2003 on top of XP Pro

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Chad:

What Bob more than likely meant by "production versions" was the final
released Office 2003 products. There are a few folks out there who still
have "preveiw CD" versions which were beta versions of the product available
from Microsoft earlier this year.

If you are buying off-the-self (or from a reputable internet retailer), then
you'll receive what Bob refers to as the "production" version.

Steve Arbaugh
MS Access MVP

 

[Chad Harris]

Thanks--

You'll hear the term "production machine" meaning of course a machine that
"really matters" for business, althougth the line is getting pretty blurred
there. When I first read Bob's post I thought he was making a difference
between released versions that should have been the same or else--my
problem-- that something done with an install configuration would have made
things work differently as to older editions uninstalled. Thanks to all the
good posts I have it correct now.

Chad Harris

Chad:

What Bob more than likely meant by "production versions" was the final
released Office 2003 products. There are a few folks out there who still
have "preveiw CD" versions which were beta versions of the product available
from Microsoft earlier this year.

If you are buying off-the-self (or from a reputable internet retailer), then
you'll receive what Bob refers to as the "production" version.

Steve Arbaugh
MS Access MVP

This helps Eric--very clear. Also taken with the KB's and CZ's, Beth's,
Bob's very helpful clarifications. The only term I'm hung up on is Bob
Buckland's use of *"production version"* when he says

"Installing Office 2003 production editions as an end user will not remove
apps of older production version Office apps, for which your Office 2003
CDdoes not have a replacement."

The statement is clear and consistent with yours Beth's and KB's--I'm just
trying to understand if
"production version" connotes anything special.

Thanks very much for the help,

Chad Harris



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