Will a trial ever overwrite a permanent version?

[Jason Freeman]

At the college where I work, several books come bundled with a trial version
of the Microsoft Office Professional 2007 suite.

What happens in the following situations?

-Let's say that the user has a permanent version of Office 2003 installed.
Will the trial version of Professional 2007 overwrite the permanent version
of 2003?

-Let's say that the user has the full version of Home and Student suite
installed. Will the trial version of Professional 2007 overwrite their
permanent-version programs, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint? If not,
will their permanent versions stay permanent while simultaneously installed a
trial version of added software, such as Access?

Thanks!

Jason Freeman

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Yes, a trial could overwrite the full versions of like programs.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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

 

[Jason Freeman]

Thanks for the reply, JoAnn.

With that in mind, will performing a customized installation prevent this
from happening?

I have installed the permanent version of Office 2007 several times and know
that it can be customized not to overwrite previous versions, but I was
wondering if the trial version functioned similarly.

Jason

Yes, a trial could overwrite the full versions of like programs.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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

At the college where I work, several books come bundled with a trial
version
of the Microsoft Office Professional 2007 suite.

What happens in the following situations?

-Let's say that the user has a permanent version of Office 2003 installed.
Will the trial version of Professional 2007 overwrite the permanent
version
of 2003?

-Let's say that the user has the full version of Home and Student suite
installed. Will the trial version of Professional 2007 overwrite their
permanent-version programs, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint? If not,
will their permanent versions stay permanent while simultaneously
installed a
trial version of added software, such as Access?

Thanks!

Jason Freeman

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Yes.

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

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

Thanks for the reply, JoAnn.

With that in mind, will performing a customized installation prevent this
from happening?

I have installed the permanent version of Office 2007 several times and
know
that it can be customized not to overwrite previous versions, but I was
wondering if the trial version functioned similarly.

Jason

Yes, a trial could overwrite the full versions of like programs.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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

At the college where I work, several books come bundled with a trial
version
of the Microsoft Office Professional 2007 suite.

What happens in the following situations?

-Let's say that the user has a permanent version of Office 2003
installed.
Will the trial version of Professional 2007 overwrite the permanent
version
of 2003?

-Let's say that the user has the full version of Home and Student suite
installed. Will the trial version of Professional 2007 overwrite their
permanent-version programs, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint? If
not,
will their permanent versions stay permanent while simultaneously
installed a
trial version of added software, such as Access?

Thanks!

Jason Freeman