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MS Office Forum / Excel / New Users / December 2007Excel 2007 Installation Question
I am about to purchase Excel 2007 (MS Office Home & Student 2007 Version)... What I would like to know is exactly how can I install it along side my other version of Excel (version 2002 XP)? I generally use the XP version for most of my development at work, but I would like to start learning version 2007 as well (using my same PC). Can anyone provide me with some detailed instructions for this installation or direct me to a website that might do the same? Many thanks in advance. Mark Ivey Just a little more clarification on my request... What I would like is the Excel XP version to be my default, and the Excel 2007 version to be selected manually from the program list... >I am about to purchase Excel 2007 (MS Office Home & Student 2007 >Version)... [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Mark Ivey Mark Go ahead in do the parallel install of 2007. If 2007 decides it wants to be the default, de-register 2007 and re-register 2002 Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar Start>Run "C:\yourpathto2007\excel.exe" /unregserver See the space between exe and /regserver. Then register 2002 Start>Run "C:\yourpathto2002\excel.exe" /regserver This process should make Excel 2002 the default for opening files. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP >Just a little more clarification on my request... > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> Mark Ivey Gord, Thanks for the feedback... As soon as I get my new copy of MS Office (xmas present), I will give this information a shot. Mark > Mark > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >>> >>> Mark Ivey You have two choices essentially. First, you could download a copy of VirtualPC from Microsoft, it is free, and build a Virtual machine and install your copy of 2007 in there, The other option is to uninstall XP, install 2007, then re-install XP.Just make sure you don't click the upgrade option, and you put them in separate specific directories.  Signature--- HTH Bob __________________________________________ UK Cambridge XL Users Conference 29-30 Nov http://www.exceluserconference.com/UKEUC.html (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) > Just a little more clarification on my request... > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> Mark Ivey Is it really necessary to uninstall the XP version? > You have two choices essentially. > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>> >>> Mark Ivey >>Is it really necessary to uninstall the XP version? No. After installing 2007 just run (from Start->Run): <Full path to XL2002>\Excel.exe /regserver There is a space before the slash. That will cause Excel 2002 to re-register itself and claim its file extensions back (like XLS). SignatureJim > Is it really necessary to uninstall the XP version? > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>>> >>>> Mark Ivey Jim, Thanks for the advice. I will give it a go when after I get my new copy of Office this xmas... Mark >>>Is it really necessary to uninstall the XP version? > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >>>>> >>>>> Mark Ivey Btw, although I too install Excel versions from oldest to newest when I get a new machine, I don't think it's essential. And even if you do, the versions will still fight with each other over "control of the file extensions". That's why it's good to know and use the re-register trick. The only caviat is that I have not gotten it to work with Excel 2007. Whether it's me or a change in the program I don't know. SignatureJim > Jim, > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark Ivey Jim Otto had the dual installation of 2002 and 2007 with 2007 as default but Otto wanted 2002 as default. The unregserver for 2007 and regserver for 2002 worked for him. See thread http://tinyurl.com/2zoovz Gord >Btw, although I too install Excel versions from oldest to newest when I get >a new machine, I don't think it's essential. And even if you do, the >versions will still fight with each other over "control of the file >extensions". That's why it's good to know and use the re-register trick. >The only caviat is that I have not gotten it to work with Excel 2007. >Whether it's me or a change in the program I don't know. Gord, Others have said to install the newer version in it's own folder. Isn't that it's default behavior on an install? Mark > Jim > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>The only caviat is that I have not gotten it to work with Excel 2007. >>Whether it's me or a change in the program I don't know. You will be given the optiions when you install to keep your current version and 2007 will set up itself parallel to 2002 as a separate application. Gord >Gord, > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >>>The only caviat is that I have not gotten it to work with Excel 2007. >>>Whether it's me or a change in the program I don't know. Thanks for the feedback... I will check it out when I get my copy soon. Mark > You will be given the optiions when you install to keep your current > version and [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >>>>The only caviat is that I have not gotten it to work with Excel 2007. >>>>Whether it's me or a change in the program I don't know. Not only that; you should always install app from earliest to newest version best wishes SignatureBernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email > Is it really necessary to uninstall the XP version? > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>>> >>>> Mark Ivey That is what I have been reading on the web about, but I was unsure about the specifics of the installation of the new version. Thanks for the feedback. Mark > Not only that; you should always install app from earliest to newest > version [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >>>>> >>>>> Mark Ivey Thanks for the information Bob... I will attempt to install it on the same system with out an uninstall first to see how it goes. Mark > You have two choices essentially. > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>> >>> Mark Ivey |
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