Office 2003 Beta

[Brad]

I have ordered the beta for office 2003 and have some questions. Can it be
run side by side with Office XP? Will by personal folder items move right
into the beta? If I uninstall, will I have to save by pst files and then
reinstall XP?

Thanks

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Yes, you can run it side by side with your current Office. However, I
strongly recommend that you install on a separate OS partition as the files
commingle and can have bad side effects if trying to roll back. It is not
for the faint of heart = thus the term "Beta."

As for the .pst files, if you do not convert to the new unicode format, your
..pst file should be safe. However, it is always a good idea to make a
backup of all of your documents and files to ensure that you can roll back
to a pre-beta state.

Use it at your own risk... it is beta software and comes without support
except for what you can get in the public news groups.


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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
Brad <rbhailey@msn.com> asked:

| I have ordered the beta for office 2003 and have some questions. Can
| it be run side by side with Office XP? Will by personal folder items
| move right into the beta? If I uninstall, will I have to save by pst
| files and then reinstall XP?
|
| Thanks

 

[Brad]

Can you please explain how to install on a separate OS partition? I am not
sure I understand.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Milly,

It's only dead because of typo disease <g>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=292580

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Since Bob's link is dead, here is what I mean.

Partition your drive and install a second copy of your operating system on
it. This is commonly known as dual-booting. Then, install the beta to the
second OS partition and use that for testing. You can wipe it out once you
are finished and still leave your original partition intact.

http://aumha.org/win4/a/parts.php has a good explanation.


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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] >>
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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*

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

<rotfl>

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
Bob Buckland ? <75214.226@compuserve.com> asked:

| Hi Milly,
|
| It's only dead because of typo disease <g>
| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=292580
|
| ===========
| message Since Bob's
| link is dead, here is what I mean.
|
| Partition your drive and install a second copy of your operating
| system on
| it. This is commonly known as dual-booting. Then, install the beta
| to the
| second OS partition and use that for testing. You can wipe it out
| once you
| are finished and still leave your original partition intact.
|
| http://aumha.org/win4/a/parts.php has a good explanation.
|
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] >>
| --
| I hope this helps you,
|
| Bob Buckland ?
| MS Office System Products MVP
|
| *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*