Running Office 2003 and 2007 on a computer

[Lynn]

I have installed office 2007 on my computer that already had office 2003
installed (I followed all the custom install instructions and both are
working fine), I would like to know if it is possible to designate 2003 as
the default software to open word, excel, etc. files instead of 2007?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Yes, set up your file associations for each of the file types with the 2003
software.

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JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Lynn]

The way I was taught to do that does not seem to be working. Would you
kindly give me instructions?

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

For Word 2003: Close Word 2007, then open Word 2003. Let the setup run
through until Word opens. Then follow the steps described in
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/20/110 with the only exception that you
have to use 12.0 instead of 11.0.
For the others: is this XP or Vista?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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[RIC]

This worked fine for word. But what about Excel 2003?

For Word 2003: Close Word 2007, then open Word 2003. Let the setup run
through until Word opens. Then follow the steps described in
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/20/110 with the only exception that you
have to use 12.0 instead of 11.0.
For the others: is this XP or Vista?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://ribboncustomizer.com
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

The way I was taught to do that does not seem to be working. Would you
kindly give me instructions?