Running MS Ofice after XP install

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I have just completed a new XP Pro install on the same HD running W2K Pro.
Both OS's run fine. I installed my MS Office apps. under W2K. Is there any
way to "re-point" MS Office to now run under the XP install, or must I
re-install Office?

Thanks for the help.
 
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|I have just completed a new XP Pro install on the same HD
running W2K Pro.
| Both OS's run fine. I installed my MS Office apps. under
W2K. Is there any
| way to "re-point" MS Office to now run under the XP
install, or must I
| re-install Office?
|
| Thanks for the help.
| --
| GStone
 
While you can access data files from either partition, you cannot run Office
while you are in XP because Office is installed into the W2k registry, etc.
In order for Office to run on XP it has to be installed on XP, regardless of
where the program files reside.
 
GStone said:
I have just completed a new XP Pro install on the same HD running W2K Pro.
Both OS's run fine. I installed my MS Office apps. under W2K. Is there any
way to "re-point" MS Office to now run under the XP install, or must I
re-install Office?

Thanks for the help.
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You'll need to reinstall Office under WinXP, in order to recreate the
hundreds (possibly thousands) of registry entries and to replace the
dozens (possibly hundreds) of essential system files back into the
appropriate Windows folders and sub-folders.

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Since you put them on the same hard drive, I'll assume on the same
partition of that harddrive, which mean the "Program Files" will be shared
between the OS's - bad move - as "fixes" come out for those programs, they
may be "tailored" to the application running on a "specific" OS - therefore
you'll start having funky things happening for that app in the other OS,
with no solution, so then you'll start ranting and raving about how crappy
MS is, when in fact, it is you "own" fault, since MS recommends OS's be
installed on at least "separate" partitions, each having their "own"
windows, Program Files and "Documents & Setting" folders, mentioning the
same reason, among others, I've mentioned.

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