Two Office Editions appear in Add/Remove Programs

[Andy7226]

When I purchased my computer last year, it came with Office 2003 Standard
Edition already installed. However, when I went to college, the professional
edition was available in our bookstore at a volume media rate, so I bought it
as well.

I've had no problems at all with running any office applications, but
recently, when I was trying to clear up hard drive space, I noticed that both
the Standard Edition and the Professional Edition of office appear on the Add
or Remove Programs list. Oddly, the standard edition takes up 462 MB, while
the professional edition only takes up 302 MB. I was wondering if I could
remove the standard edition without any consequences to free up some space.

Also, if it helps, when I run any office app, the about box displays the
version as being part of Office Professional, so I know that Pro is the main
one that runs, but I still don't understand why Standard takes up more space
in the Add/Remove Programs list.

Thanks in advance for help/suggestions!

-Andy

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

The professional installation did not replace the standard one, it just
added programs (like Access) that did not come with standard. That is why
it only shows an additional 300 mb or so.

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After furious head scratching, Andy7226 asked:

| When I purchased my computer last year, it came with Office 2003
| Standard Edition already installed. However, when I went to college,
| the professional edition was available in our bookstore at a volume
| media rate, so I bought it as well.
|
| I've had no problems at all with running any office applications, but
| recently, when I was trying to clear up hard drive space, I noticed
| that both the Standard Edition and the Professional Edition of office
| appear on the Add or Remove Programs list. Oddly, the standard
| edition takes up 462 MB, while the professional edition only takes up
| 302 MB. I was wondering if I could remove the standard edition
| without any consequences to free up some space.
|
| Also, if it helps, when I run any office app, the about box displays
| the version as being part of Office Professional, so I know that Pro
| is the main one that runs, but I still don't understand why Standard
| takes up more space in the Add/Remove Programs list.
|
| Thanks in advance for help/suggestions!
|
| -Andy

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Andy,

Along with Milly's reply, it's due to the Professional Edition only
installed programs that didn't come with the standard edition, I'd
uninstall the Standard edition and reinstall the Professional edition
so there is only one Office installation. Otherwise you may encounter
difficulties when it comes to patching and such if the installation
media is required.

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[Andy7226]

Thanks for you help. I still have the disk for the Pro edition, so I'll just
uninstall standard, and reinstall Pro.

Thanks again,

Andy