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Installing Word 2007 with Word 2003 already installed
Hi Word Users.
Though this may seem a feeble question I would be grateful for your advice on the best choice for installing Word 2007 (via office pro 2007)? I am a member of a group of consultants with small businesses and charities coming to us for help with computer problems. I am a Windows system specialist with a good knowledge of Word over many years. I have a retail copy of Office Pro 2007. I have Word 2003 as part of office Pro 2003 installed. I mainly use Word and Outlook from the existing suite. My partners consider I should move to the office 2007 as a general progression but they are rather negative about Vista and want to hold off buying until the advantages and disadvantages are clearer. Assuming I have to move to Word 2007 should I install the new software as an upgrade or would it be better (if possible) to install it separately so that I can keep 2003 until I am familiar with 2007? -- John Butler |
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The choice is really yours, but 2007is radically different in appearance and
will take some re-learning. If you install both, then note that you can only have one version of Outlook and Outlook 2007 will not be backward compatible to 2003. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org John Butler wrote: Hi Word Users. Though this may seem a feeble question I would be grateful for your advice on the best choice for installing Word 2007 (via office pro 2007)? I am a member of a group of consultants with small businesses and charities coming to us for help with computer problems. I am a Windows system specialist with a good knowledge of Word over many years. I have a retail copy of Office Pro 2007. I have Word 2003 as part of office Pro 2003 installed. I mainly use Word and Outlook from the existing suite. My partners consider I should move to the office 2007 as a general progression but they are rather negative about Vista and want to hold off buying until the advantages and disadvantages are clearer. Assuming I have to move to Word 2007 should I install the new software as an upgrade or would it be better (if possible) to install it separately so that I can keep 2003 until I am familiar with 2007? |
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Installing Word 2007 with Word 2003 already installed
Graham
Thanks for your advice! If I install 2007 over 2003 will I lose all my old data files (doc,xml. mdb)? in which case it would perhpas be preferable to uninstall 2003 first? John "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... The choice is really yours, but 2007is radically different in appearance and will take some re-learning. If you install both, then note that you can only have one version of Outlook and Outlook 2007 will not be backward compatible to 2003. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org John Butler wrote: Hi Word Users. Though this may seem a feeble question I would be grateful for your advice on the best choice for installing Word 2007 (via office pro 2007)? I am a member of a group of consultants with small businesses and charities coming to us for help with computer problems. I am a Windows system specialist with a good knowledge of Word over many years. I have a retail copy of Office Pro 2007. I have Word 2003 as part of office Pro 2003 installed. I mainly use Word and Outlook from the existing suite. My partners consider I should move to the office 2007 as a general progression but they are rather negative about Vista and want to hold off buying until the advantages and disadvantages are clearer. Assuming I have to move to Word 2007 should I install the new software as an upgrade or would it be better (if possible) to install it separately so that I can keep 2003 until I am familiar with 2007? |
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Installing Word 2007 with Word 2003 already installed
Office installations try hard to preserve personal settings (sometimes too
hard). I would however backup essential data first http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org John Butler wrote: Graham Thanks for your advice! If I install 2007 over 2003 will I lose all my old data files (doc,xml. mdb)? in which case it would perhpas be preferable to uninstall 2003 first? John "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... The choice is really yours, but 2007is radically different in appearance and will take some re-learning. If you install both, then note that you can only have one version of Outlook and Outlook 2007 will not be backward compatible to 2003. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org John Butler wrote: Hi Word Users. Though this may seem a feeble question I would be grateful for your advice on the best choice for installing Word 2007 (via office pro 2007)? I am a member of a group of consultants with small businesses and charities coming to us for help with computer problems. I am a Windows system specialist with a good knowledge of Word over many years. I have a retail copy of Office Pro 2007. I have Word 2003 as part of office Pro 2003 installed. I mainly use Word and Outlook from the existing suite. My partners consider I should move to the office 2007 as a general progression but they are rather negative about Vista and want to hold off buying until the advantages and disadvantages are clearer. Assuming I have to move to Word 2007 should I install the new software as an upgrade or would it be better (if possible) to install it separately so that I can keep 2003 until I am familiar with 2007? |
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Graham
Thanks again. I will image the system disk before making the installation. John "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Office installations try hard to preserve personal settings (sometimes too hard). I would however backup essential data first http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org John Butler wrote: Graham Thanks for your advice! If I install 2007 over 2003 will I lose all my old data files (doc,xml. mdb)? in which case it would perhpas be preferable to uninstall 2003 first? John "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... The choice is really yours, but 2007is radically different in appearance and will take some re-learning. If you install both, then note that you can only have one version of Outlook and Outlook 2007 will not be backward compatible to 2003. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org John Butler wrote: Hi Word Users. Though this may seem a feeble question I would be grateful for your advice on the best choice for installing Word 2007 (via office pro 2007)? I am a member of a group of consultants with small businesses and charities coming to us for help with computer problems. I am a Windows system specialist with a good knowledge of Word over many years. I have a retail copy of Office Pro 2007. I have Word 2003 as part of office Pro 2003 installed. I mainly use Word and Outlook from the existing suite. My partners consider I should move to the office 2007 as a general progression but they are rather negative about Vista and want to hold off buying until the advantages and disadvantages are clearer. Assuming I have to move to Word 2007 should I install the new software as an upgrade or would it be better (if possible) to install it separately so that I can keep 2003 until I am familiar with 2007? |
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Graham
I have installed Office 2007 Pro on top of 2003. As you said it is not a simple installation. There was a conflict with the new Nvidai dual graphics display but I found the way to fix that. Eventually succeeded and all of my old documents are present. I can see advantages in the new format though it seems much more complex than 2003. I am surprised that Micorsoft did not include tip sheet for those of us upgrading from 2003. The change in the way headers and footers are handled is substantial. Thanks for your help, I expect I will get to like it! John "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Office installations try hard to preserve personal settings (sometimes too hard). I would however backup essential data first http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org John Butler wrote: Graham Thanks for your advice! If I install 2007 over 2003 will I lose all my old data files (doc,xml. mdb)? in which case it would perhpas be preferable to uninstall 2003 first? John "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... The choice is really yours, but 2007is radically different in appearance and will take some re-learning. If you install both, then note that you can only have one version of Outlook and Outlook 2007 will not be backward compatible to 2003. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org John Butler wrote: Hi Word Users. Though this may seem a feeble question I would be grateful for your advice on the best choice for installing Word 2007 (via office pro 2007)? I am a member of a group of consultants with small businesses and charities coming to us for help with computer problems. I am a Windows system specialist with a good knowledge of Word over many years. I have a retail copy of Office Pro 2007. I have Word 2003 as part of office Pro 2003 installed. I mainly use Word and Outlook from the existing suite. My partners consider I should move to the office 2007 as a general progression but they are rather negative about Vista and want to hold off buying until the advantages and disadvantages are clearer. Assuming I have to move to Word 2007 should I install the new software as an upgrade or would it be better (if possible) to install it separately so that I can keep 2003 until I am familiar with 2007? |
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