Thanks for getting back to me so fast Mark.

When I opened 'files and settings transfer wizard' I'm told "the best way to
use this wizard for transferring files and settings is to use either a direct
cable connection or a network." I have neither. So what next?

Thanks in advance ;o)

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Don’t lean to your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths. Prov 3:5,6


"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> Run the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (on start menu) to save your
> Office settings and data. Uninstall Office. Reinstall it, and run the FAST
> Wizard again to restore your settings.
>
> --
> click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface.
> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm see ''rate a post''
> Mark L. Ferguson
>
> "GrammyJo" <GrammyJo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2A71936A-9B08-4331-92D9-21918510BFB3@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I run Windows Pro XP and use 'Word 2002' (bundled). I starting having
> > trouble with copy/pasting into Word today and started getting a
> > 'notification' that I need to download and install 'Office Genuine
> > Advantage'. I do not WANT to use any 'verification' software in order to
> > use
> > 'Word' and so starting searching for information concerning this download.
> > I
> > found that this update isn't INTENDED for Word 02 and further more it
> > wasn't
> > even intended to be RELEASED to the USA at this time! Needless to say I'm
> > pretty annoyed (putting it mildly) that I apparently can't use my software
> > as
> > I have always been able to, all because of an update I not supposed to
> > get.
> >
> > I wanted to use live chat to resolve this problem but don't intend to PAY
> > for help eliminating a problem not even CAUSED by myself! So I'm hoping
> > someone here will be able to tell me how to proceed with this. I ran a
> > search
> > in WINNT and apparently there's no update in there to have caused this to
> > happen. I've never downloaded or installed Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA)
> > and don't intend to. I never intend to use Vista either. But NOW I'm
> > getting
> > this about Office Genuine Advantage. It's always something with MS. Here's
> > a
> > paragraph I copied from another web page about MS 'mistakenly' sending OGA
> > to
> > users in the USA. As you will see I'm not supposed to get this at ALL.
> > Oh....and any help will be MUCH appreciated in advance!
> >
> > [As part of Microsoft's continuous efforts to reduce piracy, the software
> > giant released update KB949810, also known as the Office Genuine Advantage
> > (OGA) Notifications application, through Windows Server Update Services
> > (WSUS). The update was meant to notify companies in Chile, Italy, Spain,
> > and
> > Turkey whether or not their copies of Office XP, Office 2003, or Office
> > 2007
> > were genuine. Microsoft has acknowledged that the release did not go as
> > planned: "but because of WSUS publication, it became available to WSUS
> > managed clients inside and outside of these intended countries."
> > The problem with the update in question, which was "marked critical for
> > WSUS," does not end with a mistaken worldwide release. Not only did the
> > update appear to be a patch for a security problem by being marked as
> > "critical", it did not always detect genuine software as genuine. As a
> > result, many computers with legally purchased software began to spit out
> > errors and productivity ground to a halt.]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Don’t lean to your own
> > understanding.
> > In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths. Prov
> > 3:5,6
>