Is it okay to install Office 2000 and Office XP on the same computer?

[teelbee]

A client prefers that I do their assignments in Office
2000 to avoid problems with sharing documents among users
with different software versions.

I would prefer to install Office XP on my new PC (XP), I
think. Is it feasible to have two installations with
different versions of Office on one PC? Or is that
inviting more headaches?

Teelbee

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You can have more than one version on a single partition but you must take
care to:

Install the Oldest first (Office 2000),
Install the latest to a separate directory,
Realize that only one version of Outlook will run in that partition,
Select a custom installation for each installation,
Patch the oldest installation before installing the newer one,
Then patch the newest installation.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer:
teelbee <[email protected]> asked:
| A client prefers that I do their assignments in Office
| 2000 to avoid problems with sharing documents among users
| with different software versions.
|
| I would prefer to install Office XP on my new PC (XP), I
| think. Is it feasible to have two installations with
| different versions of Office on one PC? Or is that
| inviting more headaches?
|
| Teelbee

 

[Jerome T. Czeikus]

And remember that all file associations will be with the newer version

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Guest]

So can I assume MS Office 2000 will work on Win XP
Professional?

I want to upgrade from Win 2000 Pro to Win XP Pro and want
to make sure I can still use Office 2000.

Thanks!