Using Office 2003 and 2007

[taddie_3]

I use both Office 2003 and 2007. My question is, is there away to make one
version the default version? I was using Word 2003 and wanted to insert an
excel sheet inside the word document. When I clicked on the add excel sheet,
it brought up Excel 2007 instead of Excel 2003. Is there a way to make Word
2003 insert only the 2003 version program and Word 2007 insert the 2007
version program

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

Not that I can think of right now. When any version of Word inserts
something from Excel, it just specifies that it wants Excel. Windows
then gives it whatever is registered as "Excel". You can have only one
entry registered as "Excel", so in all cases it will be either 2003 or
2007, but not the kind of behavior you are looking for.
You can teach Word which version of itself to always use via this way
(and you should do this if you have 2003 and 2007 installed):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/20/110
For Excel, you'll have to manually edit the file associations, but I
don't know if they will stick or if Excel 2007 won't reset them next
time it opens or when you install an Office 2007 update.

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[taddie_3]

ok....thanks.
I am a little confused...so there is no way to make on version the default
version?

Not that I can think of right now. When any version of Word inserts
something from Excel, it just specifies that it wants Excel. Windows
then gives it whatever is registered as "Excel". You can have only one
entry registered as "Excel", so in all cases it will be either 2003 or
2007, but not the kind of behavior you are looking for.
You can teach Word which version of itself to always use via this way
(and you should do this if you have 2003 and 2007 installed):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/20/110
For Excel, you'll have to manually edit the file associations, but I
don't know if they will stick or if Excel 2007 won't reset them next
time it opens or when you install an Office 2007 update.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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I use both Office 2003 and 2007. My question is, is there away to make one
version the default version? I was using Word 2003 and wanted to insert an
excel sheet inside the word document. When I clicked on the add excel sheet,
it brought up Excel 2007 instead of Excel 2003. Is there a way to make Word
2003 insert only the 2003 version program and Word 2007 insert the 2007
version program

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

There is. If you make Excel 2007 the default, then Word 2003 and 2007
will use it. You can only get *one* version as default, and you can't
achieve what you asked for in your last question.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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ok....thanks.
I am a little confused...so there is no way to make on version the default
version?

Not that I can think of right now. When any version of Word inserts
something from Excel, it just specifies that it wants Excel. Windows
then gives it whatever is registered as "Excel". You can have only one
entry registered as "Excel", so in all cases it will be either 2003 or
2007, but not the kind of behavior you are looking for.
You can teach Word which version of itself to always use via this way
(and you should do this if you have 2003 and 2007 installed):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/20/110
For Excel, you'll have to manually edit the file associations, but I
don't know if they will stick or if Excel 2007 won't reset them next
time it opens or when you install an Office 2007 update.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
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Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
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I use both Office 2003 and 2007. My question is, is there away to make one
version the default version? I was using Word 2003 and wanted to insert an
excel sheet inside the word document. When I clicked on the add excel sheet,
it brought up Excel 2007 instead of Excel 2003. Is there a way to make Word
2003 insert only the 2003 version program and Word 2007 insert the 2007
version program

 

[taddie_3]

Ok
I am really new to using 2 versions of Office on the same computer. I have
been using multiple computers to do what I need to do. I am not sure what I
am doing, I am sorry.
Here is probably a dumb question for you. How do I make Office 2003 the
default version?

There is. If you make Excel 2007 the default, then Word 2003 and 2007
will use it. You can only get *one* version as default, and you can't
achieve what you asked for in your last question.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
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ok....thanks.
I am a little confused...so there is no way to make on version the default
version?

Not that I can think of right now. When any version of Word inserts
something from Excel, it just specifies that it wants Excel. Windows
then gives it whatever is registered as "Excel". You can have only one
entry registered as "Excel", so in all cases it will be either 2003 or
2007, but not the kind of behavior you are looking for.
You can teach Word which version of itself to always use via this way
(and you should do this if you have 2003 and 2007 installed):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/20/110
For Excel, you'll have to manually edit the file associations, but I
don't know if they will stick or if Excel 2007 won't reset them next
time it opens or when you install an Office 2007 update.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
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Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
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I use both Office 2003 and 2007. My question is, is there away to make one
version the default version? I was using Word 2003 and wanted to insert an
excel sheet inside the word document. When I clicked on the add excel sheet,
it brought up Excel 2007 instead of Excel 2003. Is there a way to make Word
2003 insert only the 2003 version program and Word 2007 insert the 2007
version program

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

Not a dumb question, actually a pretty hard one Office 2007 as
default is the standard way setup sets it up, and that doesn't require
any configuration work.
For Word, look at the blog post I gave you the link to. Use a tiny bit
of different steps though. Make sure that Word 2003 was the last Word
you opened, and replace 11.0 with 12.0 in the registry key.
For Excel and the other programs, you'll have to manually fix the file
associations. I believe that takes care of the Insert Excel item thing
too. To do so, in any Windows Explorer window: Tools, Folder Options.
There should be a File Associations tab (if memory serves me correctly
for XP, I only have a Vista machine available right now). Find the entry
for xls and see how it is associated with excel.exe in the OFFICE12
subfolder of \Program Files\Microsoft Office. You'll have to change that
entry to the file excel.exe in the OFFICE11 subfolder.
For PPT, do the same thing with the PPT extension.

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Ok
I am really new to using 2 versions of Office on the same computer. I have
been using multiple computers to do what I need to do. I am not sure what I
am doing, I am sorry.
Here is probably a dumb question for you. How do I make Office 2003 the
default version?

There is. If you make Excel 2007 the default, then Word 2003 and 2007
will use it. You can only get *one* version as default, and you can't
achieve what you asked for in your last question.

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
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ok....thanks.
I am a little confused...so there is no way to make on version the default
version?

:

Not that I can think of right now. When any version of Word inserts
something from Excel, it just specifies that it wants Excel. Windows
then gives it whatever is registered as "Excel". You can have only one
entry registered as "Excel", so in all cases it will be either 2003 or
2007, but not the kind of behavior you are looking for.
You can teach Word which version of itself to always use via this way
(and you should do this if you have 2003 and 2007 installed):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/20/110
For Excel, you'll have to manually edit the file associations, but I
don't know if they will stick or if Excel 2007 won't reset them next
time it opens or when you install an Office 2007 update.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
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Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
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I use both Office 2003 and 2007. My question is, is there away to make one
version the default version? I was using Word 2003 and wanted to insert an
excel sheet inside the word document. When I clicked on the add excel sheet,
it brought up Excel 2007 instead of Excel 2003. Is there a way to make Word
2003 insert only the 2003 version program and Word 2007 insert the 2007
version program

 

[Peter Foldes]

There is a workaround but personally I am not very fond of doing it that way. You can have Office 2003 installed on one partition and Office 2007 on another partition. I know a couple of persons that have this setup. Not very user friendly when you need one or another.

Other wise I completely agree the same as Patrick has explained to you

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Ok
I am really new to using 2 versions of Office on the same computer. I have
been using multiple computers to do what I need to do. I am not sure what I
am doing, I am sorry.
Here is probably a dumb question for you. How do I make Office 2003 the
default version?

There is. If you make Excel 2007 the default, then Word 2003 and 2007
will use it. You can only get *one* version as default, and you can't
achieve what you asked for in your last question.

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

ok....thanks.
I am a little confused...so there is no way to make on version the default
version?

:

Not that I can think of right now. When any version of Word inserts
something from Excel, it just specifies that it wants Excel. Windows
then gives it whatever is registered as "Excel". You can have only one
entry registered as "Excel", so in all cases it will be either 2003 or
2007, but not the kind of behavior you are looking for.
You can teach Word which version of itself to always use via this way
(and you should do this if you have 2003 and 2007 installed):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/20/110
For Excel, you'll have to manually edit the file associations, but I
don't know if they will stick or if Excel 2007 won't reset them next
time it opens or when you install an Office 2007 update.

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
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I use both Office 2003 and 2007. My question is, is there away to make one
version the default version? I was using Word 2003 and wanted to insert an
excel sheet inside the word document. When I clicked on the add excel sheet,
it brought up Excel 2007 instead of Excel 2003. Is there a way to make Word
2003 insert only the 2003 version program and Word 2007 insert the 2007
version program

 

[Harlan Grove]

I use both Office 2003 and 2007. My question is, is there away to make one
version the default version? I was using Word 2003 and wanted to insert an
excel sheet inside the word document. When I clicked on the add excel
sheet,
it brought up Excel 2007 instead of Excel 2003. Is there a way to make Word
2003 insert only the 2003 version program and Word 2007 insert the 2007
version program

You could use batch files to launch Office applications, e.g., named
word2003.bat and word2007.bat, etc. These batch files could include ftype
calls to point the right hand side of assoc .xls to the appropriate version
of Excel.

Something like the following for Word 2003 to use Excel 2003.

for /F "tokens=2* delims==" %%x in ('assoc .xls') do (
ftype %%x="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Excel.exe" "%1"
)