Installimg Office 2007

[fipsey]

Hi
I just purchased Office 2007 Home & Student.

2 Questions:

1) Do I have to uninstall the trail version first before installing the
total version or will the new installation over-ride it?
2) Can the 1997-2003 I presently have installed remain or will it cause a
conflict. Some attachments with the extension .docx that I send to
associates can't be opened because they have the older version

Thanks

 

[Jeff Gaines]

1) Do I have to uninstall the trail version first before installing the
total version or will the new installation over-ride it?

You don't have to but I would un-install, run cCleaner to clear the mess
that will probably be left behind in the registry and do a clean install.

2) Can the 1997-2003 I presently have installed remain or will it cause a
conflict. Some attachments with the extension .docx that I send to
associates can't be opened because they have the older version

I have Word 2007 set up to save documents in Office 97 format, it's a good
'lowest common denominator' - you can always use "Save As" if you
specifically need a different format.

 

[DL]

You *do* have to uninstall the trial first, then clear temp files & simply
reboot, as the H&S will not simply overwrite the trial

You can keep your earlier version, which may include outlook, if you desire,
and if doing so you should modify the shortcuts, eg Word >Word03. Or you
can, in 2007, save docs in the old format
(NB H&S 2007 doesnt contain Outlook, if you use that)

 

[fipsey]

Thanks for your replies.. They are most helpful