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MS Office is not a free program.
You will need to purchase a copy of MS Office 2007.
For an alternative free program OPEN OFFICE is a full-featured office suite that's compatible with Microsoft Office.
If you want Open Office you can download this free program.
Click on this link to download :-
http://www.openoffice.org/

I think I had told you before too that you cant download such packages as the MS Office Suite and use it.If it was possible then MicroSoft would have gone bankrupt long back. If you really want an Office Suite then read the following two links and take action accordingly.
Free Office Suites

Serial Number for Software

you need to install the Microsoft Office Compatibility pack to have it work in Vista. I have given you the link below for download and instructions.\

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923505

Any newer version of MS Works should recognize documents created in older versions. Microsoft Office 2007 will as well.

The product key printed on the sticker at the bottom of your Laptop is for Windows only, and not for Office.

If you have Office suite installed on your laptop, then Follow the indications here to locate your Microsoft Office Trial product key, or contact Microsoft.

Hi, this may not help you because I do not have the exact error you described. But here is some text from the MS website:The installation of the 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1 (SP1) fails with error 1935 or with error 78F. This failure occurs when the Windows Installer encounters a reference either to a drive that no longer exists or to a removable media device that contains no readable media. For example, this failure may occur when the Windows Installer encounters a reference to an empty DVD drive or to an empty CD drive. The issue is not caused by the update design of the 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1 (SP1). RESOLUTION loadTOCNode(1, 'resolution'); This issue is resolved by update 946691 for the 2007 Office system. Update 946691 is provided to resolve the problem that you may experience when you install the 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1. You must install update 946691 on you computer before you install 2007 Microsoft Office suite SP1.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Office2007-kb946691-fullfile-x86-glb.exe package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=697BA2AA-0757-42C8-A530-5BD5566A54AD&displaylang=en)
So, here is what they say to do:
Remove the 2007 Office suite loadTOCNode(3, 'workaround');

1. Exit all programs.
2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
3. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
   
   Note In Windows Vista, click Uninstall a Program or Programs and Features.
4. In the Programs list, click Microsoft Office Edition 2007, and then click Remove. In this item, Edition is a placeholder for the edition of Office that you installed.
   
   Note In Windows Vista, click Uninstall.
5. Click Yes when you receive the following message: Are you sure you want to remove Microsoft Office Edition 2007?
6. When the removal operation is complete, click Close.

Reinstall the 2007 Office suite loadTOCNode(3, 'workaround');

1. Insert a 2007 Office installation CD into the drive.
   
   Note If your version of the 2007 Office suite is a preinstalled version, the installation CD is packaged in the white box that was included with your computer.
   
   Collapse this imageExpand this image If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation in the User Account Control dialog box, click OK, or click Continue.
2. Enter the product key.
   
   Note If your version of the 2007 Office suite is a preinstalled version, the product key is located on the back of the CD case.
3. Read the Microsoft Software License Terms, click to select the I accept the terms of this agreement check box, and then click Next.
4. Select the type of installation that you want, and then start the installation process.
5. When the installation process is complete, click Finish.

You can install Office 2007 without having any doubt on it because Vista is derivedversion of XP (both are from microsot) so there will be no problems.

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have you installed MS OFFICE, ACROBAT READER if not installed these applications

dear tiffy,

Ms office 97 will not suit your vista OS. so either you have to buy a new Ms office product or you can try installing Open office 2.01 software for free.

thanks,