Microsoft Office - какой пакет/лицензию сейчас можно купить, чтобы иметь легальную возможность использовать Access 97?

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Право на использование предыдущей версии Office 2010 Предыдущие версии по праву downgrade
Professional Plus 2010 Office Pro 2007, Office Pro 2003 и Office XP Pro

Если Вы купили корпоративную лицензию на Windows Vista Business и Office Professional Plus 2007, то Вам доступен для загрузки или приобретения дистрибутив версии -1 от текущей (в данном случае, это Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Office 2003 Standart). Для более ранних версий (например, Windows 98, Microsoft Office 2000) мы рекомендуем использовать носитель и ключ, полученные при предыдущей покупке необходимой операционной системы.

If I have Microsoft Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003, what can I downgrade to?

Downgrade rights in the Volume Licensing programs provide customers with the right to downgrade to any prior version of the same product. Therefore, Microsoft Office Professional Enterprise 2003 can be downgraded to the Microsoft Office XP, Office XP 2000, Office XP 97, Office XP 95, or Office XP 4.3 versions. You would not, however, be able to downgrade to Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003 as that is a different product and not considered a previous version of Microsoft Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003.



Which 2007 Microsoft Office system suites are eligible to downgrade to Office 2003 suites?

Customers who have licensed Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 are eligible to downgrade to Office Professional Enterprise 2003 and all previous versions as described above. Customers who have licensed Microsoft Office Standard 2007 are eligible to downgrade to Office Standard Edition 2003 and all previous versions of Office Standard Edition.

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