XP-Professional Office install over Vista Office trial version

[Joseph Meehan]

I got a new computer and it came with the usual trial version of the
current MS Office product. I let it go and played a little with it while
the trial period was on. After the trial period I installed my copy of XP
Professional (without Outlook or Presentation)

So far no problems. It activated as it should (it was the full version)

OK now questions:

* Can (Should) I delete the OEM trial version. I am using "Windows Live
Mail" and don't want to loose that nor do I want to have it decide to remove
some XP Office files. I am assuming (I know what that means, that is why I
am asking) that it will leave Windows Live Mail (Current non-Beta version)
and not cause issues for my XP Office.

* I again assume it will free up a fair amount of file space and maybe a
few background programs that are running now. I am not sort of space, but I
just like to keep things tidy.



* Now on a slightly different issue. Is there any advantages to
upgrading to Vista Office Professional? Good points? Bad points?

Thanks

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Dump the trial! And there is no such program as "Vista Office". It's Office
2007 and only you can decide if it's what you need to do. Is there some
reason that compels you to upgrade?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Joseph Meehan]

Dump the trial! And there is no such program as "Vista Office". It's
Office 2007 and only you can decide if it's what you need to do. Is there
some reason that compels you to upgrade?

Yea, I know it is officially 2007, but ...

I doubt if I am going to upgrade. I would only do so if I found a
compelling reason to do so. I understand there have been some changes to
Access. While for the immediate future I would not need them, it is
possible that I might in the future for example. Some new versions include
some very helpful changes, but I have found for the most part changes are
more often than not, just changes for most users. After a few new versions
it starts becoming a good idea to upgrade due to increasing
incompatibilities. I just want to see what others have found and what their
opinions are.

 

[XS11E]

I doubt if I am going to upgrade. I would only do so if I
found a compelling reason to do so. I understand there have been
some changes to Access. While for the immediate future I would
not need them, it is possible that I might in the future for
example. Some new versions include some very helpful changes, but
I have found for the most part changes are more often than not,
just changes for most users. After a few new versions it starts
becoming a good idea to upgrade due to increasing
incompatibilities. I just want to see what others have found and
what their opinions are.

My opinion (since you asked) is that given the above information, I'd
wait.

As always, YMMV.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I'd wait. It's one thing if you *need* Office 2007 for some reason but if
you don't, hang in there for a while. You need to be a bit conservative with
software upgrades sometimes. My employer isn't going to upgrade but but I've
volunteered to be a guinea pig if they want to roll it out slowly. They said
it could be a while so I'll continue "practicing" at home so that I can be
ready to hit the ground running when they finally decide to make the change.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Joseph Meehan]

I'd wait. It's one thing if you *need* Office 2007 for some reason but if
you don't, hang in there for a while. You need to be a bit conservative
with software upgrades sometimes. My employer isn't going to upgrade but
but I've volunteered to be a guinea pig if they want to roll it out
slowly. They said it could be a while so I'll continue "practicing" at
home so that I can be ready to hit the ground running when they finally
decide to make the change.

That is what I was thinking.

 

[Joseph Meehan]

...

My opinion (since you asked) is that given the above information, I'd
wait.

As always, YMMV.

That is what I was thinking.