Office 2000 - Upgrade Guide

Usually when a software company offers an upgrade product they have a published list of what software has to be owned or installed to qualify for the reduced upgrade price. This list has certain previous version of the same product plus rival products that Microsoft wants you to switch from.

Here's the official list of qualifying products from Microsoft:

" Microsoft Office 2000 Premium,

Microsoft Office 2000 Professional,

Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business,

Microsoft Office 2000 Standard,

Microsoft Office 2000 Developer

through a retail outlet or through volume-licensing programs such as Open or Select, and you are legally licensed for one of the following products, you qualify to purchase the upgrade product. Qualifying product names are listed on the left, and their version numbers are listed on the right in the following table.

Product	Version
Office Suites:
Microsoft Office Professional, Small Business, Standard, Developer, and Value Added Reseller (VAR) edition.	Version 4.0 or later for Microsoft Windows and Windows NT Workstation.
Microsoft Works, Works Deluxe, and Works Suite.	Version 3.0 or later for MS-DOS-based computers, Windows and Windows NT Workstation. This includes Microsoft Works 6.0 and Microsoft Works Suite 2001. If the upgrade version of Office 2000 does not recognize one of these products, please contact Microsoft Technical Support. NOTE: For volume licensing purchases of Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Works qualifies for Academic Select License and Academic Open License customers only.
Word Processors:
Microsoft Word	Version 6.0 or later for MS-DOS-based computers, Windows, and Windows NT Workstation.
WordPerfect	Versions 4.0 to 5.1 for MS-DOS-based computers and versions 5.1 to 6.1 for Windows.* *Office productivity suites from Novell and Corel, which contain WordPerfect 4.0 to 5.1 for MS-DOS-based computers or WordPerfect 5.1 to 6.1 for Windows, also qualify as an upgrade to Office.
Spreadsheets:
Microsoft Excel	Version 5.0 or later for Windows and Windows NT Workstation.
Lotus 1-2-3	Version 2.01 to 3.4 for MS-DOS-based computers and versions 1.0 to 4.01 for Windows.* *Office productivity suites from Lotus, which contain Lotus 1-2-3 version 2.01 to 3.4 for MS-DOS-based computers and versions 1.0 to 4.01 for Windows, also qualify as an upgrade to Office.
Presentation Graphics:
Microsoft PowerPoint	Version 4.0 or later for Windows and Windows NT Workstation.
Databases:
Microsoft Access	Version 2.0 or later for Windows and Windows NT Workstation.
Project Management:
Microsoft Project	Version 4.0 or later for MS-DOS-based computers, Windows, and Windows NT Workstation.

In addition to the above there's extra products that will qualify you for the upgrade price on Office 2000 Developer:

" If you purchase Microsoft Office 2000 Developer through a retail outlet or through volume-licensing programs such as Open or Select, and you are legally licensed for one of the following products, you qualify to purchase the upgrade product.

Qualifying product names are listed on the left, and their version numbers are listed on the right in the following table.

Product	Version
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional, Enterprise	Version 97 or later for Windows and Windows NT Workstation.
Microsoft Visual Basic Professional, Enterprise	Version 4.0 or later for and Windows NT or later
Microsoft FoxPro	Version 2.6 or later for MS-DOS-based computers, Windows, and Windows NT Workstation.
Microsoft Visual FoxPro	Version 3.0 or later for Windows and Windows NT Workstation.

Source: Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q210437 as at 26 May 2001