MS Office 97 to MS Office 2007

[kraut]

I have been running Office 97 pro on Windows XP because I do not want
to loose the shortcut bar that came with 97.

Thing is that I have been thinking about installing the 2007 version
of Office that I have had but never installed yet for above reasons.

Question is can I install the 2007 version over the 97 version and
have it update the programs but keep the shortcut bar??

I know there are probably other shortcut bars or whatever out there
but as I asked I would rather keep the 97 one if possible.

TIA

 

[Earle Horton]

Microsoft has several Knowledge Base articles on running multiple versions
of Office on the same computer. For example:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928091

What you propose seems possible, but I haven't read all of the articles in
their entirety. There is a lot to read.

Earle

 

[kraut]

I do not want to run multiple versions.

I thought I explained what I want in the original post.

I want to upgrade from 97 to 2007 but keep the 97 shortcut bar but not
the 97 progs.

 

[Bob I]

Keep it if you want, but without the programs that it points to, it will
be somewhat useless. Why not use the Quicklaunch bar or add a Toolbar
for the Office applications folder?

 

[Earle Horton]

You do want to run multiple versions, the shortcut bar being part of 97.
For that reason you should read all the Knowledge Base articles, to see what
pitfalls await you. Start by running 97 Setup in maintenance mode, custom
setup. Remove the applications if this is possible. It should be. Then
install Office 2007 and see what that looks like. Now you will probably
have to do something to make the shortcut bar point to the 2007
applications. Don't forget to create a System Restore point before you
start.

Earle

Run 97 Setup in custom maintenance mode. Remove all components except the
shortcut bar. See if that works.