Or have the qualifying version CD available to point to during the
installation process

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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lohneagle wrote:

I uninstalled my Office 2000 because I had Word 2002 and didn't think
about it taking my Outlook away. I want it back but it won't let me
reinstall it. I get the message "Setup failed to locate a valid
qualifying product on your machine."

You apparently have an upgrade license, not a full license. You must
reinstall a version of Office prior to the version you're trying to
install
now, like Office 97, so that the upgrade process can find it.
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Brian Tillman