How do I unistall previous version of Office? - microsoft.public.word.docmanagement

I just purchased Office 2007 (Enterprise.) At the time of installation, I was offered an option to delete my older version (Office 97.) I chose not to just in case I had problems with 2007. Now that I am satisfied that 2007 is working properly, I am prepared to uninstall 97. Can I do that using the control panel add/remove facility? I'm concerned that in doing away with 97, some files might be deleted that 2007 also needs. Please advise...Thank you.

You should be able to uninstall an older version without problems. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Hopken" <Hopken@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:572FE9C5-27DC-4E9A-BF2C-E1C36B511864@microsoft.com... >I just purchased Office 2007 (Enterprise.) At the time of installation, I >was > offered an option to delete my older version (Office 97.) I chose not to > just > in case I had problems with 2007. Now that I am satisfied that 2007 is > working properly, I am prepared to uninstall 97. Can I do that using the > control panel add/remove facility? I'm concerned that in doing away with > 97, > some files might be deleted that 2007 also needs. > > Please advise...Thank you.

The best thing to do is uninstall first 2007 so it can remove all the compatibility settings and then uninstall Office 97. After that reinstall Office 2007 so you start fresh. Just a quick advice, the best thing you should have done was to replace the older version of Office when you were installing 2007 because the new office handles compatibility issues well. Hope this helps! -- Vicente Tulliano "Hopken" wrote: > I just purchased Office 2007 (Enterprise.) At the time of installation, I was > offered an option to delete my older version (Office 97.) I chose not to just > in case I had problems with 2007. Now that I am satisfied that 2007 is > working properly, I am prepared to uninstall 97. Can I do that using the > control panel add/remove facility? I'm concerned that in doing away with 97, > some files might be deleted that 2007 also needs. > > Please advise...Thank you.

You can either retain them both (and they will work together happily if you make some registry changes - http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm ) or you can simply uninstall Office 97 from add or remove programs. If you have not made the above registry changes, Office 2007 will simply re-configure (if required) the next time it is used. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> "Hopken" <Hopken@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:572FE9C5-27DC-4E9A-BF2C-E1C36B511864@microsoft.com... >I just purchased Office 2007 (Enterprise.) At the time of installation, I >was > offered an option to delete my older version (Office 97.) I chose not to > just > in case I had problems with 2007. Now that I am satisfied that 2007 is > working properly, I am prepared to uninstall 97. Can I do that using the > control panel add/remove facility? I'm concerned that in doing away with > 97, > some files might be deleted that 2007 also needs. > > Please advise...Thank you.

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