Adding Outlook 2003 to Office 2007

[RCMGNZ]

I currently have MS Office 2003 Student Teacher edition installed on my
old computer (which is about to die its last death). I have a new
computer on the way. The MS Office version I currently have includes
Outlook and allows installation on 3 PCs.

I want to upgrade to Office 2007 Home and Student edition, since I need
a version that includes licenses for 3 PCs, and Home and Student is the
only one that MS currently offers with that option. Unfortunately, Home
and Student does not include Outlook, which I also need.

Rather than buy Outlook 2007 as a stand-alone product, what I would
like to do is install my current Office 2003 suite on my new computer
and then uninstall everything except Outlook. After that, I want to
install Office 2007, so that I end up with Word 2007, Power Point 2007,
Excel 2007, and Outlook 2003.

Is that possible? Should I expect any difficluties or issues? Is the
process straightforward (i.e., can I just install Office 2003 on the new
computer, then use add/remove programs to uninstall the 2003 components
I no longer need, then install Office 2007)?

P.S. I know that I may need to call MS telephone activation to explain
to a human being that I need to transfer the Office 2003 license from my
old computer to my new one, since the software is running on a total of
3 computers at the moment and so I will need to de-activate one of them.
Also, both the 2003 and 2007 versions of Office that I am talking about
are retail box versions, so I will have the disks for the
installations.

Sorry for the lengthy thread, but I wanted to be as clear as possible
about what I want to do. Thanks in advance for any insight you can
offer.

 

[Susan Ramlet]

It's fairly straightforward, but you don't need to install all of Office
2003 on the new computer. Just install Outlook 2003, then install Office
2007.

If you get to where you want both versions installed, here is a great
article from Dian Chapman's TechTrax publication:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=762

 

[RCMGNZ]

Thank you for the response, I really appreciate it. I am glad to know
that it will be a straightforward process!

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Your only problem will be that you cannot use the Office integration
features with Outlook 2003 and Office 2007, such as using Word as the
message editor and mail merges.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, RCMGNZ asked:

| I currently have MS Office 2003 Student Teacher edition installed on
| my old computer (which is about to die its last death). I have a new
| computer on the way. The MS Office version I currently have includes
| Outlook and allows installation on 3 PCs.
|
| I want to upgrade to Office 2007 Home and Student edition, since I
| need a version that includes licenses for 3 PCs, and Home and Student
| is the only one that MS currently offers with that option.
| Unfortunately, Home and Student does not include Outlook, which I
| also need.
|
| Rather than buy Outlook 2007 as a stand-alone product, what I would
| like to do is install my current Office 2003 suite on my new computer
| and then uninstall everything except Outlook. After that, I want to
| install Office 2007, so that I end up with Word 2007, Power Point
| 2007, Excel 2007, and Outlook 2003.
|
| Is that possible? Should I expect any difficluties or issues? Is the
| process straightforward (i.e., can I just install Office 2003 on the
| new computer, then use add/remove programs to uninstall the 2003
| components I no longer need, then install Office 2007)?
|
| P.S. I know that I may need to call MS telephone activation to explain
| to a human being that I need to transfer the Office 2003 license from
| my old computer to my new one, since the software is running on a
| total of 3 computers at the moment and so I will need to de-activate
| one of them. Also, both the 2003 and 2007 versions of Office that I
| am talking about are retail box versions, so I will have the disks
| for the installations.
|
| Sorry for the lengthy thread, but I wanted to be as clear as possible
| about what I want to do. Thanks in advance for any insight you can
| offer.

 

[dgmacmi]

If your new computer includes Vista OS, you may want to examine Windows
Mail, Windows Calendar and Windows Contacts before deciding that you need
Outlook 2003.

Don

 

[Susan Ramlet]

Good point! These leaner applications meet most people's needs.

 

[RCMGNZ]

Thanks for the information, Milly. That is a bummer, and was no
something I had considered until you mentioned it. Your informatio
will help me decide what I am going to do. Thanks again.

;4159070']Your only problem will be that you cannot use the Offic
integration
features with Outlook 2003 and Office 2007, such as using Word as the
message editor and mail merges.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, RCMGNZ asked:

| I currently have MS Office 2003 Student Teacher edition installed on
| my old computer (which is about to die its last death). I have a new
| computer on the way. The MS Office version I currently hav
includes
| Outlook and allows installation on 3 PCs.
|
| I want to upgrade to Office 2007 Home and Student edition, since I
| need a version that includes licenses for 3 PCs, and Home an
Student
| is the only one that MS currently offers with that option.
| Unfortunately, Home and Student does not include Outlook, which I
| also need.
|
| Rather than buy Outlook 2007 as a stand-alone product, what I would
| like to do is install my current Office 2003 suite on my ne
computer
| and then uninstall everything except Outlook. After that, I want to
| install Office 2007, so that I end up with Word 2007, Power Point
| 2007, Excel 2007, and Outlook 2003.
|
| Is that possible? Should I expect any difficluties or issues? Is the
| process straightforward (i.e., can I just install Office 2003 on the
| new computer, then use add/remove programs to uninstall the 2003
| components I no longer need, then install Office 2007)?
|
| P.S. I know that I may need to call MS telephone activation t
explain
| to a human being that I need to transfer the Office 2003 licens
from
| my old computer to my new one, since the software is running on a
| total of 3 computers at the moment and so I will need to de-activate
| one of them. Also, both the 2003 and 2007 versions of Office that I
| am talking about are retail box versions, so I will have the disks
| for the installations.
|
| Sorry for the lengthy thread, but I wanted to be as clear a
possible
| about what I want to do. Thanks in advance for any insight you can
| offer

 

[RCMGNZ]

Hi Don,
You DO make a good point! When the new computer arrives I definitel
will check out those Windows programs. I don't suppose I can import m
Outlook mail and contacts files (.pst files) into them? Probably no
would be my bet, at least not the emails. For the past 7 or 8 years
have used Outlook as a virtual filing cabinet for a lot of my school an
business correspondence, and I cannot afford to lose electronic acces
to those old archived emails. Either way, thank you for the advice o
the Windows applications. I may end up using them, assuming that I ca
figure out a way to still have access to the old Outlook files that
need. Cheers.
RCMGNZ