Should I remove the trial Office in Vista on my new computer?

[Shortly]

I have just purchased a new computer with Vista and also, separately, a
Microsoft Office Professional 2007 package. The computer comes with an icon
showing a 60 day trial offer of Microsoft Office. Should I uninstall the
Offfice trial version or is it OK to just install the new package and ignore
the offer. I worry that they will become confused.
Thank you for any help.

 

[jimmuh]

DEFINITELY uninstall the trial version from the system BEFORE you install the
Office Pro package. If you check out Microsoft's information on the trial
version I think you'll find that they warn about this. At worst it cannot
hurt to remove the trial. At best you will save yourself a great deal of
trouble with your Office Pro installation.

A friend of mine installed Office 2003 (different version, I know) on a
laptop without removing a trial Office 2003 version first. This caused her
all kinds of trouble in getting the blooming software activated and in
keeping it updated.

 

[Shortly]

I did not see any warnings about retaining the trial version but it does make
sense and I appreciate your reassurance. Only after I got home did I find
that buying the Office package separately was cheaper than converting the
trial version. Also I don't really know much about the process. I talk
glibly about uninstalling but now I have to figure out just how to do that!
Thank you for your help.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Click the Start button - type "programs" into the search box, then click on
Programs and Features. From there, find Microsoft Office 2007, click on it,
then click on Uninstall.

 

[Shortly]

There are two Office related programs: "2007 Microsoft Office Suites" and
"Activation Assistant for the Microsoft Office Suites". Should I uninstall
both?
Thank you for your help.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

I suspect that only 2007 Microsoft Office Suites" is sufficient, but I
would remove both. If the "Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS Add-in for 2007..."
is listed, uninstall it, too.

 

[E Kovacs]

My view is:
If you don't need it or it it is not a must have and you have older version
of Office..............use those. Office 2007 is pain in the
rectum...........period.

 

[Shortly]

I followed the given advice and removed the promotional stuff before loading
Microsoft Office Professional 2007. Generally it went pretty well. I feel
like others that the new stuff is not as user friendly as the old, though.
I would like to thank you for your assistance and am sorry I did not get
back sooner.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

I'm glad it's up and running. Almost nobody I know who went from 2003 or
earlier to 2007 likes it at first. It does tend to grow on you after a
while... particularly if you find new features that you like & use. I do
believe that 2007 is a bit of an ergonomic minefield, though, requiring more
steps to get things done--and things aren't always where [my] logic says
they should be. If it weren't for the QAT, I would find 2007 a lot less
tolerable.

 

[clott00]

i kjnow that this is late. i just got my computer about 2 weeks ago. i
installed small business 2007 before taking anything off. my icon still says
"60 day trial". after reading the previous posts i see that i may have messed
up. is there any help for me that i could do myself? Please email me at
(e-mail address removed). thanks

I'm glad it's up and running. Almost nobody I know who went from 2003 or
earlier to 2007 likes it at first. It does tend to grow on you after a
while... particularly if you find new features that you like & use. I do
believe that 2007 is a bit of an ergonomic minefield, though, requiring more
steps to get things done--and things aren't always where [my] logic says
they should be. If it weren't for the QAT, I would find 2007 a lot less
tolerable.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

I followed the given advice and removed the promotional stuff before
loading
Microsoft Office Professional 2007. Generally it went pretty well. I
feel
like others that the new stuff is not as user friendly as the old, though.
I would like to thank you for your assistance and am sorry I did not get
back sooner.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Uninstall Office, trial and paid. Install the paid version.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

i kjnow that this is late. i just got my computer about 2 weeks ago. i
installed small business 2007 before taking anything off. my icon still
says
"60 day trial". after reading the previous posts i see that i may have
messed
up. is there any help for me that i could do myself? Please email me at
(e-mail address removed). thanks

I'm glad it's up and running. Almost nobody I know who went from 2003 or
earlier to 2007 likes it at first. It does tend to grow on you after a
while... particularly if you find new features that you like & use. I do
believe that 2007 is a bit of an ergonomic minefield, though, requiring
more
steps to get things done--and things aren't always where [my] logic says
they should be. If it weren't for the QAT, I would find 2007 a lot less
tolerable.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

I followed the given advice and removed the promotional stuff before
loading
Microsoft Office Professional 2007. Generally it went pretty well. I
feel
like others that the new stuff is not as user friendly as the old,
though.
I would like to thank you for your assistance and am sorry I did not
get
back sooner.



:

I suspect that only 2007 Microsoft Office Suites" is sufficient, but
I
would remove both. If the "Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS Add-in for
2007..."
is listed, uninstall it, too.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
There are two Office related programs: "2007 Microsoft Office
Suites"
and
"Activation Assistant for the Microsoft Office Suites". Should I
uninstall
both?
Thank you for your help.

:

Click the Start button - type "programs" into the search box, then
click
on
Programs and Features. From there, find Microsoft Office 2007,
click
on
it,
then click on Uninstall.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
I did not see any warnings about retaining the trial version but
it
does
make
sense and I appreciate your reassurance. Only after I got home
did
I
find
that buying the Office package separately was cheaper than
converting
the
trial version. Also I don't really know much about the process.
I
talk
glibly about uninstalling but now I have to figure out just how
to
do
that!
Thank you for your help.

:

DEFINITELY uninstall the trial version from the system BEFORE
you
install
the
Office Pro package. If you check out Microsoft's information on
the
trial
version I think you'll find that they warn about this. At worst
it
cannot
hurt to remove the trial. At best you will save yourself a great
deal
of
trouble with your Office Pro installation.

A friend of mine installed Office 2003 (different version, I
know)
on
a
laptop without removing a trial Office 2003 version first. This
caused
her
all kinds of trouble in getting the blooming software activated
and
in
keeping it updated.

:

I have just purchased a new computer with Vista and also,
separately, a
Microsoft Office Professional 2007 package. The computer
comes
with
an
icon
showing a 60 day trial offer of Microsoft Office. Should I
uninstall
the
Offfice trial version or is it OK to just install the new
package
and
ignore
the offer. I worry that they will become confused.
Thank you for any help.

 

[BGKa]

I have a same question. I found this post. Then did uninstall 2007 Microsoft
Office Suites and Activation Assistant for the Microsoft Office Suites. I
have one more "Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007" in my computer.
Should I remove it, too? Please help me.

 

[Beth Melton]

The PowerPoint Viewer isn't part of the Office 2007 trial version. You can
keep it if you'd like, it shouldn't cause any issues, but you can also
uninstall it and reinstall it later if you like as well.

~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

 

[BGKa]

Thank you very much for answering my question.
I have an another question came up just now.
I just found a program "Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system". What
is this? Do I need to uninstall it? or Isn't this part of trial version,
either?

 

[Beth Melton]

The Compatibility Pack is for opening Office files in the new format in
previous versions of Office. It's not part of the trial installation either.
Like the PPT Viewer, you can uninstall it now and download and install later
or just leave it.

There should only be one entry in Add/Remove Programs for the Office 2007
trial version if any other questions come up.

~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

 

[BGKa]

Thank you for repling me again.
I installed Office Pro Plus 2007 successfully. Thanks!
I just leave both of program that "Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office
system" and "PPT Viewer".

 

[Gordon]

I just leave both of program that "Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office
system"

As you HAVE Office 2007, you don't need the Compatibility pack.....

 

[ROXANNE]

I'm glad it's up and running. Almost nobody I know who went from 2003 or
earlier to 2007 likes it at first. It does tend to grow on you after a
while... particularly if you find new features that you like & use. I do
believe that 2007 is a bit of an ergonomic minefield, though, requiring more
steps to get things done--and things aren't always where [my] logic says
they should be. If it weren't for the QAT, I would find 2007 a lot less
tolerable.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

I followed the given advice and removed the promotional stuff before
loading
Microsoft Office Professional 2007. Generally it went pretty well. I
feel
like others that the new stuff is not as user friendly as the old, though.
I would like to thank you for your assistance and am sorry I did not get
back sooner.

 

[enyad]

my question is this, when i uninstall Office 60 day trial, does microsoft
leave unwanted files in my registry or elsewhere on my harddrive? Would
these cause any conflict with another version of Office that I want to
install, considering that I have started using the trial version which came
with the laptop?

 

[DL]

Uninstall the Trial together with Activation Assistant, then reboot prior to
installing any paid for version.
If you ran Outlook, the outlook Profile will be retained, any data files
will remain
No need to fiddle with the registry