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I have 75 workstations that currently have office 2007 pro installed and i need to move them all to office 2016? What is the best path to upgrade all 75 machines? Do I need to first move everyone to 2010 office then jump to 2016 or can I simply jump up to 2016 office? The company currently has exchange 2010. Any help would be appreciated?
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Here is an Office 2007 uninstall article from Microsoft
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/odsupport/2011/04/07/how-to-automate-the-uninstallation-of-office-2007-products-via-command-line/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/odsupport/2011/04/07/how-to-automate-the-uninstallation-of-office-2007-products-via-command-line/
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Wouldn't that kill the exchange profiles if i blow away 2007?
Test it. It might but the Outlook 2016 profiles are different anyway. Test all this on a machine.
You can export/import Outlook profiles via Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles
Would it be worth looking at an Office 365 subscription for the company???
Wouldn't that kill the exchange profiles if i blow away 2007?
Uninstalling Office (Outlook) doesn't result in the Outlook profiles being removed. In this scenario, Outlook '2016 will pick up the '2007 profiles and migrate them to '2016. There's no need or benefit to move from '2007 --> '2010 --> '2016
One thing that is important to keep in mind, in case it's applicable, is that the file format for IMAP email accounts will be changed from .pst to .ost. Given that you're using Exchange, this may be a non issue except for users that have added IMAP accounts to their profiles. If all users have the Exchange data file configured as the default data file this is a non-issue and can be safely ignored. For those who don't, the account will be migrated to use the PST file for the default contact/calendar folder and the OST file for email folders.
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