Dual Boot XP and Vista; Run Office 2003 & 2007 from either

[larry a]

We are a training company so need to boot PCs with either XP or Vista,
dep[ending on the class audience. Also need access to Office 2003 and Office
2007(very different) from both operating systems, depending on how we
promote class.

Already have separate partiton ready for the Windows XP install as laptops
came with Vista and spare partiton preinstalled.

So how do I install both office programs so that run in both OSs? How much
space do I need for Vista OS and Windows XP OS if a 3rd partiton is
available for programs and data?

ALA

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

I am so confused, my head is gonna fall off.

 

[Universe_JDJ]

We are a training company so need to boot PCs with either XP or Vista,
dep[ending on the class audience. Also need access to Office 2003 and
Office
2007(very different) from both operating systems, depending on how we
promote class.

Already have separate partiton ready for the Windows XP install as
laptops
came with Vista and spare partiton preinstalled.

So how do I install both office programs so that run in both OSs? How
much
space do I need for Vista OS and Windows XP OS if a 3rd partiton is
available for programs and data?

ALA

You can't. Each OS must have their own installation of Office
2003/2007. But when you install Office 2007, it will overwrite and
replace Office 2003 completely.

If you really must have both, then either you need dedicated computers,
some for Office 2003 and others for Office 2007, or you can use the free
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, and run Virtual instances of XP when needed,
and you can have one for Office 2003 and one for Office 2007.

You can have Office 2007 co-existing with Office 2003. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/928091

 

[DP]

Each OS must have their own installation of Office

However, you may run into trouble if online activation sees that Office has
been installed on another computer.
I managed to have Office XP installed on two computers. But when I went to
install it again on a Vista partition of a computer that already had Office
XP installed on the Windows XP (64-bit) partition, it balked at what would
have been the third installation.

I don't know how aggressive MS is at tracking Office installations. Or maybe
you have a license that lets you do multiple installs.

 

[Paul Knudsen]

We are a training company so need to boot PCs with either XP or Vista,
dep[ending on the class audience. Also need access to Office 2003 and Office
2007(very different) from both operating systems, depending on how we
promote class.

Already have separate partiton ready for the Windows XP install as laptops
came with Vista and spare partiton preinstalled.

So how do I install both office programs so that run in both OSs? How much
space do I need for Vista OS and Windows XP OS if a 3rd partiton is
available for programs and data?

ALA

For the dual-boot part, get Partition Magic. But I've heard
Office2003 will not run under Vista. Good luck.

 

[Slap]

For the dual-boot part, get Partition Magic. But I've heard
Office2003 will not run under Vista. Good luck.

You hear wrong Paul. Runs just fine under Vista. At least on my system.
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[Brad]

For a non free for commercial use solution try "ltiris(R) Software
Virtualization Solution(TM) 2.1" works well in vista and XP. There was a
personal version on the cover of a mag last month so I tried it. Works a
treat. What is does is makes it so you can "load" a program in a minute and
"uninstall" it as easily. Basically you can make it so the pc is installed
with either when you want it. You could also look at virtual machine for
running XP within Vista on your laptops not much should use right alt and
enter within Office. Your licensing agreement would be a mess for sure.


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