shown in Figure 2.3. Ensure that Check the Web for updates and additional downloads is checked, and that Delete installation files is unchecked. Click the Finish button.

   Figure 2.3

9. The installer will close. Internet Explorer should appear and take you to the Microsoft Office Update web site (http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/). If the web browser doesn't appear, open Internet Explorer and go to the Microsoft Office Update web site yourself. At the site, click on the Check for Updates link.
10. You will be prompted to install and run the "Office Update Installation Engine," as shown in Figure 2.4. This engine will allow Microsoft to scan and update Office 2003 via the Web. Click on the Yes button to install it.

    Figure 2.4

11. The Office Update site will display any updates necessary. If there are any updates listed, follow the on-screen instructions to download and install them. Otherwise, close Internet Explorer.

 

For More Assistance

Please contact the IT Customer Service Center if you have any questions or problems while following these instructions. The IT CSC is open from 7AM to 6PM Monday through Friday. You may come directly to the CSC at 111 McVey Hall. You may also reach the CSC by phone (859.257.1300) or email (helpdesk@uky.edu).