[AccessD] Upgrade to Office 2003 and not lose Access 97 or 2000

I haven't installed 2003 on my Dev machine as of yet, but this is how it
goes with the previous versions.

When you install a later version of office, do a custom install (don't
accept the default as it will remove previous versions).  

Select a new directory for the office installation.  ie I use Microsoft
Office/Offce9, Microsoft Office/Office10, etc

If possible install all of the Microsoft access components and VBA tools
to the local hard disk rather than allowing office to use the default
"Install at 1st run" as that requires access to the install location or
disks.  If your company uses an administrative install, or installs from a
network that maybe fine.  If they use disks you might run into issues with
certain addins that aren't installed by default unless you change the
default to install everything.

Usually when Office is installed it will ask you whether you want to keep
or remove previous versions of office apps.  They should just be able to
select the previous Word/Excel/Powerpoint etc and have office remove those
(making sure they leave MS Access 97/2000).

Stuart




-----Original Message-----
From: MartyConnelly <martyconnelly at shaw.ca>
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:13:13 -0800
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Upgrade to Office 2003 and not lose Access 97 or 2000

> I don't think you can do an individual de-install of single Office 
> products, maybe with network MOMS
> So you would have to remove Office 2000 completely then do a full 
>  custom install of Access
> 2000 by itself from the Office 2000 Disk then install Office 2003
> I can see why they might want to remove 2000 for security reasons, not 
> having to apply security patches.
> But you may run into OLE Automation problems if you are still calling 
> say an old 2000 version of Word.
> from Excel or Access VBA and it is not there.
> 
> 
> O'Connor, Patricia (OTDA) wrote:
> 
> >Ok so I have them install 2003 in its own directory.  They will want
> to
> >get rid of word,powerpoint,excel and powerpoint 2000 how do I tell
> them
> >do that and not mess up my access.
> >
> >Thanks so much
> >Patti
> >
> >******************************************************************
> >*Patricia O'Connor
> >*Associate Computer Programmer Analyst
> >*OTDA - BDMA
> >*(W) mailto:Patricia.O'Connor at otda.state.ny.us
> >*(w) mailto:aa1160 at otda.state.ny.us
> >******************************************************************
> > 
> >
> >  
> >
> >  
> >
> >>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> >>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby
> >>Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 01:31 PM
> >>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> >>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Upgrade to Office 2003 and not lose 
> >>Access 97 or 2000
> >>
> >>Just specify a new directory when installing.  Do NOT upgrade. 
> >>
> >>
> >>John W. Colby
> >>www.ColbyConsulting.com 
> >>
> >>Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause:
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> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> >>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> >>O'Connor, Patricia (OTDA)
> >>Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:22 PM
> >>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> >>Subject: [AccessD] Upgrade to Office 2003 and not lose Access 
> >>97 or 2000
> >>
> >>Hi all
> >>
> >>I am having a bit of a disagreement with our TOA people. I 
> >>need to know how to install Upgrade OFFICE 2000 to 2003 and 
> >>ADD Access 2003 to a machine with Access 97 & 2000.
> >>
> >>BUT I don't want to lose  Access 97 or Access 2000 and have 
> >>to re-install.
> >>I can not afford to lose the way my access 97 is installed 
> >>and its service packs.  
> >>
> >>I have several applications in Access 97 that I need to 
> >>upgrade first to Access 2000 then to Access 2003. One 
> >>definitely will need some printing code redone cause it uses 
> >>Print to File Manager 8.mda
> >>
> >>If this discuss is in the archive can you either send me a 
> >>direct link or copy of the email.  I have tried finding this 
> >>but not having a good result.
> >>
> >>Thanks for everything
> >>Patti
> >>
> >>******************************************************************
> >>*Patricia O'Connor
> >>*Associate Computer Programmer Analyst
> >>*OTDA - BDMA
> >>*(W) mailto:Patricia.O'Connor at otda.state.ny.us
> >>*(w) mailto:aa1160 at otda.state.ny.us
> >>******************************************************************
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> 
> -- 
> Marty Connelly
> Victoria, B.C.
> Canada
> 
> 
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