Can Outlook 2003 co-exist with Word 2000, AND, corrupt .pst file

[asustiel]

I am running Office 2000 under Windows XP Pro. I actually own Office
2007 but find Word 2007 so difficult I don't want to upgrade.

My .pst file in Outlook 2000 grew to over 2 GB and became corrupted.
It seems that Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST repair software offers the
best bet in repairing my pst file, but their tech support people told
me the recovered file needs to be used in Outlook 2003.

Question - can Outlook 2003 run in the same machine with the other
Office 2000 programs? I'd want to replace Outlook 2000 with Outlook
2003, but keep the rest of the suite.

Thanks for ANY help and suggestions.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Question - can Outlook 2003 run in the same machine with the other
Office 2000 programs? I'd want to replace Outlook 2000 with Outlook
2003, but keep the rest of the suite.

Yes, but many of the integration featiures (spell check, for example, or
mail merge) will not be available.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

You can use it, but personally, if buying a new version, I'd get a full
suite. You'll be happier in the long run and it will not be obsolete for a
few more years. It'll be less expensive than buying outlook now and the full
suite later. I would get office 2007.

Among missing features with mixed versions: mail merge, can only use outlook
editor, some spellchecking features missing.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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