use office 2000 and excel 2007 on same machine with XP Pro

[chopsandchips]

I currently have XP Pro SP2 and office 2000. I am considering buying excel 2007. Is it possible to run two versions of excel on the same machine. I would not need to use both excel versions at the same time.

Anyone tried this ?

 

[SydneyGeek]

Yes, you can. In theory, doing a custom install and placing Office 2007 in a completely different folder will do the trick. BUT... don't install more than one copy of Outlook or Access. I found that the double copy of Access caused problems, and I have heard the same for Outlook. I guess it's because those two apps are heavily integrated into Windows?

Probably the best solution if you want to set it up, is dual-boot. That way there are no conflicts. Another option (and the one I use now) is to install VirtualPC 2007 with another copy of Windows, and install the new Office in there. No conflicts, but you need enough RAM to make it usable.

Denis