When prompted about updating the current version, tell it no.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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"Fr. Gregory Hallam" <orthnospam@clara.net> wrote in message
news:urxDOCNPHHA.4424@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I am shortly to buy a new Vista PC and in preparation I have ordered a
>retail upgrade copy of Office Professional 2007 (I have a retail Office
>2000 Premium CD to base that on).
>
> The new PC will have MS Works 8.5 preinstalled. How do I stop Office 2007
> upgrading that OEM software?
>
> I don't want to uninstall Works but I do want Office 2007 to upgrade
> Office 2000 so I that I can maintain licence flexibility if I later move
> the installation to a different machine (not least because as retail
> customer I want Office 2007 on my laptop as well).
>
> Thanks.