Office 2010 and Office 2003 co-exist
We have upgraded from Office 2003 to Office 2010 over the summer, however for me (in IT Support) there are a few issues yet to be resolved with 2003 versions of specific files funtioning well in Office 2010. So having initially removed Office 2003 and installed Office 2010, I have re-installed Word 2003, Excel 2003 and Access 2003 (the components I need).
Now however, if I run (for example) Word 2003 after having run Word 2010 I get the 'Please wait configuring Microsoft Office 2003 ....' message. Sometimes (especially with the Access programs) this can also be accompanied by a system restart requirement. this also happens the other way round.
My question - how to run these versions side-by-side without the 'configuring ... step' each time I go from one to the other?
Now however, if I run (for example) Word 2003 after having run Word 2010 I get the 'Please wait configuring Microsoft Office 2003 ....' message. Sometimes (especially with the Access programs) this can also be accompanied by a system restart requirement. this also happens the other way round.
My question - how to run these versions side-by-side without the 'configuring ... step' each time I go from one to the other?
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Great tip. thanks
Also added the equivalent key for Office11 so it works both ways.
Also added the equivalent key for Office11 so it works both ways.
BTW, if you have >1 version of Office installed, it is recommended to install them "chronologically": in your case, I would uninstall all versions of Office, then reinstall Office 2003, and then reinstall Office 2010. Recall that only one version of Outlook may exist at a time.
Another alternative: use a VM to host the "other" version of Office. That will generate the fewest conflicts.