Control Panel, Add/Remove , Microsoft Office, Change
Chris SDB wrote:
> When I try to instal Office 2007 it says I must remove Outlook 2003 before I
> can install Outlook 2007 to do this. How do I remove Outlook 2003 without
> removing the whole of Office 203?
>
> "LVTravel" wrote:
>
>
>>
>>"DL" wrote in message
>>news:#fwDIbopKHA.3912@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Outlook data file is no different in the two versions
>>>Excel / Word files created / saved in 2007 default format would require
>>>the compatibility pack in 2003 to view them
>>>(You can open any files (Word / Excel) currently created by 2007, then
>>>save in old format)
>>>If you origonally upgraded when you installed the trial you would need to
>>>reinstall 2003
>>>
>>>"Chris SDB" wrote in message
>>>news:743C19F2-BCE2-4A3F-A754-EDBFCEBB56C6@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>>>(i) So to return to 2003, I would need to uninstall 2007 and reinstall
>>>>2003?
>>>>(ii) And I could read docs with the 2007 compatibility pack but would
>>>>this
>>>>apply to Excel and Outlook?
>>>>
>>>>"DL" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>It means after the trial has expired you cannot create / edit with the
>>>>>Trial
>>>>>
>>>>>If you saved any new docs in the new format, as apposed to old format,
>>>>>when
>>>>>you uninstall the trial and reinstall 2003 you would need to install the
>>>>>2007 compatibility pack to read docs created in the new 2007 format
>>>>>
>>>>>"Chris SDB" wrote in message
>>>>>news:69337DEA-7ABD-46E3-AA9E-7C74091C31D1@microsoft.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>>If I decide after trying out Office 2007 that is isn't for me, can I
>>>>>>simply
>>>>>>and safely return to using my existing Office 2003? The Trial
>>>>>>procedure
>>>>>>says
>>>>>>that "reduced funtionality" occurs when the trial period runs out.
>>>>>>What
>>>>>>does
>>>>>>that mean in terms of going back to what I have now?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>To clarify DL's response about "if you upgraded," when you installed the
>>trial you were given two methods of installation. One was to overwrite the
>>previous version's program files (and this is the default) or do a custom,
>>side-by-side, installation where the original programs are not overwritten.
>>Depending on the way you installed the trial you may or may not have to
>>reinstall Office 2003 and we can't tell you which you may have to do. If
>>you attempt to run a Word 2003 version after the uninstall then the Office
>>2003 suite will have to be reinstalled completely from the original media.
>>
>>.
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