Excel 2007 Installation Question

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Mark Ivey

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...
 
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
 
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.

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Bob

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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).
 
Not only that; you should always install app from earliest to newest version
best wishes
 
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
 
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
 
Jim,

Thanks for the advice. I will give it a go when after I get my new copy of
Office this xmas...


Mark
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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