Office 2007

A

Andy

Hi all,

I am looking to run Office 2007 on my computer. I am already running
Office 2003 with Windows XP Home Edition.

Can I keep Office 2003 and run side by side with Office 2007?
Should I partition and if so how & what is the best option?
Or is it simply better to uninstall Office 2003 and run Office 2007?

What are implications for all my saved files? Will I get them back if
anything goes wrong?

Cheers,

Andy.
 
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JoAnn Paules [MVP]

This is just *my* personal opinion.

If you have files on your system that are important to you, the stability of
your computer is important to you, you are willing to risk reformatting your
computer, and accept the fact that it is a trial version, then go ahead and
download the beta.

If you are hesitating - don't do it. I'm not. I don't have a second computer
to test it on and I am not going to risk losing any information. Nor do I
feel like putting up with all of the potential issues that arise with beta
software. I'm not even planning on buying it until it's been out for a
while - maybe after the first service pack. Maybe...
 
Z

ziggywigs

The answer to your question can you run office 2003 alongside 2007 is no...it
seems to rewrite the registry and 2003 doesn't work. I've just had the same
problem and had to uninstall both 2007 and 2003 and then reinstall to sort
out. The files etc all seem ok as are the emails but a nuisance when you
can't access your emails.

It's a shame cos it was only outlook that went hay wire but then it IS a
test programme so you expect probs.

Ziggy.


JoAnn Paules said:
This is just *my* personal opinion.

If you have files on your system that are important to you, the stability of
your computer is important to you, you are willing to risk reformatting your
computer, and accept the fact that it is a trial version, then go ahead and
download the beta.

If you are hesitating - don't do it. I'm not. I don't have a second computer
to test it on and I am not going to risk losing any information. Nor do I
feel like putting up with all of the potential issues that arise with beta
software. I'm not even planning on buying it until it's been out for a
while - maybe after the first service pack. Maybe...

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Andy said:
Hi all,

I am looking to run Office 2007 on my computer. I am already running
Office 2003 with Windows XP Home Edition.

Can I keep Office 2003 and run side by side with Office 2007?
Should I partition and if so how & what is the best option?
Or is it simply better to uninstall Office 2003 and run Office 2007?

What are implications for all my saved files? Will I get them back if
anything goes wrong?

Cheers,

Andy.
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Echo S

You can run 2003 alongside 2007, but you can only have one version of Outlook
on the system.

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Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! San Diego, September 17-20 http://www.pptlive.com


ziggywigs said:
The answer to your question can you run office 2003 alongside 2007 is no...it
seems to rewrite the registry and 2003 doesn't work. I've just had the same
problem and had to uninstall both 2007 and 2003 and then reinstall to sort
out. The files etc all seem ok as are the emails but a nuisance when you
can't access your emails.

It's a shame cos it was only outlook that went hay wire but then it IS a
test programme so you expect probs.

Ziggy.


JoAnn Paules said:
This is just *my* personal opinion.

If you have files on your system that are important to you, the stability of
your computer is important to you, you are willing to risk reformatting your
computer, and accept the fact that it is a trial version, then go ahead and
download the beta.

If you are hesitating - don't do it. I'm not. I don't have a second computer
to test it on and I am not going to risk losing any information. Nor do I
feel like putting up with all of the potential issues that arise with beta
software. I'm not even planning on buying it until it's been out for a
while - maybe after the first service pack. Maybe...

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Andy said:
Hi all,

I am looking to run Office 2007 on my computer. I am already running
Office 2003 with Windows XP Home Edition.

Can I keep Office 2003 and run side by side with Office 2007?
Should I partition and if so how & what is the best option?
Or is it simply better to uninstall Office 2003 and run Office 2007?

What are implications for all my saved files? Will I get them back if
anything goes wrong?

Cheers,

Andy.
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J

JoAnn Paules [MVP]

Thank you Echo. You beat me to the draw. :)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Echo S said:
You can run 2003 alongside 2007, but you can only have one version of
Outlook
on the system.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! San Diego, September 17-20 http://www.pptlive.com


ziggywigs said:
The answer to your question can you run office 2003 alongside 2007 is
no...it
seems to rewrite the registry and 2003 doesn't work. I've just had the
same
problem and had to uninstall both 2007 and 2003 and then reinstall to
sort
out. The files etc all seem ok as are the emails but a nuisance when
you
can't access your emails.

It's a shame cos it was only outlook that went hay wire but then it IS a
test programme so you expect probs.

Ziggy.


JoAnn Paules said:
This is just *my* personal opinion.

If you have files on your system that are important to you, the
stability of
your computer is important to you, you are willing to risk reformatting
your
computer, and accept the fact that it is a trial version, then go ahead
and
download the beta.

If you are hesitating - don't do it. I'm not. I don't have a second
computer
to test it on and I am not going to risk losing any information. Nor do
I
feel like putting up with all of the potential issues that arise with
beta
software. I'm not even planning on buying it until it's been out for a
while - maybe after the first service pack. Maybe...

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Hi all,

I am looking to run Office 2007 on my computer. I am already running
Office 2003 with Windows XP Home Edition.

Can I keep Office 2003 and run side by side with Office 2007?
Should I partition and if so how & what is the best option?
Or is it simply better to uninstall Office 2003 and run Office 2007?

What are implications for all my saved files? Will I get them back if
anything goes wrong?

Cheers,

Andy.
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