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Old August 9th, 2009, 07:58 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
nk1109
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Default Should old word program be uninstalled

I just got a new comp with word 2007 on it and I transfered data with PC
mover which installed word 2003 on my new system. Is it safe to have both
programs on my system? does this use a lot of memory? Should I uninstall old
word 03 program? If I uninstall will it cause loss of documents copied to
word 2007?
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Old August 9th, 2009, 08:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Peter T. Daniels
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Default Should old word program be uninstalled

You can have both; it doesn't use any memory if it isn't running;
there are a few things you can do with 2003 that you can't do with
2007 (such as AutoComplete), so if you do those things a lot, it's a
reason to keep it. Uninstalling the program won't affect your
documents at all.

But if you intend to switch between them, there's a registry hack you
should do so you don't get the "reconfiguring" message each time you
switch. One of the MVPs will point you to it.

On Aug 9, 2:58*pm, nk1109 wrote:
I just got a new comp with word 2007 on it and I transfered data with PC
mover which installed word 2003 on my new system. Is it safe to have both
programs on my system? does this use a lot of memory? Should I uninstall old
word 03 program? If I uninstall will it cause loss of documents copied to
word 2007?
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nk1109


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Old August 9th, 2009, 09:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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Default Should old word program be uninstalled

For information on the Registry Hack that Peter Daniels mentioned, see the
following page of fellow MVP Graham Mayor's website:

http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm

Making that change to the Registry will avoid Word from re-initializing
itself (a process that takes a noticeable amount of time) every time you
switch from one version to another.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"nk1109" wrote in message
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I just got a new comp with word 2007 on it and I transfered data with PC
mover which installed word 2003 on my new system. Is it safe to have both
programs on my system? does this use a lot of memory? Should I uninstall
old
word 03 program? If I uninstall will it cause loss of documents copied to
word 2007?
--
nk1109


 




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