Office 2003 Questions Before I Buy.

Hi

I think I'm about to take the plunge and buy a copy of Office 2003. At the
moment I'm running 2000 on XP Home Edition. But I have 'a few' queries still:

Will my settings in Outlook, Word etc be retained when I install 2003?

In Outlook 2000, I have several different Internet connections (including
wireless and phone connections). Will the settings for these connections
still be there when I install 2003?

Will my address book still be there when I install 2003?

I've read that Outlook 2003 stores files in a different way. At the moment I
archive both my live pst file and my backup pst file. Will I still be able to
do this in Outlook 2003?

Also, Does the backup tool still work with 2003?

Will I be able to open the old 2000 archive pst from Outlook 2003?

Will still be able to open and read and retain formatting from a Word 2000
document when I open it in 2003?

Conversely, if I create a doc in 2003 will I be able to read it without
difficulty on my laptop which still runs Office 2000?

Will I have any trouble using 2000 & 2003 on different computers like this?

Will my 2000 Word templates still be intact in Word 2003? Or do I need to
save them and copy them into 2003?

I've read on this newsgroup that there is a conflict between 2003 and
Acrobat Reader 7 which affects the normal.dot. How do I resolve this? By
uninstalling the adobe software? What cam I use instead?

I have moved My Documents, the normal.dot template and other things to a
different drive. Will these still be on that different drive when I install
Office 2003?

I know this is a mammoth list of questions so I will understand completely
if nobody wants to take the time to help! Obviously hoping some kind soul has
time to spare...
--


Many thanks
JD

"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
Hi

I think I'm about to take the plunge and buy a copy of Office 2003. At the
moment I'm running 2000 on XP Home Edition. But I have 'a few' queries
still:

Will my settings in Outlook, Word etc be retained when I install 2003?

Shoul be

In Outlook 2000, I have several different Internet connections (including
wireless and phone connections). Will the settings for these connections
still be there when I install 2003?

Should be still there

Will my address book still be there when I install 2003?

OL doesnt use Address Book, it uses Contacts


I've read that Outlook 2003 stores files in a different way. At the moment
I
archive both my live pst file and my backup pst file. Will I still be able
to
do this in Outlook 2003?

I believe so

Also, Does the backup tool still work with 2003?

According to MS, yes

Will I be able to open the old 2000 archive pst from Outlook 2003?

Yes

Will still be able to open and read and retain formatting from a Word
2000
document when I open it in 2003?

Conversely, if I create a doc in 2003 will I be able to read it without
difficulty on my laptop which still runs Office 2000?

Will I have any trouble using 2000 & 2003 on different computers like
this?

Will my 2000 Word templates still be intact in Word 2003? Or do I need to
save them and copy them into 2003?

I've read on this newsgroup that there is a conflict between 2003 and
Acrobat Reader 7 which affects the normal.dot. How do I resolve this? By
uninstalling the adobe software? What cam I use instead?

I have moved My Documents, the normal.dot template and other things to a
different drive. Will these still be on that different drive when I
install
Office 2003?

I know this is a mammoth list of questions so I will understand completely
if nobody wants to take the time to help! Obviously hoping some kind soul
has
time to spare...
--


Many thanks
JD

Thank you DL for taking the trouble to answer my queries.
--


Many thanks
JD


"DL" wrote:


"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
Hi

I think I'm about to take the plunge and buy a copy of Office 2003. At the
moment I'm running 2000 on XP Home Edition. But I have 'a few' queries
still:

Will my settings in Outlook, Word etc be retained when I install 2003?

Shoul be

In Outlook 2000, I have several different Internet connections (including
wireless and phone connections). Will the settings for these connections
still be there when I install 2003?

Should be still there

Will my address book still be there when I install 2003?

OL doesnt use Address Book, it uses Contacts


I've read that Outlook 2003 stores files in a different way. At the moment
I
archive both my live pst file and my backup pst file. Will I still be able
to
do this in Outlook 2003?

I believe so

Also, Does the backup tool still work with 2003?

According to MS, yes

Will I be able to open the old 2000 archive pst from Outlook 2003?

Yes

Will still be able to open and read and retain formatting from a Word
2000
document when I open it in 2003?

Conversely, if I create a doc in 2003 will I be able to read it without
difficulty on my laptop which still runs Office 2000?

Will I have any trouble using 2000 & 2003 on different computers like
this?

Will my 2000 Word templates still be intact in Word 2003? Or do I need to
save them and copy them into 2003?

I've read on this newsgroup that there is a conflict between 2003 and
Acrobat Reader 7 which affects the normal.dot. How do I resolve this? By
uninstalling the adobe software? What cam I use instead?

I have moved My Documents, the normal.dot template and other things to a
different drive. Will these still be on that different drive when I
install
Office 2003?

I know this is a mammoth list of questions so I will understand completely
if nobody wants to take the time to help! Obviously hoping some kind soul
has
time to spare...
--


Many thanks
JD