Upgrade to Office 2003 from Office 2000 SR-1 Premium--Add/Remove Applet

[Mike G]

I recently upgraded to Office 2003 from Office 2000 SR-1
Premium. No issues during the upgrade were encountered.
However, upon looking at my Add/Remove applet under
Control Panel, I find both an "Office 2000 SR-1 Premium"
entry, as well as the new "Office 2003" entry. I did not
expect to see both. Both entries are capable of invoking
an uninstall. Why is the older reference still present?
Is this due to the fact that FrontPage 2000 (part of
Office 2000) is now an "orphaned artifact", since
FrontPage is no longer a component of Office 2003? My
biggest question is whether I can safely uninstall
the "Office 2000 SR-1" item without negatively affecting
the form, fit and function of Office 2003? Can any of
you guys advise? Thanks in advance. --MG.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Both Publisher and FrontPage were included in the Office 2000 Premium. If
you also installed PhotoDraw, it is still there.

You can safely uninstall all of the Office 2000 applications if you wish.
However, since they are not included on the Office 2003 Professional, you
may want to keep them if you use them.


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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Mike G asked:

| I recently upgraded to Office 2003 from Office 2000 SR-1
| Premium. No issues during the upgrade were encountered.
| However, upon looking at my Add/Remove applet under
| Control Panel, I find both an "Office 2000 SR-1 Premium"
| entry, as well as the new "Office 2003" entry. I did not
| expect to see both. Both entries are capable of invoking
| an uninstall. Why is the older reference still present?
| Is this due to the fact that FrontPage 2000 (part of
| Office 2000) is now an "orphaned artifact", since
| FrontPage is no longer a component of Office 2003? My
| biggest question is whether I can safely uninstall
| the "Office 2000 SR-1" item without negatively affecting
| the form, fit and function of Office 2003? Can any of
| you guys advise? Thanks in advance. --MG.