Install 2003 Pro over Standard

[IMTA1]

Can Office 2003 Professional be installed over Office 2003 Standard. I
purchased Standard a few years ago and am wanting to upgrade to 2003
Professional. I have already purchased the Office 2003 Pro UPGRADE, but do
not know if I need to uninstall Standard or if I can just install
Professional over it. I am wanting to keep my emails and settings, but don't
know how. Thanks for reading.

 

[BrianC]

It is your user account settings that hold the data, NOT the application
installation. (Found this out with an uninstall and a reinstallation.) To be
on the safe side, install everything out of Professional EXCEPT excel,
outlook, powerpoint, and word.

 

[Beth Melton]

Good thought but in the long run it's more of a disadvantage to have a
mixed installation. Not only do you have to maintain multiple sets of
installation CDs but patching and updating the installations could be
difficult as well. It's best to use a single installation of Office.

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Microsoft Office MVP

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[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

I didn't think that the 2003 Pro upgrade would recognize Office 2003
Standard as a qualifying product.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/howtobuy/professional.mspx does not
mention it.

 

[Beth Melton]

I was under the impression the OP wanted to know the best method to
replace Office 2003 Standard with Office 2003 Professional and had a
qualifying product for the upgrade.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
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MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

I guess we just have to hope that the OP reads our comments and follows up
so he doesn't end up disappointed.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]