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Old May 5th, 2004, 09:21 PM
John
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Default Office 2003 and Office 2000/97 coexist on same PC?

Can Office 2003 Professional coexist with Office 2000 and Office 1997 on the same PC?

I have to develop and support Access apps in 97, 2000 and now 2003 for different clients. I have been unable to find anything on this subject.

Thanks in advance.
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Old May 6th, 2004, 08:05 AM
Raghu Prakash
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Default Office 2003 and Office 2000/97 coexist on same PC?

Hi John,

Running Multiple Versions of Microsoft Office with Office 2003. Microsoft
Knowledge Base Article - 828956
http://support.microsoft.com/default...roduct=off2003

SUMMARY
Although Microsoft does not recommend it, you can install and use more than
one version of Microsoft Office on a single computer. For example, you can
install and use both Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office 97 on the
same computer. This article describes the problems that you may experience
if you do this and offers advice to help prevent different versions of
Office from conflicting with each other.

Note Microsoft does not support the use of multiple versions of Microsoft
Office on a Terminal Server. Coexistence is not supported on versions of
Windows that are running Terminal Services. If you have to run multiple
versions of Office, disable Terminal Services.

MORE INFORMATION
Order of Installation
If you want to install and use more than one version of Office on the same
computer, you must install the earliest version first. For example, if you
want to use both Office 97 and Microsoft Office XP on the same computer,
install Office 97 first. You must follow this step because of the way that
registry keys, shared programs, file extensions, and other settings are
managed for each version of Office, and for the programs that are included
with each version of Office.

The following table shows the order that you must use install each version
of Office.

Office Version Installation Order
Office 97 First
Office 2000 Second
Office XP Third
Office 2003 Fourth

The remainder of this article assumes that you installed the versions of
Office in this order.
Office Bin Folder Location Changes to \Office11 Folder
When you install Office 2003, the default folder for Setup is still
\Program Files\Microsoft Office. However, the Office Bin folder (the folder
where the Office .exe files are installed) has changed to \Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office11. This was first done with Office XP to
provide a better user experience for users who require multiple versions of
Office installed on the same computer. There is no way to change the name
of the Office Bin folder.
Multiple Versions of Outlook
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 cannot coexist with any earlier version of
Microsoft Outlook. If you choose to install Office Outlook 2003, the Setup
program will not allow you to keep any earlier version. Microsoft Outlook
2002, Microsoft Outlook 2000, or Microsoft Outlook 98 will be removed even
if you click to select the Keep these programs check box in the Removing
Previous Versions dialog box.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
826319 Office 2003 Setup May Remove Earlier Versions of Office

Use the Office Shortcut Bar
Office 2003 does not include the Office Shortcut Bar; however, when earlier
versions of Office are installed on the same computer, the Office Shortcut
Bar will be retained with the earlier versions of Office.

When earlier versions of Office are installed with Office 2003, the
shortcut bars can be started separately although not at the same time, and
each may have their own set of custom toolbars and buttons. These toolbars
and buttons cannot be shared between two Office Shortcut Bars.
Shortcuts on the Start Menu
Office 97, Office 2000, and Office XP use the same shortcut names on the
Start menu to start programs. Office 2003 now automatically installs its
shortcuts to the Office subfolder on the Start menu. New Office 2003
shortcuts are versioned. However, to avoid confusion, Microsoft suggests
that you add the version number to each shortcut for the earlier products.
For example, rename the shortcut that points to Microsoft Access to
Microsoft Access 97 before you install Office 2003. You can also move the
Office 97 shortcuts to a different subfolder on the Start menu.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
292584 OFFXP: Setup Overwrites Start Menu Items from Earlier Versions of
Office


If you manually move the shortcuts for either Office XP or Office 2000 and
you reinstall the product or repair the shortcuts, the shortcuts will be
recreated on the Programs menu off the Start menu.

Note You can customize Office 2003, Office XP, or Office 2000 Setup to
install the shortcuts to another location on the Start menu by using the
Custom Installation Wizard that is contained in the Microsoft Office 2003
Resource Kit.

For more information about the Microsoft Office 2003 Resource Kit, visit
the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork

Microsoft Office Binder
When Office 97 is installed on the same computer as Office 2000, the Add
Section dialog box in Office Binder displays document types for the most
recently installed version of Office up to Office 2000. As a result, when
you insert a section into a binder file, an Office 2000 document type is
used. This behavior may cause problems when you try to share a binder file
with other users who have earlier versions of Office.

Note Beginning with Office XP, Microsoft Office is not included with
Microsoft Office Binder. However, a utility to extract all office documents
from a Binder file is included.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
281931 OFFXP: Error Message When You Try to Open Microsoft Binder File

Double-Click a File in Microsoft Windows Explorer
When you double-click an Office document in Windows Explorer, or from the
recent documents folder of Windows, the following rules apply:
If a version of the program where the document was created is running, the
document is opened in that version.
With Office 97, Office 2000, or Office XP, if no version of the program
where the document was created is running, the document opens in the
version of the program that you most recently installed.
With Microsoft Access and Microsoft Word (Word for Windows 95, Word 97,
Word 2000, Word 2002, or Word 2003), if no version of the program where the
document was created is running, the document is opened in the version of
the program that was most recently open.
To re-associate documents with the programs that are included with a
particular version of Office, run the Office Setup program, and then click
Reinstall (for version 97) or click Repair Office (for Office 2000 or
Office XP). Doing this registers the file associations for that version of
Office.
Note This does not correct the behavior if you are using Access or Word.
Insert Office OLE Objects into Other Programs
If you install multiple versions of Office on the same computer and you
insert an Office object, such as a Microsoft Excel worksheet object, into
another program, such as a Word document, the newest version of the program
is used. This may cause problems if you share the container file with users
who are not using Office 2003, for example, a Word document that contains
an Excel worksheet object.
Shared Programs
If you installed the versions of Office in the order described in the
"Order of Installation" section, you generally do not experience any
problems when you use shared programs such as Equation Editor and Clip
Gallery. Note that the Object dialog box may display more than one entry
for each shared program. This behavior occurs because multiple versions of
the shared program may be installed on the computer.
Preparing to Install... Message When You Start Word
If you have multiple versions of Word installed on your computer, when you
start Office Word 2003, the Windows Installer may run and display a message
that states that it is preparing to install before actually starting Word.

For instructions about how to install multiple versions as a dual boot,
visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;828957

Please let me know has this helped You...

Thank You...
Raghu...
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

  #3  
Old May 6th, 2004, 08:05 AM
Raghu Prakash
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Default Office 2003 and Office 2000/97 coexist on same PC?

Hi John,

Running Multiple Versions of Microsoft Office with Office 2003. Microsoft
Knowledge Base Article - 828956
http://support.microsoft.com/default...roduct=off2003

SUMMARY
Although Microsoft does not recommend it, you can install and use more than
one version of Microsoft Office on a single computer. For example, you can
install and use both Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office 97 on the
same computer. This article describes the problems that you may experience
if you do this and offers advice to help prevent different versions of
Office from conflicting with each other.

Note Microsoft does not support the use of multiple versions of Microsoft
Office on a Terminal Server. Coexistence is not supported on versions of
Windows that are running Terminal Services. If you have to run multiple
versions of Office, disable Terminal Services.

MORE INFORMATION
Order of Installation
If you want to install and use more than one version of Office on the same
computer, you must install the earliest version first. For example, if you
want to use both Office 97 and Microsoft Office XP on the same computer,
install Office 97 first. You must follow this step because of the way that
registry keys, shared programs, file extensions, and other settings are
managed for each version of Office, and for the programs that are included
with each version of Office.

The following table shows the order that you must use install each version
of Office.

Office Version Installation Order
Office 97 First
Office 2000 Second
Office XP Third
Office 2003 Fourth

The remainder of this article assumes that you installed the versions of
Office in this order.
Office Bin Folder Location Changes to \Office11 Folder
When you install Office 2003, the default folder for Setup is still
\Program Files\Microsoft Office. However, the Office Bin folder (the folder
where the Office .exe files are installed) has changed to \Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office11. This was first done with Office XP to
provide a better user experience for users who require multiple versions of
Office installed on the same computer. There is no way to change the name
of the Office Bin folder.
Multiple Versions of Outlook
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 cannot coexist with any earlier version of
Microsoft Outlook. If you choose to install Office Outlook 2003, the Setup
program will not allow you to keep any earlier version. Microsoft Outlook
2002, Microsoft Outlook 2000, or Microsoft Outlook 98 will be removed even
if you click to select the Keep these programs check box in the Removing
Previous Versions dialog box.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
826319 Office 2003 Setup May Remove Earlier Versions of Office

Use the Office Shortcut Bar
Office 2003 does not include the Office Shortcut Bar; however, when earlier
versions of Office are installed on the same computer, the Office Shortcut
Bar will be retained with the earlier versions of Office.

When earlier versions of Office are installed with Office 2003, the
shortcut bars can be started separately although not at the same time, and
each may have their own set of custom toolbars and buttons. These toolbars
and buttons cannot be shared between two Office Shortcut Bars.
Shortcuts on the Start Menu
Office 97, Office 2000, and Office XP use the same shortcut names on the
Start menu to start programs. Office 2003 now automatically installs its
shortcuts to the Office subfolder on the Start menu. New Office 2003
shortcuts are versioned. However, to avoid confusion, Microsoft suggests
that you add the version number to each shortcut for the earlier products.
For example, rename the shortcut that points to Microsoft Access to
Microsoft Access 97 before you install Office 2003. You can also move the
Office 97 shortcuts to a different subfolder on the Start menu.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
292584 OFFXP: Setup Overwrites Start Menu Items from Earlier Versions of
Office


If you manually move the shortcuts for either Office XP or Office 2000 and
you reinstall the product or repair the shortcuts, the shortcuts will be
recreated on the Programs menu off the Start menu.

Note You can customize Office 2003, Office XP, or Office 2000 Setup to
install the shortcuts to another location on the Start menu by using the
Custom Installation Wizard that is contained in the Microsoft Office 2003
Resource Kit.

For more information about the Microsoft Office 2003 Resource Kit, visit
the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork

Microsoft Office Binder
When Office 97 is installed on the same computer as Office 2000, the Add
Section dialog box in Office Binder displays document types for the most
recently installed version of Office up to Office 2000. As a result, when
you insert a section into a binder file, an Office 2000 document type is
used. This behavior may cause problems when you try to share a binder file
with other users who have earlier versions of Office.

Note Beginning with Office XP, Microsoft Office is not included with
Microsoft Office Binder. However, a utility to extract all office documents
from a Binder file is included.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
281931 OFFXP: Error Message When You Try to Open Microsoft Binder File

Double-Click a File in Microsoft Windows Explorer
When you double-click an Office document in Windows Explorer, or from the
recent documents folder of Windows, the following rules apply:
If a version of the program where the document was created is running, the
document is opened in that version.
With Office 97, Office 2000, or Office XP, if no version of the program
where the document was created is running, the document opens in the
version of the program that you most recently installed.
With Microsoft Access and Microsoft Word (Word for Windows 95, Word 97,
Word 2000, Word 2002, or Word 2003), if no version of the program where the
document was created is running, the document is opened in the version of
the program that was most recently open.
To re-associate documents with the programs that are included with a
particular version of Office, run the Office Setup program, and then click
Reinstall (for version 97) or click Repair Office (for Office 2000 or
Office XP). Doing this registers the file associations for that version of
Office.
Note This does not correct the behavior if you are using Access or Word.
Insert Office OLE Objects into Other Programs
If you install multiple versions of Office on the same computer and you
insert an Office object, such as a Microsoft Excel worksheet object, into
another program, such as a Word document, the newest version of the program
is used. This may cause problems if you share the container file with users
who are not using Office 2003, for example, a Word document that contains
an Excel worksheet object.
Shared Programs
If you installed the versions of Office in the order described in the
"Order of Installation" section, you generally do not experience any
problems when you use shared programs such as Equation Editor and Clip
Gallery. Note that the Object dialog box may display more than one entry
for each shared program. This behavior occurs because multiple versions of
the shared program may be installed on the computer.
Preparing to Install... Message When You Start Word
If you have multiple versions of Word installed on your computer, when you
start Office Word 2003, the Windows Installer may run and display a message
that states that it is preparing to install before actually starting Word.

For instructions about how to install multiple versions as a dual boot,
visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;828957

Please let me know has this helped You...

Thank You...
Raghu...
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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Old May 6th, 2004, 12:36 PM
John
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Default Office 2003 and Office 2000/97 coexist on same PC?

Awesome. I don't know why I couldn't find this article in the Knowledge Base through my searches, but I'm glad you managed to.

Thank you very much.
 




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