Office 2008 Install and 2004 Uninstall

[akpud]

Once Office 2008 is installed and running properly, is it safe to uninstall Office 2004 - and is there any reason why this would not be a good idea?

Thanks,

AK

 

[Bob Greenblatt]

Once Office 2008 is installed and running properly, is it safe to uninstall
Office 2004 - and is there any reason why this would not be a good idea?

Thanks,

AK

Yes, it is safe to uninstall Office 2004, and there are several reasons why
you may not want to do that. The foremost is that Macros do not work in
Office 2008. So if you ever need them, or get documents from others
containing macros, you may need 2004. It is even safe to run all the
applications simultaneously, AS LONG AS YOU DO NOT RUN BOTH ENTOURAGE 2004
and 2008 at the same time.

 

[akpud]

Thanks Bob - much appreciated! I rarely use Macros - but I think I'll hang on to 2004 just in case!

AK

 

[Diane Ross]

Thanks Bob - much appreciated! I rarely use Macros - but I think I'll hang on
to 2004 just in case!

When you do decide to delete it, use "Remove Office". Don't just drag it to
the trash.

 

[aRKay]

When you do decide to delete it, use "Remove Office". Don't just drag it to
the trash.

Thanks.... I had the same question and assumed the 2004 Remove Office
would be the best way to ditch Office 2004.

I will drag my feet to see how the early March 2008 checks out.

 

[Sue]

A few months ago I got a macro virus in Word 2004. Yes, it took me this long to figure it out. Since you say that macros don't work in 2008, if I upgrade to 2008 and remove 2004, will that solve the problem? Or will infected docs continue to be affected - or perhaps not open at all!

Thanks

 

[Bob Greenblatt]

A few months ago I got a macro virus in Word 2004. Yes, it took me this long
to figure it out. Since you say that macros don't work in 2008, if I upgrade
to 2008 and remove 2004, will that solve the problem? Or will infected docs
continue to be affected - or perhaps not open at all!

Thanks

Your infected 2004 documents will be fine in 2008. Just make sure you don't
send them to anyone, or they might be infected. 2008 gives you a choice when
opening documents with macros to preserve or delete the macros, so make sure
you delete them.