Originally Posted by
Fareastdriver
No, that didn't work. It came up with 'cyclic redundancy' whatever that means.
Faulty install media. Optical discs like CDs and DVDs are not forever. They DO eventually degrade and can become unreadable.
Try making a mirror copy onto another disc and if that fails somewhere along the way, you know it is unreadable. If it worked, just use the new media you have created to restart your install again..
If it is faulty and copying doesn't work, the solution is to get another one from somewhere else.
The Office 2003 licence key is unique to you and should work regardless of where your installation media comes from. You shouldn't have to pay again for a new licence as they didn't have a $ubscription model that far back - you bought it outright and own it forever.
Microsoft used to offer specific download web pages for their software for exactly this scenario, but I'm not sure if they still do. Worth calling their support line and asking if they offer new media for a small fee if you can confirm ownership - they usually ask you to read certain laser etched numbers that are very hard to replicate off the original disc so have a magnifying glass handy.
Correspondingly, doing a deep Google search for terms like 'Office 2003 free download' may prove insightful, but may be risky as you cannot trust non-Microsoft sources to forgo bundling added malware. Avoid if possible