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Upgrading from 2000 to 2003
I have the option at work to upgrade to 2003.
Obviously I am worried about my templates and personal settings. What is the best way to protect these when the upgrade occurs? Is there a site of the pros & cons, what to beware of, etc. relating to this upgrade? What problems/issues have other users come across? Many thanks DeanH |
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Upgrading from 2000 to 2003
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm
However a straightforward update should not affect your personalisations. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org DeanH wrote: I have the option at work to upgrade to 2003. Obviously I am worried about my templates and personal settings. What is the best way to protect these when the upgrade occurs? Is there a site of the pros & cons, what to beware of, etc. relating to this upgrade? What problems/issues have other users come across? Many thanks DeanH |
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To confirm what Graham said, if you install Word/Office 2003 *over* (rather
than *beside*) Office 2000, all your customizations, documents, templates, etc., will be preserved. The main issue you will experience will be a much more stable application that, when it does (rarely) crash recovers much more gracefully. -- 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. "DeanH" wrote in message ... I have the option at work to upgrade to 2003. Obviously I am worried about my templates and personal settings. What is the best way to protect these when the upgrade occurs? Is there a site of the pros & cons, what to beware of, etc. relating to this upgrade? What problems/issues have other users come across? Many thanks DeanH |
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Upgrading from 2000 to 2003
Many thanks Graham and Suzanne.
I forgot to mention that I have Abode Acrobat 7 already installed without any problems and have read here that there can be a clash between it and 2003. Is it a major issue? DeanH "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To confirm what Graham said, if you install Word/Office 2003 *over* (rather than *beside*) Office 2000, all your customizations, documents, templates, etc., will be preserved. The main issue you will experience will be a much more stable application that, when it does (rarely) crash recovers much more gracefully. -- 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. "DeanH" wrote in message ... I have the option at work to upgrade to 2003. Obviously I am worried about my templates and personal settings. What is the best way to protect these when the upgrade occurs? Is there a site of the pros & cons, what to beware of, etc. relating to this upgrade? What problems/issues have other users come across? Many thanks DeanH |
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Not if it is patched with the latest updates.
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org DeanH wrote: Many thanks Graham and Suzanne. I forgot to mention that I have Abode Acrobat 7 already installed without any problems and have read here that there can be a clash between it and 2003. Is it a major issue? DeanH "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To confirm what Graham said, if you install Word/Office 2003 *over* (rather than *beside*) Office 2000, all your customizations, documents, templates, etc., will be preserved. The main issue you will experience will be a much more stable application that, when it does (rarely) crash recovers much more gracefully. -- 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. "DeanH" wrote in message ... I have the option at work to upgrade to 2003. Obviously I am worried about my templates and personal settings. What is the best way to protect these when the upgrade occurs? Is there a site of the pros & cons, what to beware of, etc. relating to this upgrade? What problems/issues have other users come across? Many thanks DeanH |
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Many thanks.
"Graham Mayor" wrote: Not if it is patched with the latest updates. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org DeanH wrote: Many thanks Graham and Suzanne. I forgot to mention that I have Abode Acrobat 7 already installed without any problems and have read here that there can be a clash between it and 2003. Is it a major issue? DeanH "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To confirm what Graham said, if you install Word/Office 2003 *over* (rather than *beside*) Office 2000, all your customizations, documents, templates, etc., will be preserved. The main issue you will experience will be a much more stable application that, when it does (rarely) crash recovers much more gracefully. -- 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. "DeanH" wrote in message ... I have the option at work to upgrade to 2003. Obviously I am worried about my templates and personal settings. What is the best way to protect these when the upgrade occurs? Is there a site of the pros & cons, what to beware of, etc. relating to this upgrade? What problems/issues have other users come across? Many thanks DeanH |
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