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Running two versions of MS Office under dual boot setup

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dderolph

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Just today, I installed Win XP on my computer under a dual boot configuration, retaining Win 98SE. I have Office 97 installed with Win 98SE. I've seen some info about installing two versions of Office, but that info was about installing the two versions with one OS, and that can be complicated. But, I'm thinking that with this dual boot configuration, I could simply install a Office XP under Win XP, without having to be concerned with the issues that would normally arise when attempting to install two versions of Office under a single OS.

In other words, there would be no conflict because the two versions of Office are completely separate. Am I correct in my thinking?
 
Ensure that the installation folder/directories are seperate.
C:\Programs which is the default will get you in trouble.

You may also have a problem with DLL for the newer version not working with the older version.

Also be aware that some documents in the later versions of Office are not backward compatible with Ofice97
 
Thanks for the quick reply. I installed Win XP on partition E, and was thinking of installing Office XP there; I would not put it on C. Office 97 is installed on drive/partition C, with Win 98SE.
 
As long as the OS and programs are kept compleely seperate (as you have configured) then you should be OK.

Remember the warning about the incompatability
 
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