2 versions of word

[Claudia Gomez]

does anyone know if you can put 2 versions of Word on one
computer.......One is a new XP laptop with word(2000 with
XP upgrade) on it and I want to add an old version of
word97 onto the XP laptop. Is that possible?

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Claudia,

Microsoft suggests you install from the earliest version to the latest
version. However I installed Office 97 after Office XP and didn't
encounter any problems other than an expected "invalid license" error
in Access.

Should you run into that problem see this KB:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=141373

Note you should change the default installation folder and if you do
encounter minor problems in Word 2002 run "Detect and Repair" under
the Help menu.

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assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

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Beth Melton

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