Microsoft KB Archive/212082

= XL2000: Products That Qualify for the Microsoft Excel Upgrade =

Article ID: 212082

Article Last Modified on 10/6/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212082





SUMMARY
Microsoft Excel is available in two versions: a retail version that you can install on any compatible computer, and an upgrade version that requires that a qualifying product be installed on your computer or that Disk 1 of the qualifying product be available when you run the Setup program.

This article lists the products that qualify you to use the upgrade version of Microsoft Excel 2000. The retail version does not require a qualifying product.



MORE INFORMATION
Qualifying product names are listed on the left and their version numbers are listed on the right in the following table.

  Product                                Version --

Microsoft Excel                       Version 5.0 or later for Windows and Windows NT Workstation.

Microsoft Office Professional,        Version 4.0 or later for Windows Small Business, Standard,             and Windows NT Workstation. Developer, and VAR edition.

Lotus 1-2-3*                          Versions 2.01 to 3.4 for MS-DOS based computers and versions 1.0 to 4.01 for Windows. *Office productivity suites from Lotus, which contain Lotus 1-2-3 versions 2.01 to 3.4 for MS-DOS based computers or Lotus 1-2-3 versions 1.0 to 4.01 for Windows, also qualify as an upgrade to Microsoft Excel.

