installing word to vista

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i am buying a new computer that comes with a trial of MS Word, but to buy
Word alone, it costs $150 i was wondering if i could install Word 2002 when
the trial runs out and if it would work properly on Vista
 
Word, yes I believe so. I would un-install the trial before installing an
older version of Office.

Joe
 
Vista will certainly support Word 2002 or Office XP and many have installed
Office 2000 onto Vista.

If you do consider moving to 2007, I'd recommend one of the cheaper editions
of Office 2007 rather than any stand alone because you get considerably more
bang for your buck. Check prices at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/FX101754511033.aspx#1 and you can
try Office 2007 free full functionality for 60 days as well at
http://office.microsoft.com/

There are some special considerations for Outlook 2002 in Office XP or
standalone on Vista.

Outlook 2002 works fine, but email account passwords are not saved. This is
because Outlook stores passwords in protected storage interface and Vista
does not support it.

Outlook 2000 in Internet only mode (IMO) loads but the address book does not
work - it needs the Windows Address Book files (wab.dll), which is not found
in Vista. Corporate mode seems to work fine in my limited tests, once you
get past the Outlook Start Up screen and verify it should be the default
mail client. (This dialog comes up every time I restart Outlook.) Either
switch to Corporate mode or upgrade to Outlook 2007. Vista's Mail and
Calendar applications are viable alternatives to Outlook for many home
users.

Outlook 98 will not work correctly due to the missing wab.dll. for the
people who need to use the address book and are using it.

Good luck,

CH
 
Yes. No problem to install Word 2002. Make sure you do remove the Trial Edition first that is installed at present.

Further info on Office products and their installation and issues should be posted to the Office newsgroups which are available on this same server
 
CLB said:
i am buying a new computer that comes with a trial of MS Word, but to buy
Word alone, it costs $150 i was wondering if i could install Word 2002 when
the trial runs out and if it would work properly on Vista
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You could install OpenOffice which is MS Office compatible and free.
 
You can install Word 2002 and as mentioned uninstall the trial first, but
you could get Word 2007 upgrade for around $90 if you like the newer
version.
 
If your last remark/sentence was at all directed to this question (light
faster than sound?), then you should not be answering it on this forum, as it
is rude and insulting....my son, who is 16 years old was asking the question
and has more integrity and manners than you, Conor.
 
Thank you for all the information!

Chad Harris said:
Vista will certainly support Word 2002 or Office XP and many have installed
Office 2000 onto Vista.

If you do consider moving to 2007, I'd recommend one of the cheaper editions
of Office 2007 rather than any stand alone because you get considerably more
bang for your buck. Check prices at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/FX101754511033.aspx#1 and you can
try Office 2007 free full functionality for 60 days as well at
http://office.microsoft.com/

There are some special considerations for Outlook 2002 in Office XP or
standalone on Vista.

Outlook 2002 works fine, but email account passwords are not saved. This is
because Outlook stores passwords in protected storage interface and Vista
does not support it.

Outlook 2000 in Internet only mode (IMO) loads but the address book does not
work - it needs the Windows Address Book files (wab.dll), which is not found
in Vista. Corporate mode seems to work fine in my limited tests, once you
get past the Outlook Start Up screen and verify it should be the default
mail client. (This dialog comes up every time I restart Outlook.) Either
switch to Corporate mode or upgrade to Outlook 2007. Vista's Mail and
Calendar applications are viable alternatives to Outlook for many home
users.

Outlook 98 will not work correctly due to the missing wab.dll. for the
people who need to use the address book and are using it.

Good luck,

CH
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Thank you for your help!

Peter Foldes said:
Yes. No problem to install Word 2002. Make sure you do remove the Trial Edition first that is installed at present.

Further info on Office products and their installation and issues should be posted to the Office newsgroups which are available on this same server

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
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Thank you! I might be able to afford that in the future....am buying my own
first computer and using my Mom's software for now :)
 
Apparently not that much integrity you appear to be teaching him to use
unlicensed software on his computer. Does intellectual property thief ring
a bell? Please note the last sentence.

• General License Grant to Install and Use Software Product. You may install
and use one copy of the Software Product
on a single computer, device, workstation, terminal, or other digital
electronic or analog device (“Deviceâ€). You may make a
second copy of the Software Product and install it on a portable Device for
the exclusive use of the person who is the primary
user of the first copy of the Software Product. A license for the Software
Product may not be shared.
 
CLB said:
If your last remark/sentence was at all directed to this question (light
faster than sound?), then you should not be answering it on this forum, as it
is rude and insulting....my son, who is 16 years old was asking the question
and has more integrity and manners than you, Conor.
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ITS CALLED A SIG FILE. They're usually a humourous comment or a link to
someones website etc etc etc.

I guess it appears to apply to you though.
 
CLB said:
Thank you! I might be able to afford that in the future....am buying my own
first computer and using my Mom's software for now :)
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If you're not a power user, OpenOffice is MS Office compatible, can
save in MS Word format and is free. Better than using dodgy software.
 
Absolutely you have to uninstall the trial first as everyone has said, and a
segment of people have had problems doing so. I was one. The trial just
wouldn't uninstall by regular means, and I always use the Windows Installer
Cleanup Utility for major applications like Office to get rid of registry
orphans and corrupt .dlls in the uninstall/and future install paths, but it
wasn't enough. There is an MSKB that will help you if the trial refuses to
uninstall.

If anyone should run into trouble uninstalling the Office 2007 trial, Use
this KB and do it very carefully even if you don't get the exact error
message--this is the manual uninstall of Beta Office 2007:

Error message after you remove the beta release version of a 2007 Office
suite or program and then try to install the original release version of a
2007 Office suite or program: "Setup is unable to proceed"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us

Some of us have noted that in Step 2 removall of the 4th reg subkey
disables the remove or change button in Add/Remove, so you may have to
restore it. That's why I'm telling you to backup the registry when you
delete several subkeys or values:

File>Export>Subkey or Entire Registry radio button on the lower left>save to
location of your choice. This is very important. Backup every reg subkey
change you make in this particular MSKB. You can make a folder on your
desktop called Reg Backup and date it if you like.

This worked well for me.

Good luck,

CH
 
You should only follow those instructions if a normal add/remove doesn't
work. I had no problem removing the trial using add/remove and then
installing my licensed copy.

J
 
That's why I said to follow the KB with my mod to repair Add/Remove later,
if the trial wouldn't uninstall by regular means (i.e. Add/Remove). There
are quite a number of reports of this over the last few months on the Office
newsgroup.

"The trial just wouldn't uninstall by regular means...There is an MSKB that
will help you if the trial refuses to uninstall."

I'd always recommend trying Add/Remove first, and with major applications I
have gotten into the habbit of using the WICU or Windows Installer Cleanup
Utility at the urging of a number of people at MSFT--but it does not
actually uninstall programs--it takes care of clutter in the way of an
uninstall or future install of a particular program, and it's useful.


CH
 
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