Computer has Office 2007 along with some Office 1997 applications

[ElkHunter]

My dad has Office 2007 installed on his computer and I found that there is
Word, Excel and Access 1997 still on the Start - All Programs list. The
applications still start but I am afraid it will corrupt his 2007 version. I
want to remove the programs, but they are not listed in the Add/Remove
option.

In Windows Explorer, this old version of Office appears to be inbedded with
Office 2007 files. I don't want to compromise the Office 2007 program but I
need to remove these old programs.

How can I easily remove this old version of Office and not just remove the
icons?

 

[DL]

When any version of Office, from Office 2002 onwards is installed using
install defaults it is installed to a version specific folder, in the case
of 2007; Microsoft Office\Office 12
So its hard to imagine that any 97 files would be in this folder
Do a search for winword.exe, what does it return (Paths & versions of files
found)?

 

[ElkHunter]

Thanks DL, you've been very helpful for me before - I tried the search for
winword.exe in the Windows Explorer and the the complete search came up with
"There are no results to display".

When I put the cursor over Word and/or Excel 97 in the Start - All Programs
menu, the path that comes up is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office.
When I look at that path in Windows Explorer, and open (just too look at,
nothing else) up some of the levels ("directories?" - I'm not remembering the
old dos terms) I am seeing icons of both the old Office and the new 2007
styles all mixed in together. I also saw Office 12 in that same directory,
under Program Files\Microsoft Office.

Everything so far is working okay, I am concerned about opening the '97
Word/Excel in the Start - All Programs menu and screwing something up. Maybe
if I would just delete the icons from Start - All Programs menu so the old
version cannot be opened and leave everything else alone?

 

[DL]

If Office 2007 is running OK, then by deleting any Office 97 shortcuts you
should be OK
I believe there is an MS kb article on manual removal of Office 97, or
possibly a tool to remove Office 97, but you may have to repair the Office
2007 installation if you run any such tool, using the Office 2007 dvd/cd
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176823

 

[Peter Foldes]

To remove Off97 you need the Off97 install disk

 

[ElkHunter]

Well... Thank you to both of you. I am thinking of deleting the shortcuts
but will seriously think about my options first - you've been very helpful -
thanks again!

 

[BillOC]

My problem being that I no longer have the Disc.