Need to run Office XP SBE and Office 97 on the same PC

[ttyguy]

I need to run Office XP Small Business Edition and Office 97 Professional on the same Windows XP Professional PC. I have checked the MS Knowledge Base and there doesn't appear to be any information on this. Has anybody done this? If so, can you help me out?

Thanks,

ttyguy

 

[Wray69]

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 Office XP on the same computer, install Office 97 first. This step is necessary because of the way 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 in which the versions of Office should be installed:
Office Installation
version order
---------------------------
4.2 or 4.3 First
95 Second
97 Third
2000 Fourth
XP Fifth

Check out

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290576

for more information.

Regards -

Wray

 

[tazman99]

ttyguy, this may be to late...when you install Office 97 first, then Office XP...OfficeXP will prompt you in the installation wizard as to whether or not you want to keep old version of MS Office. If you do not check mark old version of office, then you will get to keep both versions during the installation.

I have been running both version for almost a year, no problems on my PC.

-tazman