uninstal office

[Lancelot]

I have Office 4.0 on my PC from 1993 (don't laugh). Actually, it still works
fine, but I decided to get uptodate and I splashed out for the Professional
Edition 2003. I thought there might be some interesting improvements.

I just assumed that the 2003 version would replace the old software. I was
quite surprised to find after installation, that the new versions of Word
etc. are just sitting in the Start Menu and the old 4.0 Icons remain on my
Desktop ready to be used as before. They don't want to go away! So now I have
2 versions of Office on my PC. Of course, I could delete the 4.0 icons and
create 2003 icons myself. But I am uncomfortable with the situation. Even, I
might be tempted to use the old applications because they are easier to use
(for me), but it was not really the idea to make a parallel run. Besides, I
don't want the 2 editions to get mixed up.

So I would like to remove all Office applications and files, and start again
with the installation of the 2003 edition. Could someone tell me the easiest
way to do it. My OS is XP Home.

Regards, Lancelot

 

[L Covey]

I have Office 4.0 on my PC from 1993 (don't laugh). Actually, it still works
fine, but I decided to get uptodate and I splashed out for the Professional
Edition 2003. I thought there might be some interesting improvements.

I just assumed that the 2003 version would replace the old software. I was
quite surprised to find after installation, that the new versions of Word
etc. are just sitting in the Start Menu and the old 4.0 Icons remain on my
Desktop ready to be used as before. They don't want to go away! So now I have
2 versions of Office on my PC. Of course, I could delete the 4.0 icons and
create 2003 icons myself. But I am uncomfortable with the situation. Even, I
might be tempted to use the old applications because they are easier to use
(for me), but it was not really the idea to make a parallel run. Besides, I
don't want the 2 editions to get mixed up.

So I would like to remove all Office applications and files, and start again
with the installation of the 2003 edition. Could someone tell me the easiest
way to do it. My OS is XP Home.

Regards, Lancelot

Do the specs indicate that your "older computer" will handle MS office
2003? I don't think it will. Even not knowing what you have, my guess
is it will not.

When a person uninstalls an application, one needs to be in Control
Panel and Remove/Add Programs, not just delete icons on the desktop. It
is important to correctly uninstall.

If I were you, read the side of the box of the new software to see if
your computer is compatible or inquire at a local computer store. My
hunch, unfortunately, is that it is not.

Good luck in your search,

LC

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Do the specs indicate that your "older computer" will handle MS office
2003? I don't think it will. Even not knowing what you have, my
guess is it will not.

When a person uninstalls an application, one needs to be in Control
Panel and Remove/Add Programs, not just delete icons on the desktop. It is
important to correctly uninstall.

If I were you, read the side of the box of the new software to see if
your computer is compatible or inquire at a local computer store. My
hunch, unfortunately, is that it is not.

Good luck in your search,

LC

My hunch is that you completely failed to read the question properly, or
maybe you did and forgot to apply any common sense. Where did he state that
he was using it on a 1993 vintage system?! Let's begin with a little Q&A,
shall we?

1) Where did he say he was having trouble installing?
2) Where did he say he was installing it on an 11-year-old system?
3) Where did he say he was installing it on an "older computer" (putting
that in quotes means that he said it, and he did not. You see, that's what
quote marks are for, quoting what someone /actually/ said, rather that what
you *think* they said).
4) Would an 11-year-old system (if that's what he has, which he doesn't)
be capable of running Windows XP, which requires at least 1.5GB of disk
space, when computers back then (486s) had capacity for a maximum of around
500MB, if that? You really think you could install Windows XP on a 486?!

*DO* read the question properly before putting fingers to keys! Your
'advice' makes no sense whatsoever.

Re-read the question, then come back when you can answer it properly.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I have Office 4.0 on my PC from 1993 (don't laugh). Actually, it
still works fine, but I decided to get uptodate and I splashed out
for the Professional Edition 2003. I thought there might be some
interesting improvements.

I just assumed that the 2003 version would replace the old software.
I was quite surprised to find after installation, that the new
versions of Word etc. are just sitting in the Start Menu and the old
4.0 Icons remain on my Desktop ready to be used as before. They don't
want to go away! So now I have 2 versions of Office on my PC. Of
course, I could delete the 4.0 icons and create 2003 icons myself.
But I am uncomfortable with the situation. Even, I might be tempted
to use the old applications because they are easier to use (for me),
but it was not really the idea to make a parallel run. Besides, I
don't want the 2 editions to get mixed up.

So I would like to remove all Office applications and files, and
start again with the installation of the 2003 edition. Could someone
tell me the easiest way to do it. My OS is XP Home.

Regards, Lancelot

Why can't you just uninstall the old version from the control panel?

As an aside, I never thought Office 4 would install under XP. Did you have
to do anything special to persuade it to install and/or run?

 

[L Covey]

My hunch is that you completely failed to read the question properly, or
maybe you did and forgot to apply any common sense. Where did he state that
he was using it on a 1993 vintage system?! Let's begin with a little Q&A,
shall we?

1) Where did he say he was having trouble installing?
2) Where did he say he was installing it on an 11-year-old system?
3) Where did he say he was installing it on an "older computer" (putting
that in quotes means that he said it, and he did not. You see, that's what
quote marks are for, quoting what someone /actually/ said, rather that what
you *think* they said).
4) Would an 11-year-old system (if that's what he has, which he doesn't)
be capable of running Windows XP, which requires at least 1.5GB of disk
space, when computers back then (486s) had capacity for a maximum of around
500MB, if that? You really think you could install Windows XP on a 486?!

*DO* read the question properly before putting fingers to keys! Your
'advice' makes no sense whatsoever.

Re-read the question, then come back when you can answer it properly.

MY, MY, HOITIE TOITIE. There is such a thing as manners. Get a life
and learn how to treat people who are politely trying to assist others.

What a low life you are. I pity you.

LC

 

[Lancelot]

Why can't you just uninstall the old version from the control panel?

As an aside, I never thought Office 4 would install under XP. Did you have
to do anything special to persuade it to install and/or run?

My great-grandfather was born and raised in Elgin - did he eventually
lose his marbles?

Dear Folks,
It's very nice of you to reply so promptly to my question. But I didn't mean
to get you so uptight! I think it must be my fault for asking such a stupid
question. Please put it down to this and make friends!

I didn't mention that I have recently changed my PC. The new one came with
XP Home already installed in German. I won't tell you about the handstand I
had to do to get it to communicate with me properly in English, but that's
another story. If anyone wants to know the best way to change languages, just
ask me. By the way, I live in Switzerland.

So after that I reinstalled a lot of stuff including Office 4 on my new PC.
Probably that makes me a pirate, but I don't care, I have done worse things
in life and I am not interested in getting into that bullshit. But if you
want to know how I did it, I just took the 20-odd diskettes and fed them to
the PC one after the other. It loved it. And I want to say again, just in
case you didn't catch it before, Office 4 works fine. OK, but I am at least
going honest now and I have paid out of my own pocket for Office Pro 2003,
even if I got a large discount.

I just thought I could pop the DVD into the slot and answer all questions
correctly. I mean, didn't Office 2003 see that Office 4 was already there?
Obviously not. I guess I am getting confused with updates. The correct logic
would be, if you pay for Office 4 and for Office 2003, you have to be able to
run both, because you paid for them. It seems, if the customer wants to
remove an older version, he has to do it himself.

I am at work in the office right now, but this evening or tomorrow I will
uninstal both versions using the control panel as you recommend and reinstal
only Office 2003. I think it's probably best to do this, in order to avoid
the risk of fights between the 2 editions. I will send you a short posting to
confirm that it worked. Many thanks again for taking time off to answer a
stupid question and I hope that you can be nice again to each other on
another occasion.

By the way Elgin did not lose his marbles. In the first place, he stole them
from the Greeks, although he claimed that he rescued them from further damage
and deterioration and I believe that too. Question is, was he a pirate? I
mean a hardware one. Before he died, he sold them to the British Museum in
London for 35,000 pounds. It took an act of parliament before the british
government would pay anything at all. But he had to accept the price and he
sold them.

Regards, Lancelot

 

[Lancelot]

Why can't you just uninstall the old version from the control panel?

As an aside, I never thought Office 4 would install under XP. Did you have
to do anything special to persuade it to install and/or run?

My great-grandfather was born and raised in Elgin - did he eventually
lose his marbles?

Thankyou both. I have read your postings very carefully, and some others too.

I am now going to uninstal both editions using the control panel and I am
going to reinstal 2003 edition only, on the same computer.

Regards, Lancelot

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Dear Folks,
It's very nice of you to reply so promptly to my question. But I
didn't mean to get you so uptight! I think it must be my fault for
asking such a stupid question. Please put it down to this and make
friends!

I didn't mention that I have recently changed my PC. The new one came
with XP Home already installed in German. I won't tell you about the
handstand I had to do to get it to communicate with me properly in
English, but that's another story. If anyone wants to know the best
way to change languages, just ask me. By the way, I live in
Switzerland.

So after that I reinstalled a lot of stuff including Office 4 on my
new PC. Probably that makes me a pirate, but I don't care, I have
done worse things in life and I am not interested in getting into
that bullshit. But if you want to know how I did it, I just took the
20-odd diskettes and fed them to the PC one after the other. It loved
it. And I want to say again, just in case you didn't catch it before,
Office 4 works fine. OK, but I am at least going honest now and I
have paid out of my own pocket for Office Pro 2003, even if I got a
large discount.

I just thought I could pop the DVD into the slot and answer all
questions correctly. I mean, didn't Office 2003 see that Office 4 was
already there? Obviously not. I guess I am getting confused with
updates. The correct logic would be, if you pay for Office 4 and for
Office 2003, you have to be able to run both, because you paid for
them. It seems, if the customer wants to remove an older version, he
has to do it himself.

I am at work in the office right now, but this evening or tomorrow I
will uninstal both versions using the control panel as you recommend
and reinstal only Office 2003. I think it's probably best to do this,
in order to avoid the risk of fights between the 2 editions. I will
send you a short posting to confirm that it worked. Many thanks again
for taking time off to answer a stupid question and I hope that you
can be nice again to each other on another occasion.

By the way Elgin did not lose his marbles. In the first place, he
stole them from the Greeks, although he claimed that he rescued them
from further damage and deterioration and I believe that too.
Question is, was he a pirate? I mean a hardware one. Before he died,
he sold them to the British Museum in London for 35,000 pounds. It
took an act of parliament before the british government would pay
anything at all. But he had to accept the price and he sold them.

Regards, Lancelot

You're a Kraut, I wouln't expect you to understand British humour. Read it
again.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

MY, MY, HOITIE TOITIE. There is such a thing as manners. Get a life
and learn how to treat people who are politely trying to assist
others.
What a low life you are. I pity you.

LC

You're not 'assisting' anyone when you fail to read the question and post a
reply that has nothing whatsoever to do with what the OP was originally
asking!

 

[Lancelot]

You're a Kraut, I wouln't expect you to understand British humour. Read it
again.

It's OK. I would post a couple of real good ones to you if I had your
address, but I won't do it here, because there's too much frustration hanging
around.

What nationality are you? Some very good jokes come out of the US. Not many
from Krautland, though, but they try, sometimes.

Anyway thanks for your attention and I'll let you know if I have any further
problems with Office. Meantime, don't get too strict with the customers!

Regards, Lancelot