Office XP and Office 2007 on the same machine

I have a neighbor that wants me to tutor her on Excel 2007 -- she really
wants me to do her class, but I think I can get a few of her classmates to
pay for instruction and assistance -- but I have Office XP loaded on all of
my machines, and prefer it to the new version.

Can I install Office 2007 to a separate folder and have two versions of
Office on the same machine? Alternatively, can I install Office to an
external drive and run it from there?

I want to install the new version of MS Office so that I can review the
course work before I am faced with instructing it, but I do not want to
replace the Office that I already have.

 

If I remember correctly it's not possible to install both on the same
OS.

 

That's what I was thinking. Two versions of Office on the same machine would
present Registry issues. I was hoping that perhaps installing one version on
an external drive might do the trick, but the Install requires files to be
loaded into the WINDOWS system folder, and this is where the conflict takes
place.

 

What about simply getting a laptop and installing it on that? Dell is
currently having some really attractive prices on their Vostro line of
laptops. And, for more savings, take a look at the Dell Outlet. You can
get a fairly nice laptop for under $500, both new and used. You could even
get a desktop for much less.

 

Dual OS is about the best bet. One more HDD?

 

We already have 5 'puters in the house, and only 4 users. I haven't enough
desk-space for another.

I can install Office '07 onto one of the machines I already have, but I
don't really want Office '07 at all. I prefer to install it on some sort of
"disposable" resource so it does not disrupt the other apps I already have.
I can install, then uninstall later, but that's a PIA. It has to be done
that way though ...

 

Dual OS? That requires the purchase of another OS though.

Thanks, I'll just have to put Office '07 onto a laptop that is running
Office XP now, then reinstall XP when the project is complete, or have my
kid learn to like '07.

 

You can have the same OS on both...with a version of Office on each.

 

PS. It's a bit of a hassle just to keep one Office for you & have the
other to teach someone else. Pure dedication, Jeff. Instant OBE for
that.

 

What are you? A salesman??

 

Kiwi, I don't see any useful input from you. Do you see me flogging
anything or have you been hitting the gange too much? Why dontcha sod
off & play with your "motorola" sonny.

 

lol

Hook, line, AND sinker ;o)

 

No problem. During the install, when you're prompted for the locstion to
install Office, click browse and select a separate directory for it. I've
had 2 or 3 different versions of Word and Excell on the same machine.

Gene Pallat

Orion Data Systems
Orion Forensics

 

Oh really?

I was worried about issues with the registry, and repeated DLLs, that sort
of thing.

If my current directory is Office, then all I need to do is make a new
directory called Office 07 and install to it? I know there are DLLs and
stuff like that that go to the WINDOWS folder, and registry entries are
made. If I can click on Excel 07 or Excel XP and not have issues with
different DLLs and whatever else there might be, then I'm golden.

I've always only had one version of Office components installed. I've used
every version that ever came down the line, starting with versions that ran
on DOS4 or 5 -- I used Windows 3.0. Anyway, thanks, I did not know I could
run different versions on the same machine.