OFF95: Applications That Qualify You for Competitive Upgrade

ID: Q131258


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SUMMARY

If you own certain word processors, spreadsheets, presentation graphics packages, or database programs, including Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, Harvard Graphics, Paradox, Microsoft Project, or Microsoft Works, you qualify for the Microsoft Office competitive upgrade.

To discourage unlawful use of Microsoft Office upgrade products, the Compliance Checking Program (CCP) in all Microsoft Office 7.0 upgrade products employ strict compliance checking. Strict compliance checking requires either the availability of a setup diskette or the existence of a prior/competitive version on the system.

To determine if you are eligible for the upgrade, the Microsoft Office Setup program checks your computer for certain filenames, .INI entries, or REG.DAT entries. In most cases, if the Setup program does not find the qualifying product on your hard disk drive, you are prompted to insert Disk 1 of the qualifying program.


MORE INFORMATION

If you own any of the applications listed above or any of the following applications, you are eligible for the competitive upgrade. (Note that this is not a comprehensive list and is subject to change.)

Presentation Graphics

Aldus Persuasion 2.x, 3.0 for Windows
Harvard Graphics 2.3, 3.0 for MS-DOS; 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 for Windows
Lotus Freelance 4.0 for MS-DOS; 1.x, 2.x for Windows
PowerPoint 4.0 or earlier
WordPerfect Presentations 2.0 for MS-DOS; 2.0, 3.0 for Windows

Word Processors

Ami Pro for Windows 1.0, 1.01, 1.1, 1.1B, 1.2, 2.0, 3.0, 3.01
Ami Pro 3.1
DisplayWrite for MS-DOS 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1
First Choice for MS-DOS 1.01
Legacy for Windows 1.0
Lotus Manuscript for MS-DOS 1.0
Lotus Manuscript for MS-DOS 2.1
Lotus WordPro for Windows 95
Mass-11 6C
MultiMate 1.0, 4.0
MultiMate for MS-DOS 1.0, 3.3, 3.6, 4.0
Professional Write Plus for Windows 1.0
Professional Write for MS-DOS 1.0
Q&A for MS-DOS 1.0
Samna Word IV for MS-DOS
Sprint for Windows 1.01
Volkswriter III for MS-DOS 1.0
Word for MS-DOS 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0
Word for Windows 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
WordPerfect 6.1
WordPerfect 5.0 5.1, 5.2, 6.0, 6.0A for Windows
WordPerfect 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 MS-DOS
WordStar 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 for Windows
WordStar 2000 for MS-DOS 3.0, 3.5, 6.0
WordStar for MS-DOS 1.0, 1.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, 7.0 Upgrade
WordStar Pro for MS-DOS 1.0, 4.0
XyWrite III Plus for MS-DOS 3.06, 3.52, 3.56

Spreadsheets

Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows 1.0, 4.0, 4.01
Lotus 1-2-3 4 for MS-DOS
Lotus 1-2-3 5, 95 (when available)
Lotus 1-2-3 for MS-DOS 2.01, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1 Upgrade, 3.4, 3.4A
Microsoft Excel 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0, 5.0c
Multiplan, all versions
Quattro Pro 6 for Windows
Quattro Pro for MS-DOS 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
Quattro Pro for Windows 1.0, 5.0
Quattro Pro for Windows 95 (when available)
Quattro Pro Special Edition 1.0
Supercalc for MS-DOS 3.1, 3.2, 4, 5.1, 5.5 B

Databases (preliminary list)

Alpha Five
Approach for Windows 2.1
Clipper 5.01
Clipper 5.02c, 5.02b, 5.02a, 5.02
Clipper 5.2 MS-DOS
DataEase 1.1, 4.5, 4.53 Exec
dBASE 1.0, 1.1, 1.5
dBASE 5.0 MS-DOS
dBASE 5.0 Windows
dBASE IV 2.0
FileMaker Pro 2.0, 2.1 Windows
FoxPro 2.0 MS-DOS
FoxPro 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6 MS-DOS
FoxPro 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6 Windows
FoxPro 2.6 Windows
Microsoft Access 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
Microsoft Office Standard (all Windows versions including 7.0)
Paradox 1.0, 3.0, 3.5, 3.5 Update, 4.0, 4.5
Paradox 5.0 MS-DOS
Paradox 5.0 Windows
Powerbuilder 3.0
Q&A 2.0 and 3.0 MS-DOS
Q&A 4.0 Windows (Checking for Q&A or QAWrite)
R:Base 2.11,3.0,3.1,4.0
R:Base 3.1,4.0 , 4.5, 4.5+
Superbase for Windows 4.1.3
Superbase4 1.2, 1.3 Windows

Suites

Borland Office
Microsoft Office (all Windows versions)
Microsoft Works (all Windows versions)
Perfect Office
Smart Suite

Additional query words: ccp qualifying products


Keywords          : offwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: May 4, 1999