I have Office 2003 Pro on my computer but need to install Office 2007 Pro. Do
I need to uninstall 2003 version first and if I do, will I be able to open my
files I created using 2003?
If I uninstall 2003 can I install it on another one of my computers?

Confused <Confu...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote...
>I have Office 2003 Pro on my computer but need to install Office 2007
>Pro. Do I need to uninstall 2003 version first . . .

No. You'd need to use a custom install of Office 2007 and specify that
it should NOT remove Office 2003/older versions.

> . . . and if I do, will I be able to open my files I created using
>2003?

Yes for standard Office 2003 file types. Not necessarily if you used
Office 2003 applications to create files in non-Microsoft file types.

>If I uninstall 2003 can I install it on another one of my computers?

Not legally if your Office 2003 license is an OEM one, unless you
reside in Germany which bans OEM licenses (so automatically converts
OEM licenses to retail-equivalent licenses).

Why didn't you wait for someone to respond to the first post you made 34
minutes earlier. No one works here, this is a free "peer to peer" help
newsgroup and it takes time, sometimes days to get a response.

Now to answer your questions.

You may uninstall Office 2003 ('03) (and some people recommend it) prior to
installing Office 2007 ('07) or you can allow '07 to overwrite the existing
'03 or allow the existing '03 to be run side by side with '07 (except
Outlook as only one version can be installed at a time.) Simply answer the
questions appropriately when you are attempting to install '07.

2nd question. If '03 is a retail version of Office it can be installed on
any other computer you choose. Should it be an OEM (and I can't remember if
'03 Pro comes in an OEM version) version it can't be installed on any other
machine.

"Confused" <Confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:73D307CC-16F3-462C-B9F7-58BB257F294A@microsoft.com...
>I have Office 2003 Pro on my computer but need to install Office 2007 Pro.
>Do
> I need to uninstall 2003 version first and if I do, will I be able to open
> my
> files I created using 2003?
> If I uninstall 2003 can I install it on another one of my computers?
>

Along with the other notes about OEM version installation, which is the
license is non-transferrable, if you are using Office 2003 as a qualifying
product for an Office 2007 upgrade then, no, legally it cannot be installed
on another computer.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

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"Confused" <Confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:73D307CC-16F3-462C-B9F7-58BB257F294A@microsoft.com...
>I have Office 2003 Pro on my computer but need to install Office 2007 Pro.
>Do
> I need to uninstall 2003 version first and if I do, will I be able to open
> my
> files I created using 2003?
> If I uninstall 2003 can I install it on another one of my computers?
>