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Larry
Can the office betta be installed in such a way that will allow me to
run both the old and new version?
I have more than 1 hard drive.
run both the old and new version?
I have more than 1 hard drive.
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Randall Arnold
It *can*, and the option is there during install to keep older versions, but
it's not recommended.
Randall Arnold
it's not recommended.
Randall Arnold
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Bob Buckland ?:-\)
Hi Larry,
Old version being an earlier version of Office, yes,
using a custom install. More than one build/version
of Office 2003, no.
You might also consider dual booting if you're
using your current release version of Office for
work other than testing.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=292580
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Can the office betta be installed in such a way that will allow me to
run both the old and new version?
I have more than 1 hard drive. >>
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I hope this helps you,
Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
The Office 2003 System parts explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/preview/system.asp
Old version being an earlier version of Office, yes,
using a custom install. More than one build/version
of Office 2003, no.
You might also consider dual booting if you're
using your current release version of Office for
work other than testing.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=292580
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Can the office betta be installed in such a way that will allow me to
run both the old and new version?
I have more than 1 hard drive. >>
--
I hope this helps you,
Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
The Office 2003 System parts explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/preview/system.asp
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Beth Melton
Hi Larry,
When you install Office 2003 change the default installation path and
you will be prompted to keep the previous versions. As for running
more than one version of Office on the same drive, this really depends
on what you are doing. If you are developing for others using a
previous version then you should install on separate drives or use a
dual boot, as Bob recommended, so shared components/resources are not
replaced with newer versions.
If they are installed on the same drive you can only have one version
of Outlook installed and you could encounter minor nuisances from time
to time. For example if you are installing a patch you may need to
start the application to be patched so it can register itself as the
current version. Or if you are switching versions of Word the Windows
Installer will surface in order to reinstall the correct components
and recreate various Registry entries.
I have several versions of Office installed on the same drive and have
yet to encounter any major complications. However when it comes to
developing I'm also aware of what I need to watch/check so the app
will run on correctly on a previous version.
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
When you install Office 2003 change the default installation path and
you will be prompted to keep the previous versions. As for running
more than one version of Office on the same drive, this really depends
on what you are doing. If you are developing for others using a
previous version then you should install on separate drives or use a
dual boot, as Bob recommended, so shared components/resources are not
replaced with newer versions.
If they are installed on the same drive you can only have one version
of Outlook installed and you could encounter minor nuisances from time
to time. For example if you are installing a patch you may need to
start the application to be patched so it can register itself as the
current version. Or if you are switching versions of Word the Windows
Installer will surface in order to reinstall the correct components
and recreate various Registry entries.
I have several versions of Office installed on the same drive and have
yet to encounter any major complications. However when it comes to
developing I'm also aware of what I need to watch/check so the app
will run on correctly on a previous version.
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/