Help me Uninstall OLD Mac Word so I can Install new Office

[Tom]

I recently obtained a new copy of MS Office for MAC OS
X. However there is currently an old version of Word on
the MAC. When i tried to install the new Office, the old
version of word stayed on the computer while other
programs such as Excel and Powerpoint were installed
successfully. My question is -- is there a way to
uninstall the old word on my computer so I have the new
version installed with my MS Office package, I want all
the products to run off my new cd key and have the same
program id. i don't want the old installation of word to
remain...see what i mean. However i am not that savvy
with using macintosh computers it is actually on my
boss's computer at work. Anyone have some suggestions on
proper uninstallation procedure for a mac. There
probably has to be something in the registry to change as
well, but I don't know anything about messing around on a
mac. Any help is appreciated thank you.

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

Run the Office Remove tool. What version needs to be removed? For Office
98/2001, you need to download one from the www.mactopia.com site, for Office
X it's in the Value Pack on the installation CD.

BUT if all you want to do is change the product ID from one installation of
Office X to another, see here:
http://www.mcgimpsey.com/macoffice/office/pid.html

I don't think macs have a registry.

If there are customizations you want to preserve from the old installation,
see here:
http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/BackUpPrefs.htm

DM

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

PS. See also:
http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/RemoveReinstall.htm

And note that the mvps.org pages may require hitting refresh a few times in
Safari, you may prefer to use a different browser.

DM