2002 outlook in Office XP upped to 2007 outlook?

[Steve]

I use 2002 Office XP Professional that includes:
Outlook - Word - Access - Power Point - Excel - Publisher.
I would like to update OR replace the 2002 Outlook version to the 2007
Outlook version - while retaining the other 2002 Office XP programs.
Is this possible? Are there any technical - compatability - stability -
application software problems or issues that would prevent this functionality
upgrade to the newer 2007 Outlook...and still be able to use my other 2002
programs?
In researching this problem, (but not being able to locate the exact same
program configuration and task)... some posts indicate that installing
outlook 2007 on top of outlook 2002 would create no problems...other posts
say it might create problems because of the Office XP package...other posts
suggest upgrading completely to 2007. I would like to hang on to a very
productive and functional 2002 Office XP package...but still be able to take
advantage of the 2007 Outlook features.
Thanks very much if you can help me with this question.
Sincerely, Steve
[ current system configuration: O/S: Windows XP Pro v.5.1 with service pack 2
Br: Internet Explorer 7 ]

 

[Brian Tillman]

I use 2002 Office XP Professional that includes:
Outlook - Word - Access - Power Point - Excel - Publisher.
I would like to update OR replace the 2002 Outlook version to the 2007
Outlook version - while retaining the other 2002 Office XP programs.
Is this possible?
Yes.

Are there any technical - compatability -
stability - application software problems or issues that would
prevent this functionality upgrade to the newer 2007 Outlook...and
still be able to use my other 2002 programs?

No mail merge ability and spell check issues are the most frequent.

 

[Steve]

Thank You very much Brian.................

No mail merge ability and spell check issues are the most frequent.

 

[Arno Brittain]

Thank You very much Brian.................

 

[Arno Brittain]

My previous post was my first post, please disregard.

I am having problems installing Outlook 2007 over 2002. I do not need to
keep 2002 other than keeping my emails and contacts. The install seems to be
successful until it gets to the step that transfers 2002 preferences to 2007.
2007 stops responding and has to be ended. I have tried exiting Defender Pro,
reinstalling, and several other combinations. I am now unable to update XP as
it thinks there is an unactivated product. I have XP Home SP 3, Office XP,
and Defender Pro.

Any suggestions? I had similar problems installing on my laptop with Vista.
In other words, This installation has never gone smothly.

Also, I am really irritated that Outlook 2002 is no longer supported. It was
an application that I purchased and was working well until now.

 

[Brian Tillman]

My previous post was my first post, please disregard.

Unfortunately, you posted your message as a reply to an unrelated topic.
You should have created a new thread for yourself.

I am having problems installing Outlook 2007 over 2002. I do not need
to keep 2002 other than keeping my emails and contacts.

Don't install over the top. Completely remove Outlook 2002 first. Then
after installing Outlook 2007, but before running it, create a new mail
profile and add your existing PST to that profile. You can make the old PST
your delivery location if you wish so that everyting appears exactly as in
the old Outlook, but I'd advise not doing that. Instead, by just adding the
old PST as a second PST to the mail profile, you'll be able to move the old
data to a PST that doesn't have the size limitations that your existing PST
has.

Also, I am really irritated that Outlook 2002 is no longer supported.
It was an application that I purchased and was working well until now.

Nothing should have forced you to upgrade. You should have been able to
request that XP be installed on the laptop. If you have an OEM XP
installation disk from the prior PC and it's the same vendor as the new PC,
you should be able to install it without having to activate. You can them
stop using the old PC.

 

[Arno Brittain]

Maybe I missed the instruction which told me to unload 2002 before loading
2007. If I didn't miss this instruction then it is further proof of problems
with the 2007 installation. I found the answer to my installation problem in
several other threads.
Perhaps they have posted in the wrong thread also.
The problem is that the 2002 profile is not compatible with 2007. It should
not cause the 2007 installation to hang when "Migrating Account Settings".
2007 should detect this and work around it. I worked around the problem
through the Mail item in the Control Panel.
I have got 2007 working now, but when I add my MSN account it works one time
only. Everything appears connected correctly but I receive no new mail. I
have to go to Hotmail.com to get my new mail. To get it to Outlook I have to
remove the account and add it again. My earthlink account works fine. It is
only MSN mail that does not work. I have tried for days to find the setting
to fix this.
My opinion is that I have had trouble with my mail all summer long since the
move to Windows Live Hotmail. That is what forced me to migrate to 2007. The
2007 installation in Vista was not smooth either but it is working.
Yes I was yet again forced to buy software to replace software that was
working to continue using Microsoft products.

My old PC is running XP and my new laptop is running Vista. My old software
is Office XP with Outlook 2002. I have installed Outlook 2007 twice which is
legal in this situation. I have had problems with both.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Maybe I missed the instruction which told me to unload 2002 before
loading 2007.

Microsoft thinks it works. While sometimes it may, often it doesn't.

If I didn't miss this instruction then it is further
proof of problems with the 2007 installation. I found the answer to
my installation problem in several other threads.
Perhaps they have posted in the wrong thread also.
The problem is that the 2002 profile is not compatible with 2007.

Whenever you change versions of Outlook, it's always a good idea to start
with a fresh mail profile. Even if the update process succeed, starting
with a clean profile creates a clean registry tree to hold that profile.