office 2007 pro

Do I need to uninstall a previous version of office ( XP Pro?) before
installing 2007? I have a full version, not an upgrade.

You don't *have* to but you can only run one version of Outlook at a time.
If you opt for Outlook 2002, you won't be able to send emails from the
various programs.

You may want to unintall Office XP so that you only have one product key to
deal with. Plus you'll save hard drive space.

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



"frank" wrote in message
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Do I need to uninstall a previous version of office ( XP Pro?) before
installing 2007? I have a full version, not an upgrade.

frank

If you have the full retail version then yes. But back up everything that you need
to save (data, etc) before doing the latter

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"frank" wrote in message
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Do I need to uninstall a previous version of office ( XP Pro?) before
installing 2007? I have a full version, not an upgrade.

I believe you are thinking of the OEM version that ships with new computers,
though I haven't tried one of those. Truth be known, MS has changed their
sales methods rather substantially and I haven't kept up on how they all
work.

A true, store-bought retail copy of Office 2007 (not OEM!) will install over
any version of Office from Office 2000 on. (I'm not sure about 97/98 or
earlier.) This is basic Microsoft policy. In fact, in the case of Office
2007, you have a choice of keeping the older version and running the two
versions side by side (noting the Outlook issue pointed out by JoAnn). I
just tested, so I can safely say that the *retail* version of Office 2007
behaves as expected.

Guess I should add there are several possible issues you may encounter when
upgrading from a trial version of Office 2007 to paid version. Here's a
rough collection of pertinent articles.
http://support.microsoft.com/search/... l+2007&mode=r

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Ronin

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
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frank

If you have the full retail version then yes. But back up everything that
you need to save (data, etc) before doing the latter

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"frank" wrote in message
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Do I need to uninstall a previous version of office ( XP Pro?) before
installing 2007? I have a full version, not an upgrade.

Ronin

Since the OP mentioned that he has Office XP Pro installed at present that made me
understand that he has a Retail Full version of Office 2007 that he wants to
install.
I am a firm believer in a complete clean install of any full Retail product. Always
found that by Upgrading anything you always lose something in the translation
(install)


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"Ronin" NoIDatNoDomain.Nil wrote in message
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I believe you are thinking of the OEM version that ships with new computers, though
I haven't tried one of those. Truth be known, MS has changed their sales methods
rather substantially and I haven't kept up on how they all work.

A true, store-bought retail copy of Office 2007 (not OEM!) will install over any
version of Office from Office 2000 on. (I'm not sure about 97/98 or earlier.) This
is basic Microsoft policy. In fact, in the case of Office 2007, you have a choice
of keeping the older version and running the two versions side by side (noting the
Outlook issue pointed out by JoAnn). I just tested, so I can safely say that the
*retail* version of Office 2007 behaves as expected.

Guess I should add there are several possible issues you may encounter when
upgrading from a trial version of Office 2007 to paid version. Here's a rough
collection of pertinent articles.
http://support.microsoft.com/search/... l+2007&mode=r

--
Ronin

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
...
frank

If you have the full retail version then yes. But back up everything that you
need to save (data, etc) before doing the latter

--
Peter

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"frank" wrote in message
...
Do I need to uninstall a previous version of office ( XP Pro?) before
installing 2007? I have a full version, not an upgrade.

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
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Ronin

Since the OP mentioned that he has Office XP Pro installed at present that
made me understand that he has a Retail Full version of Office 2007 that
he wants to install.

What makes you think that? There are plenty of OEM copies of Office 2007 for
sale out there. Which is why I paused to correct your statements. Unless I
read your original wrong, your statement *only* applies to OEM copies, not
full retail copies. OP asked if the previous installation has to be
uninstalled prior to upgrading. Give the conditions provided, the tentative
answer, one that assumes that the installation media is "Full Retail", is
"No.", just as I stated previously. However, if the installation media is
"OEM", then the answer is probably "Yes." I don't have an OEM copy, so I
can't say for sure. I read your response to say, "Yes, you must uninstall
the previous installation prior to installing." That simply isn't true with
regard to full retail copies.

I am a firm believer in a complete clean install of any full Retail
product. Always found that by Upgrading anything you always lose something
in the translation (install)

We're in total agreement as to our opinions, though I can bend to conditions
like urgency and complexities involved in restructuring the new installation
to match the previous. You know, settings, connections to devices, macros,
that mess of customizations that make all installations of Office and other
software unique from any other installations, more and more so as they are
used. I've had a couple of projects involving all or nearly all Office apps,
plus several other apps, all open at once, or being called by script, etc.,
all set up in very unique ways that allowed me to move smoothly from one to
the other, or for the purposes of automation. If I'd been told that I must
immediately upgrade any of the apps, for whatever imaginary reason, I would
back up the machine and do it. I most certainly would not have delayed an
extra day or two (or three or four...) to get back into the saddle. I'd risk
the upgrade and clean up the system later.

--
Ronin

"Ronin" NoIDatNoDomain.Nil wrote in message
...
I believe you are thinking of the OEM version that ships with new
computers, though I haven't tried one of those. Truth be known, MS has
changed their sales methods rather substantially and I haven't kept up on
how they all work.

A true, store-bought retail copy of Office 2007 (not OEM!) will install
over any version of Office from Office 2000 on. (I'm not sure about 97/98
or earlier.) This is basic Microsoft policy. In fact, in the case of
Office 2007, you have a choice of keeping the older version and running
the two versions side by side (noting the Outlook issue pointed out by
JoAnn). I just tested, so I can safely say that the *retail* version of
Office 2007 behaves as expected.

Guess I should add there are several possible issues you may encounter
when upgrading from a trial version of Office 2007 to paid version.
Here's a rough collection of pertinent articles.
http://support.microsoft.com/search/... l+2007&mode=r

--
Ronin

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
...
frank

If you have the full retail version then yes. But back up everything
that you need to save (data, etc) before doing the latter

--
Peter

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"frank" wrote in message
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Do I need to uninstall a previous version of office ( XP Pro?) before
installing 2007? I have a full version, not an upgrade.