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Running BOTH Word 07 and Word 03
I have Word 03 on one of my computers. If I install Word 07, will Word 03
still be available for use -- so I can use 07 and my wife use 03? Are any special procedures or precautions necessary to achieve this? Thanks. David |
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Running BOTH Word 07 and Word 03
"Davack" wrote in message
... I have Word 03 on one of my computers. If I install Word 07, will Word 03 still be available for use -- so I can use 07 and my wife use 03? Are any special procedures or precautions necessary to achieve this? You can certainly do that - but why? Why not both use the same version? |
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Running BOTH Word 07 and Word 03
You can do this; just be sure to install Word 2007 side-by-side rather than
as an upgrade install. This means you'll have to read and choose options carefully when you install. If you're installing all of Office 2007, note that you can have only one version of Outlook installed, so you'll have to choose between 2003 and 2007. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Davack" wrote in message ... I have Word 03 on one of my computers. If I install Word 07, will Word 03 still be available for use -- so I can use 07 and my wife use 03? Are any special procedures or precautions necessary to achieve this? Thanks. David |
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Running BOTH Word 07 and Word 03
Thanks for your answer.
About why: some people like to stick with what they know and see no benefit to learning something new if the current product/software serves the uses their need. David ******************************* "Gordon" wrote: "Davack" wrote in message ... I have Word 03 on one of my computers. If I install Word 07, will Word 03 still be available for use -- so I can use 07 and my wife use 03? Are any special procedures or precautions necessary to achieve this? You can certainly do that - but why? Why not both use the same version? |
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Running BOTH Word 07 and Word 03
Thanks for your reply, especially about the precaution about following
instruction so I don't just "upgrade". David *********************************** "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can do this; just be sure to install Word 2007 side-by-side rather than as an upgrade install. This means you'll have to read and choose options carefully when you install. If you're installing all of Office 2007, note that you can have only one version of Outlook installed, so you'll have to choose between 2003 and 2007. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Davack" wrote in message ... I have Word 03 on one of my computers. If I install Word 07, will Word 03 still be available for use -- so I can use 07 and my wife use 03? Are any special procedures or precautions necessary to achieve this? Thanks. David |
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Running BOTH Word 07 and Word 03
Davack,
Although I haven't upgraded to 2007 myself, I have experienced upgrade and new install pain. I assume that 2007 may use some the same folders, filenames, and /or the same files for many of the supporting files. filename.dll. Even if you are careful, some 2003 functions may not work after the 2007 install, because filename.dll for 2003 was in version 4.5, and filename.dll for 2007 is in version 6.5. Word (Office 2003) will not be able to understand version 6.5. You might have better luck if your hard drive is partitioned into different bootable partitions. You could then install 2007 to a separate partition leaving the original bootable partition alone. Alternately, if word 2007 is installed to hard drive d while word 2003 is left on drive c, could also mitigate some issues. None of these solutions is 100%. Before doing your upgrade, do a full backup. Also, be prepared to teach your spouse 2007, or to learn to love 2003. -- Tom Conrad "Davack" wrote: Thanks for your reply, especially about the precaution about following instruction so I don't just "upgrade". David *********************************** "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can do this; just be sure to install Word 2007 side-by-side rather than as an upgrade install. This means you'll have to read and choose options carefully when you install. If you're installing all of Office 2007, note that you can have only one version of Outlook installed, so you'll have to choose between 2003 and 2007. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Davack" wrote in message ... I have Word 03 on one of my computers. If I install Word 07, will Word 03 still be available for use -- so I can use 07 and my wife use 03? Are any special procedures or precautions necessary to achieve this? Thanks. David |
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Running BOTH Word 07 and Word 03
See http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm which shows how to
integrate the two. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Davack wrote: Thanks for your answer. About why: some people like to stick with what they know and see no benefit to learning something new if the current product/software serves the uses their need. David ******************************* "Gordon" wrote: "Davack" wrote in message ... I have Word 03 on one of my computers. If I install Word 07, will Word 03 still be available for use -- so I can use 07 and my wife use 03? Are any special procedures or precautions necessary to achieve this? You can certainly do that - but why? Why not both use the same version? |
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Running BOTH Word 07 and Word 03
Actually the two will work quite happily together - even on screen at the
same time, and there are some advantages to be gained from having both - at least in the near term. The only issue I have found in practice concerns the numbering of new documents when both are open - though even that is inconsequential. Either will use Outlook 2003 or 2007, but there is no way you can have both Outlook versions. It took all of five minutes testing on a spare machine to realise that Outlook 2007 was worth the upgrade. Using both Word versions is covered at http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Tom Conrad wrote: Davack, Although I haven't upgraded to 2007 myself, I have experienced upgrade and new install pain. I assume that 2007 may use some the same folders, filenames, and /or the same files for many of the supporting files. filename.dll. Even if you are careful, some 2003 functions may not work after the 2007 install, because filename.dll for 2003 was in version 4.5, and filename.dll for 2007 is in version 6.5. Word (Office 2003) will not be able to understand version 6.5. You might have better luck if your hard drive is partitioned into different bootable partitions. You could then install 2007 to a separate partition leaving the original bootable partition alone. Alternately, if word 2007 is installed to hard drive d while word 2003 is left on drive c, could also mitigate some issues. None of these solutions is 100%. Before doing your upgrade, do a full backup. Also, be prepared to teach your spouse 2007, or to learn to love 2003. Thanks for your reply, especially about the precaution about following instruction so I don't just "upgrade". David *********************************** "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can do this; just be sure to install Word 2007 side-by-side rather than as an upgrade install. This means you'll have to read and choose options carefully when you install. If you're installing all of Office 2007, note that you can have only one version of Outlook installed, so you'll have to choose between 2003 and 2007. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Davack" wrote in message ... I have Word 03 on one of my computers. If I install Word 07, will Word 03 still be available for use -- so I can use 07 and my wife use 03? Are any special procedures or precautions necessary to achieve this? Thanks. David |
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Running BOTH Word 07 and Word 03
Thats great to know. My employer won't get around to upgrading for some time,
several hundred workstations, so I thought I was locked into keeping 2003 at home to insure compatability. -- Tom Conrad "Graham Mayor" wrote: Actually the two will work quite happily together - even on screen at the same time, and there are some advantages to be gained from having both - at least in the near term. The only issue I have found in practice concerns the numbering of new documents when both are open - though even that is inconsequential. Either will use Outlook 2003 or 2007, but there is no way you can have both Outlook versions. It took all of five minutes testing on a spare machine to realise that Outlook 2007 was worth the upgrade. Using both Word versions is covered at http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Tom Conrad wrote: Davack, Although I haven't upgraded to 2007 myself, I have experienced upgrade and new install pain. I assume that 2007 may use some the same folders, filenames, and /or the same files for many of the supporting files. filename.dll. Even if you are careful, some 2003 functions may not work after the 2007 install, because filename.dll for 2003 was in version 4.5, and filename.dll for 2007 is in version 6.5. Word (Office 2003) will not be able to understand version 6.5. You might have better luck if your hard drive is partitioned into different bootable partitions. You could then install 2007 to a separate partition leaving the original bootable partition alone. Alternately, if word 2007 is installed to hard drive d while word 2003 is left on drive c, could also mitigate some issues. None of these solutions is 100%. Before doing your upgrade, do a full backup. Also, be prepared to teach your spouse 2007, or to learn to love 2003. Thanks for your reply, especially about the precaution about following instruction so I don't just "upgrade". David *********************************** "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can do this; just be sure to install Word 2007 side-by-side rather than as an upgrade install. This means you'll have to read and choose options carefully when you install. If you're installing all of Office 2007, note that you can have only one version of Outlook installed, so you'll have to choose between 2003 and 2007. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Davack" wrote in message ... I have Word 03 on one of my computers. If I install Word 07, will Word 03 still be available for use -- so I can use 07 and my wife use 03? Are any special procedures or precautions necessary to achieve this? Thanks. David |
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Running BOTH Word 07 and Word 03
If the machines at work do not have the Word 2007 file format
compatibility add-on installed, be sure to save the documents created in Word 2007 in Word 97-2003 format. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pr...686761033.aspx Tom MSMVP Windows Shell/User "Tom Conrad" wrote in message news  Thats great to know. My employer won't get around to upgrading for some time, several hundred workstations, so I thought I was locked into keeping 2003 at home to insure compatability. -- Tom Conrad "Graham Mayor" wrote: Actually the two will work quite happily together - even on screen at the same time, and there are some advantages to be gained from having both - at least in the near term. The only issue I have found in practice concerns the numbering of new documents when both are open - though even that is inconsequential. Either will use Outlook 2003 or 2007, but there is no way you can have both Outlook versions. It took all of five minutes testing on a spare machine to realise that Outlook 2007 was worth the upgrade. Using both Word versions is covered at http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Tom Conrad wrote: Davack, Although I haven't upgraded to 2007 myself, I have experienced upgrade and new install pain. I assume that 2007 may use some the same folders, filenames, and /or the same files for many of the supporting files. filename.dll. Even if you are careful, some 2003 functions may not work after the 2007 install, because filename.dll for 2003 was in version 4.5, and filename.dll for 2007 is in version 6.5. Word (Office 2003) will not be able to understand version 6.5. You might have better luck if your hard drive is partitioned into different bootable partitions. You could then install 2007 to a separate partition leaving the original bootable partition alone. Alternately, if word 2007 is installed to hard drive d while word 2003 is left on drive c, could also mitigate some issues. None of these solutions is 100%. Before doing your upgrade, do a full backup. Also, be prepared to teach your spouse 2007, or to learn to love 2003. Thanks for your reply, especially about the precaution about following instruction so I don't just "upgrade". David *********************************** "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can do this; just be sure to install Word 2007 side-by-side rather than as an upgrade install. This means you'll have to read and choose options carefully when you install. If you're installing all of Office 2007, note that you can have only one version of Outlook installed, so you'll have to choose between 2003 and 2007. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Davack" wrote in message ... I have Word 03 on one of my computers. If I install Word 07, will Word 03 still be available for use -- so I can use 07 and my wife use 03? Are any special procedures or precautions necessary to achieve this? Thanks. David |
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Running BOTH Word 07 and Word 03
I read your page on how nice both run together but your page shows how to
update and change the registry using XP not Vista. Also when I installed 2007 the only selections available are update or update customize which allowed be to save all 2003 applications except outlook. I guess what I am looking for is a simple step by step process that concludes with 2 icons on my desktop. 1 opens 07 and one opens 03, furthermore when I open a word doc created and saved in 03 it would be nice if it opened in 03 vice 07; however I would be satisfied with using open doc if I had too. Can this be done "Graham Mayor" wrote: Actually the two will work quite happily together - even on screen at the same time, and there are some advantages to be gained from having both - at least in the near term. The only issue I have found in practice concerns the numbering of new documents when both are open - though even that is inconsequential. Either will use Outlook 2003 or 2007, but there is no way you can have both Outlook versions. It took all of five minutes testing on a spare machine to realise that Outlook 2007 was worth the upgrade. Using both Word versions is covered at http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Tom Conrad wrote: Davack, Although I haven't upgraded to 2007 myself, I have experienced upgrade and new install pain. I assume that 2007 may use some the same folders, filenames, and /or the same files for many of the supporting files. filename.dll. Even if you are careful, some 2003 functions may not work after the 2007 install, because filename.dll for 2003 was in version 4.5, and filename.dll for 2007 is in version 6.5. Word (Office 2003) will not be able to understand version 6.5. You might have better luck if your hard drive is partitioned into different bootable partitions. You could then install 2007 to a separate partition leaving the original bootable partition alone. Alternately, if word 2007 is installed to hard drive d while word 2003 is left on drive c, could also mitigate some issues. None of these solutions is 100%. Before doing your upgrade, do a full backup. Also, be prepared to teach your spouse 2007, or to learn to love 2003. Thanks for your reply, especially about the precaution about following instruction so I don't just "upgrade". David *********************************** "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can do this; just be sure to install Word 2007 side-by-side rather than as an upgrade install. This means you'll have to read and choose options carefully when you install. If you're installing all of Office 2007, note that you can have only one version of Outlook installed, so you'll have to choose between 2003 and 2007. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Davack" wrote in message ... I have Word 03 on one of my computers. If I install Word 07, will Word 03 still be available for use -- so I can use 07 and my wife use 03? Are any special procedures or precautions necessary to achieve this? Thanks. David |
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