Office 2003 and 2007 on same machine.

[genojoe]

I have both 2003 and 2007 on the same machine. I am primarily running 2007
but I need to run 2003 Access to maintain compatibility with client
installations. Unfortunately when I switch between 2003 and 2007 in either
direction, the Configuration reruns. Is there any way around this
reconfiguration? When going to 2007, the message is "Configuration
Progress." When going to 2003, the message is "Preparing to Install." This
task has always been successful but it is time consuming.

The easy answer is to stop using 2003 or put it on a different machine but I
would prefer a better solution if possible. I do want to have access to 2003
as long as my customers remain on 2003.

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

There is no way around that for Access. Word has the same issue, but it
can be resolved: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/20/110
A complete alternative is to run one of the versions in a virtual
machine, e.g. the free Virtual PC from Microsoft (note that you need
appropriate Windows & Office licenses though, as this is basically a
separate computer)

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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[Rick in NS]

I have had a similar problem trying to run office XP and 2003 on the same
machine. I too wish to switch back and forth between different versions of
Access and get a similar message from the Windows Installer. (See my post in
this list -- 'XP and 2003 on the same machine' 06-10-07). I found the
solution was to install Office 2003 in a entirely different directory than XP
and to copy the entire contents of the 2003 install CD into that directory.
Windows installer still kicks in for a few seconds but I can now swtich back
and forth between versions of Access without having to insert the install CD.


Rick in NS