Office XP updates for Office 2003

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Chris

When I run the update scan for Office 2003, it shows my machine needs many Office XP updates. OK...now for the stupid question of the week...Do I really need those? I'm somewhat concerned because the system is running 2003, I don't want to cause any conflicts/problems

If I do need them, should I run them before I run the new 2003 critical update? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

(I'm a little gun-shy about putting in my corporate email account, please just reply to the forum.)
 
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Bob Buckland ?:-\)

Hi Chris,

Check in Add/Remove Programs in the Windows control panel.
If you still have any MS Office XP/2002 family products left, such
as Frontpage 2002 or Publisher 2002 that aren't in your current
Office 2003 edition then the http://officeupdate.com site will
continue to show the needed updates for those.

Office 2003 updates are separate and do not update the Office XP
files except where they may use 'only the latest' version of a particular
shared file. Oldest to newest updating is generally preferred, but
the patches in the updates shouldn't, generally, 'step' on each other.

If your company installed Office from an Office Admin Point on the
server you may want to check with your administrator on their
policy and practice for updating.

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When I run the update scan for Office 2003, it shows my machine needs many Office XP updates. OK...now for the stupid question of
the week...Do I really need those? I'm somewhat concerned because the system is running 2003, I don't want to cause any
conflicts/problems.

If I do need them, should I run them before I run the new 2003 critical update? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

(I'm a little gun-shy about putting in my corporate email account, please just reply to the forum.) >>
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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*

The Office 2003 System parts explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/preview/system.asp

MS on 'Why Office System 2003'
http://microsoft.com/mscorp/execmail/2003/10-13productivity.asp
 
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Chris

Thanks Bob! I appreciate it. I still have the Office XP media content, so I assume I should go ahead and perform the XP updates.
 
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Bob Buckland ?:-\)

Hi Chris,

Generally, I keep the apps up to date. Other folks figure it's
a risk that something new will break <g>.
Always backup before updating.

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Thanks Bob! I appreciate it. I still have the Office XP media content, so I assume I should go ahead and perform the XP updates. >>
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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*

The Office 2003 System parts explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/preview/system.asp

MS on 'Why Office System 2003'
http://microsoft.com/mscorp/execmail/2003/10-13productivity.asp
 

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