Can I delete office 2000 from add/remove programs after upgrade

M

mgordon

I have just purchased office 2003 standard edition upgrade. Can I delete the
office 2000 office program from add/remove programs without any problems?
 
B

Barrington

mgordon said:
I have just purchased office 2003 standard edition upgrade. Can I delete the
office 2000 office program from add/remove programs without any problems?
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I have never tried it but I think that you must keep Office 2000 on your
hard drive:

1) Upgrade will probably check that you have an earlier version of office
before allowing you to upgrade

2) I had always assumed that any upgrade programs required a previous
version to work.

3) If you had a full version then I would say delete it but I am sure that
the upgrade will probably add additional things, which Office 2000 doesn't
possess.

4) What I would do
A) Use search for files either
1: Inside Windows Explorer or
2: On the Start menu (bottom left hand corner of screen)
B) Insert Office 2000 in the file search box
C) Carry out a search
D) Make a note on a piece of paper of the Office 2000 folders and files

E) Then I would close down all windows (boxes) and shut down the computer.
F) Switch on the computer (cold start)
G) Then I would place the New Office disk into the drive and install it.
1: Some Discs it may be necessary to manually have to install it.
H) Select between < >:
1: <START>
2: <RUN>
3: Insert D:\ If your DVD or CD,which you use is in D drive the highest
drive in PC
4: Press the RETURN or ENTER key
5: Disk will start installing - follow the instructions
6: I would use CUSTOM (default) and or REPAIRS (ADD) new office to
existing
office 2000 package to prevent unnecessary duplications of files,
which could
cause problems.
7: When you have completed installation then you can use search to check
that
no folders and files have been duplicated (2 Folders and files with
exactly the
same title.
8: If there are duplications then I would
A: Copy Ofiice 2000 folders and files to the bin
B: Install the new Office software.
C: Use the new Office software for probably a month or so.
This is because if there is a problem you can always use the UNDO
button.
 
M

Milly Staples - MVP Outlook

The OP can safely remove all Office 2000 products as long as the OP retains
the qualifying product CD for future reinstallations. Having Office 2000
resident on the computer is not required.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Barrington asked:

| "mgordon" wrote:
|
|| I have just purchased office 2003 standard edition upgrade. Can I
|| delete the office 2000 office program from add/remove programs
|| without any problems?
|
| I have never tried it but I think that you must keep Office 2000 on
| your hard drive:
|
| 1) Upgrade will probably check that you have an earlier version of
| office before allowing you to upgrade
|
| 2) I had always assumed that any upgrade programs required a previous
| version to work.
|
| 3) If you had a full version then I would say delete it but I am sure
| that the upgrade will probably add additional things, which Office
| 2000 doesn't possess.
|
| 4) What I would do
| A) Use search for files either
| 1: Inside Windows Explorer or
| 2: On the Start menu (bottom left hand corner of screen)
| B) Insert Office 2000 in the file search box
| C) Carry out a search
| D) Make a note on a piece of paper of the Office 2000 folders and
| files
|
| E) Then I would close down all windows (boxes) and shut down the
| computer. F) Switch on the computer (cold start)
| G) Then I would place the New Office disk into the drive and install
| it. 1: Some Discs it may be necessary to manually have to install
| it.
| H) Select between < >:
| 1: <START>
| 2: <RUN>
| 3: Insert D:\ If your DVD or CD,which you use is in D drive the
| highest drive in PC
| 4: Press the RETURN or ENTER key
| 5: Disk will start installing - follow the instructions
| 6: I would use CUSTOM (default) and or REPAIRS (ADD) new office to
| existing
| office 2000 package to prevent unnecessary duplications of
| files, which could
| cause problems.
| 7: When you have completed installation then you can use search to
| check that
| no folders and files have been duplicated (2 Folders and files
| with exactly the
| same title.
| 8: If there are duplications then I would
| A: Copy Ofiice 2000 folders and files to the bin
| B: Install the new Office software.
| C: Use the new Office software for probably a month or so.
| This is because if there is a problem you can always use
| the UNDO button.
 
B

Barrington

Barrington (replying), "
1) I know that the Add and Remove can safely remove MS Office 2000, but
2) I thought that the actual problem, which the person wanted to solve
A) Wasn't to actually to delete MS Office 2000 but
B) To enable PC to be upgraded to MS Office 2003 safely
1: Without any unnessasary duplications and
2: Problems.
3) The reason why I suggested to transfer Microsoft to the bin rather than
instead
of backing-up is because - probably simplest solution if the person
couldn't back-
up.
4) If the person was install a full package as I stated then I would have
recommended to automatically delete MS Office 2000 with Add & Remove
which
would have been the correct method.
A) I am not sure that for any upgrade can be installed without a
previous version
being installed but if I am wrong then I apologise.
BUT I think that what I said even if I was wrong would still be 100%
correct.

NB! If the person couln't back-up: -
1) Then the person wasn't told what to do next.
2) The person wasn't told how to install the MS Office 2003.
3) Nodoubt, most of us has tried to automatically installed a disc,
which should
automatically installed but yet it doesn't.
A) This is why I explained how to manually install the disc.
4) It shouldn't be necessary to waste time backing-up the entire PC.
A) Providing folders and files has been properly closed down and
not left
opened, which would enable information to easily be corrupted
(ruined).
B) Therefore it is much quicker unless I have missed something to
just
transfer Office 2000 to the Bin."

Milly Staples - MVP Outlook said:
The OP can safely remove all Office 2000 products as long as the OP retains
the qualifying product CD for future reinstallations. Having Office 2000
resident on the computer is not required.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Barrington asked:

| "mgordon" wrote:
|
|| I have just purchased office 2003 standard edition upgrade. Can I
|| delete the office 2000 office program from add/remove programs
|| without any problems?
|
| I have never tried it but I think that you must keep Office 2000 on
| your hard drive:
|
| 1) Upgrade will probably check that you have an earlier version of
| office before allowing you to upgrade
|
| 2) I had always assumed that any upgrade programs required a previous
| version to work.
|
| 3) If you had a full version then I would say delete it but I am sure
| that the upgrade will probably add additional things, which Office
| 2000 doesn't possess.
|
| 4) What I would do
| A) Use search for files either
| 1: Inside Windows Explorer or
| 2: On the Start menu (bottom left hand corner of screen)
| B) Insert Office 2000 in the file search box
| C) Carry out a search
| D) Make a note on a piece of paper of the Office 2000 folders and
| files
|
| E) Then I would close down all windows (boxes) and shut down the
| computer. F) Switch on the computer (cold start)
| G) Then I would place the New Office disk into the drive and install
| it. 1: Some Discs it may be necessary to manually have to install
| it.
| H) Select between < >:
| 1: <START>
| 2: <RUN>
| 3: Insert D:\ If your DVD or CD,which you use is in D drive the
| highest drive in PC
| 4: Press the RETURN or ENTER key
| 5: Disk will start installing - follow the instructions
| 6: I would use CUSTOM (default) and or REPAIRS (ADD) new office to
| existing
| office 2000 package to prevent unnecessary duplications of
| files, which could
| cause problems.
| 7: When you have completed installation then you can use search to
| check that
| no folders and files have been duplicated (2 Folders and files
| with exactly the
| same title.
| 8: If there are duplications then I would
| A: Copy Ofiice 2000 folders and files to the bin
| B: Install the new Office software.
| C: Use the new Office software for probably a month or so.
| This is because if there is a problem you can always use
| the UNDO button.
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