trial version + bought new version. How to get rid of trial?

[Warren]

I decided I couldn't afford the "business" version of Office that was
pre-installed on my laptop (I did activate it for the 60 day trial) and
yesterday I bought a "home" version. I installed the new and now want to get
rid of the old. "Trial" still appears at the top of the screen. I thought the
one would over-write the other.

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

No, you should have uninstalled the trial version before installing your
purchased version.

 

[Rosanna Procopio]

if we decide to not go with the trial version 2007 but want to go back to
2003Pro what is the best way to procede.

 

[mezzodiva]

Uninstall the trial version and re-install Office 2003 from your original
installation source.

 

[Rosanna Procopio]

thanks for your answer, i have not uninstalled the 2003Pro version so then
all i would do is uninstall the trial version but my concern is mostly for
outlook with professional contacts the trial version seem to have removed the
2003?

 

[mezzodiva]

If you have your Office 2003 media, you can re-install it. Are you saying
your data is missing, or Outlook is missing? Did Office 2007 install Outlook
2007?

 

[Rosanna Procopio]

no my data files are not missing, it's only Outlook professional 2003 which
has been replaced by thre2007

 

[mezzodiva]

Right. You can only have one version of Outlook installed at any one time.

 

[Warren]

I now understand I should have uninstalled the other package first. However
at this point I am not sure what to uninstall as both versions are 2007 (with
a Vista operating system). Should I now just wait for the expiry of the 60
day version to lapse?

 

[mezzodiva]

I'd uninstall both, then re-install what you have purchased. If you have
problems, you can use this article to remove all vestiges of Office 2007 and
then re-install.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218

 

[Warren]

Hello Mezzodiva. I sometimes wonder who I am talking to. Are you a microsoft
person or just someone like myself. I followed the advice of the guy in the
store and that is why I am where I am.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

It's rare that a Softie posts here and when they do, they identify
themselves as such.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[mezzodiva]

Most of the people on this forum are peers who like to help others. There
are occasionally Microsoft people who pop in, but not regularly. These
microsoft.public.* community groups are peer forums hosted by Microsoft,
staffed by no one in particular.

If you want specific help from a Microsoft person, you'd need to contact
Product Support. Otherwise, give the article I mentioned a try.