Installin Publisher 2002

[Sarah]

I currently have Publisher 1997 and am about to install
version 2002, but I don't understand the instructions. I
want to upgrade to all the new features but I don't want
to lose the publications I've created with Publisher
1997. How do I do this?

Thanks, Sf

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

I currently have Publisher 1997 and am about to install
version 2002, but I don't understand the instructions. I
want to upgrade to all the new features but I don't want
to lose the publications I've created with Publisher
1997. How do I do this?

What don't you understand about the instructions?
Installing Publisher 2002 will not delete any of your existing publications,
unless you saved your files in the "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Publisher"
folder
Setup will give you the option to Keep existing versions, which will leave
Publisher 97 intact (I recommend doing this, in case you have saved files in
the above folder)
If you purchased your copy of Publisher within the last 30 days and have
Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003, I would recommend that you
return it and wait for Publisher 2003 which is coming out in October, as it
is a great improvement on Publisher 2002.

Microsoft North American Retail Product Returns
http://www.microsoft.com/info/nareturns.htm

 

[Sarah]

But which set-up option should I select to ensure that
Publisher 97 isn't deleted when I install 2002 version?
In trying to install last time, it actually started to
remove files from my previous version so I aborted the
installation.

Thanks, Sf

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Select to do a CUSTOM Install and the options will stare you in the face.
You could not possibly go wrong.

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