installing mixed versions

[Paul]

For several years I have run Office 97 Professional, which includes Access.
I also have Publisher 2000. I am now buying a new PC and have decided that
it's time to upgrade, at least as regards the most frequently used
applications, Word and Excel. So I have bought a Student/Teacher copy of
Office 2003 (quite legitimately, as I have a son at school who uses the
computer more than I do!). When the new PC arrives I will install Office
2003, but I also want to install Access 97 and Publisher 2000 (for which I
have the original CDs). These are not used sufficiently to justify the extra
expense of upgrading. I shall, of course, delete them from the old PC.

Is it essential, or desirable, that a particular order of installation is
followed? If it will affect the final situation, which order should I use?
Is there anything else I need to consider?

Thanks in anticipation.
Paul

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Paul,

The general rule of thumb is to install oldest first. This article may be helpful.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828956&FR=1

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<<"Paul" <none> wrote in message For several years I have run Office 97 Professional, which includes Access.
I also have Publisher 2000. I am now buying a new PC and have decided that
it's time to upgrade, at least as regards the most frequently used
applications, Word and Excel. So I have bought a Student/Teacher copy of
Office 2003 (quite legitimately, as I have a son at school who uses the
computer more than I do!). When the new PC arrives I will install Office
2003, but I also want to install Access 97 and Publisher 2000 (for which I
have the original CDs). These are not used sufficiently to justify the extra
expense of upgrading. I shall, of course, delete them from the old PC.

Is it essential, or desirable, that a particular order of installation is
followed? If it will affect the final situation, which order should I use?
Is there anything else I need to consider?

Thanks in anticipation.
Paul >>
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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*

Office 2003 explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/editions.asp

 

[Paul]

Thanks, Bob. This is very helpful.
Paul

 

[Pop]

I run Word 97 and 2k2, the app and the suite initially,
finally both suites. Dunno how accurate I am for others,
but at least in my case it was better when I installed them
to different folders. e.g. when asked for the install
folder in 97, I gave it Word8 for a folder, and left
Office2k2 to its defaults.
I initially did this on win98 office97 because, upon the
first install, things were gooked up. Next I tried
uninstalling and installing what I just described,
separating the install folders, and it worked fine. No idea
why it didn't work; didn't have the expertise at the time to
figure it out. Still only know enough to be dangerous, but
I think as long as you remove before any reinstalls, you'll
be fine. The trick is to keep the right files separated
out.
The best result was that I could easily, at a glance,
tell which version was where, esp later when I added
Office97/Office2k2 to co-exist. And, I believe it WAS
necessary to install the older one first. Someone on a ng
helpe me, but it wasn't this one. I -think- it might have
been microsoft.public.office.setup? Not positive, but a
search will show them to you. Look in microsoft.public.
first, then finesse the search if not happy yet.
Also, after running one, when you run the other, you
might have to wait a few moments for whichever is loading to
"configure" itself. 97 never gave a message, but 2k2 always
said to wait a moment while it configured. That will be
normal operation.
NOT a good idea to run both at the same time, at least
was so in win98. It's such a habit by now with winXP, I
don't think I've ever tried it!

Maybe some MVP can make this clearer or point to the best
ng.

Pop