Office 2007-Word XP-Outlook Express

[RickD]

Hi. I just purchased Office 2007; I'd like to keep my existing Word XP. Can I
retain both on the PC?

Also, I use Outlook Express; I've read that two instances of Outlook cannot
exist; would this include Express also? If so, to save messages and
addresses, would I need to save my .pst files and/or anything else before
installing Outlook 2007 from the disk?

Thanks.

Rick

 

[Earle Horton]

This article should help

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928091

"This article contains information about using Microsoft 2007 Office suites
and programs on a computer that is running another version of Microsoft
Office. This article also provides advice to help prevent different versions
of Office from conflicting with each other..."

Outlook Express, not part of Office, is a completely different program from
Outlook, so there won't be any conflict there. You can transfer your
messages and address book from Outlook Express to Outlook, if you want to do
that.

Saludos,

Earle

 

[RickD]

Thanks so much Earle. Last question: do you know if I'll have the option to
just not install Word 2007 when I install the Office 2007 suite? I really
just want Excel, PPoint, and Outlook.

Thanks.
Rick

 

[Earle Horton]

That would be under Custom Install in the Office 2007 install program. Note
that the Knowledge Base article says that this sort of thing is "not
recommended" so it is not guaranteed to work, but it should.

Good luck.

Earle