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I am helping an OP with a large project. He is 1000 miles away so everything is long distance or email. I have Excel 2002, he has 2003. This has caused no problems throughout the project development until now. One problem has cropped up that appears (just "appears" at this point) to be version related. I won't go into the details of the problem because I haven't defined it sufficiently at this point. I have a copy of 2003 that I installed once over my 2002, but I elected to revert back to the 2002 because of the Help changes and the fact that comments in these newsgroups indicated that the benefits of 2003 over 2002 were not worth the Help hassle of 2003. All that said, I want to install 2003 on my stand-alone computer along side my 2002 so that I can properly troubleshoot this one problem. I know that many of you have multiple versions installed so I know it can be done. I am asking for some guidance from those of you that have already done this so that I might avoid some of the pitfalls. For instance, should I install 2003 in a folder outside of Program Files (where 2002 resides)? Should I avoid running both at the same time? Should I avoid saving my 2002 file under 2003 or should I make a copy of it under another name and save it under 2003? Have you run into any "mines" with this that I should avoid stepping on? I am aware of the file association problem and I can work with that. Thanks for your help. Otto |
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Otto,
I don't have 202 and 2003, but I do have 97, 2000 and 2002 on my desktop. I have them all installed in 'Program Files\Microsoft Office', with sub-directories of Office, Office 97, Office 10. The version that you want as your default should be installed last. I also have run all 3 at the same time, the only thing I get is a message that Personal.xls is already open, so it will open read-only. Obviously, double-clicking an Excel file will open in the default, so in the others you need to drag-and-drop, or open via the menu. -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "Otto Moehrbach" wrote in message ... WinXP I am helping an OP with a large project. He is 1000 miles away so everything is long distance or email. I have Excel 2002, he has 2003. This has caused no problems throughout the project development until now. One problem has cropped up that appears (just "appears" at this point) to be version related. I won't go into the details of the problem because I haven't defined it sufficiently at this point. I have a copy of 2003 that I installed once over my 2002, but I elected to revert back to the 2002 because of the Help changes and the fact that comments in these newsgroups indicated that the benefits of 2003 over 2002 were not worth the Help hassle of 2003. All that said, I want to install 2003 on my stand-alone computer along side my 2002 so that I can properly troubleshoot this one problem. I know that many of you have multiple versions installed so I know it can be done. I am asking for some guidance from those of you that have already done this so that I might avoid some of the pitfalls. For instance, should I install 2003 in a folder outside of Program Files (where 2002 resides)? Should I avoid running both at the same time? Should I avoid saving my 2002 file under 2003 or should I make a copy of it under another name and save it under 2003? Have you run into any "mines" with this that I should avoid stepping on? I am aware of the file association problem and I can work with that. Thanks for your help. Otto |
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Thanks for that information. I'll install 2003 and follow what you did. Otto "Bob Phillips" wrote in message ... Otto, I don't have 202 and 2003, but I do have 97, 2000 and 2002 on my desktop. I have them all installed in 'Program Files\Microsoft Office', with sub-directories of Office, Office 97, Office 10. The version that you want as your default should be installed last. I also have run all 3 at the same time, the only thing I get is a message that Personal.xls is already open, so it will open read-only. Obviously, double-clicking an Excel file will open in the default, so in the others you need to drag-and-drop, or open via the menu. -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "Otto Moehrbach" wrote in message ... WinXP I am helping an OP with a large project. He is 1000 miles away so everything is long distance or email. I have Excel 2002, he has 2003. This has caused no problems throughout the project development until now. One problem has cropped up that appears (just "appears" at this point) to be version related. I won't go into the details of the problem because I haven't defined it sufficiently at this point. I have a copy of 2003 that I installed once over my 2002, but I elected to revert back to the 2002 because of the Help changes and the fact that comments in these newsgroups indicated that the benefits of 2003 over 2002 were not worth the Help hassle of 2003. All that said, I want to install 2003 on my stand-alone computer along side my 2002 so that I can properly troubleshoot this one problem. I know that many of you have multiple versions installed so I know it can be done. I am asking for some guidance from those of you that have already done this so that I might avoid some of the pitfalls. For instance, should I install 2003 in a folder outside of Program Files (where 2002 resides)? Should I avoid running both at the same time? Should I avoid saving my 2002 file under 2003 or should I make a copy of it under another name and save it under 2003? Have you run into any "mines" with this that I should avoid stepping on? I am aware of the file association problem and I can work with that. Thanks for your help. Otto |
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Hi Otto
on this machine i have 2002 & 2003 .. on my other 97, 2000, 2002 ... all work fine - the only thing i did was install them in order(oldest to newest) and put them in separate directories. I have had 2002 & 2003 open at the same time and the only problem (as Bob has already said) was that when i opened the 2nd one (whichever) i got a message about personal.xls being read only. -- Cheers JulieD "Otto Moehrbach" wrote in message ... Bob Thanks for that information. I'll install 2003 and follow what you did. Otto "Bob Phillips" wrote in message ... Otto, I don't have 202 and 2003, but I do have 97, 2000 and 2002 on my desktop. I have them all installed in 'Program Files\Microsoft Office', with sub-directories of Office, Office 97, Office 10. The version that you want as your default should be installed last. I also have run all 3 at the same time, the only thing I get is a message that Personal.xls is already open, so it will open read-only. Obviously, double-clicking an Excel file will open in the default, so in the others you need to drag-and-drop, or open via the menu. -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "Otto Moehrbach" wrote in message ... WinXP I am helping an OP with a large project. He is 1000 miles away so everything is long distance or email. I have Excel 2002, he has 2003. This has caused no problems throughout the project development until now. One problem has cropped up that appears (just "appears" at this point) to be version related. I won't go into the details of the problem because I haven't defined it sufficiently at this point. I have a copy of 2003 that I installed once over my 2002, but I elected to revert back to the 2002 because of the Help changes and the fact that comments in these newsgroups indicated that the benefits of 2003 over 2002 were not worth the Help hassle of 2003. All that said, I want to install 2003 on my stand-alone computer along side my 2002 so that I can properly troubleshoot this one problem. I know that many of you have multiple versions installed so I know it can be done. I am asking for some guidance from those of you that have already done this so that I might avoid some of the pitfalls. For instance, should I install 2003 in a folder outside of Program Files (where 2002 resides)? Should I avoid running both at the same time? Should I avoid saving my 2002 file under 2003 or should I make a copy of it under another name and save it under 2003? Have you run into any "mines" with this that I should avoid stepping on? I am aware of the file association problem and I can work with that. Thanks for your help. Otto |
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95!
"Don Guillett" wrote in message ... I also have xl95,xl97 and xl2002 all on the same computer, in different directories. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Otto Moehrbach" wrote in message ... WinXP I am helping an OP with a large project. He is 1000 miles away so everything is long distance or email. I have Excel 2002, he has 2003. This has caused no problems throughout the project development until now. One problem has cropped up that appears (just "appears" at this point) to be version related. I won't go into the details of the problem because I haven't defined it sufficiently at this point. I have a copy of 2003 that I installed once over my 2002, but I elected to revert back to the 2002 because of the Help changes and the fact that comments in these newsgroups indicated that the benefits of 2003 over 2002 were not worth the Help hassle of 2003. All that said, I want to install 2003 on my stand-alone computer along side my 2002 so that I can properly troubleshoot this one problem. I know that many of you have multiple versions installed so I know it can be done. I am asking for some guidance from those of you that have already done this so that I might avoid some of the pitfalls. For instance, should I install 2003 in a folder outside of Program Files (where 2002 resides)? Should I avoid running both at the same time? Should I avoid saving my 2002 file under 2003 or should I make a copy of it under another name and save it under 2003? Have you run into any "mines" with this that I should avoid stepping on? I am aware of the file association problem and I can work with that. Thanks for your help. Otto |
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Bob & Julie,
re Personal.xls Read only FWIW, I have individual Persona's in respective default startup directories for each xl version, to avoid the read only problem. But I appreciate if you are often updating Personal you would only want the one file. Regards, Peter T |
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Hi Peter,
Yeah, I know I could get around it, but a) I can't be a*!#ed, b) I want my customisations in all versions, and c) I can control my updates and so in the default version Regards Bob "Peter T" <peter_t@discussions wrote in message ... Bob & Julie, re Personal.xls Read only FWIW, I have individual Persona's in respective default startup directories for each xl version, to avoid the read only problem. But I appreciate if you are often updating Personal you would only want the one file. Regards, Peter T |
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I do some development work for ING for point of sale software for salesmen.
Some only have xl95 so I have to write the program for the "lowest common denominator". They pay well. I have even had calls from some wondering why the program won't work when the install instructions sent out by the company tells them they must have excel installed.. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Bob Phillips" wrote in message ... 95! "Don Guillett" wrote in message ... I also have xl95,xl97 and xl2002 all on the same computer, in different directories. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Otto Moehrbach" wrote in message ... WinXP I am helping an OP with a large project. He is 1000 miles away so everything is long distance or email. I have Excel 2002, he has 2003. This has caused no problems throughout the project development until now. One problem has cropped up that appears (just "appears" at this point) to be version related. I won't go into the details of the problem because I haven't defined it sufficiently at this point. I have a copy of 2003 that I installed once over my 2002, but I elected to revert back to the 2002 because of the Help changes and the fact that comments in these newsgroups indicated that the benefits of 2003 over 2002 were not worth the Help hassle of 2003. All that said, I want to install 2003 on my stand-alone computer along side my 2002 so that I can properly troubleshoot this one problem. I know that many of you have multiple versions installed so I know it can be done. I am asking for some guidance from those of you that have already done this so that I might avoid some of the pitfalls. For instance, should I install 2003 in a folder outside of Program Files (where 2002 resides)? Should I avoid running both at the same time? Should I avoid saving my 2002 file under 2003 or should I make a copy of it under another name and save it under 2003? Have you run into any "mines" with this that I should avoid stepping on? I am aware of the file association problem and I can work with that. Thanks for your help. Otto |
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It's a wonderful world ;-)
is that ING Bank, the outfit that bought Barings Bank for a £1 (IIRC)? Regards Bob "Don Guillett" wrote in message ... I do some development work for ING for point of sale software for salesmen. Some only have xl95 so I have to write the program for the "lowest common denominator". They pay well. I have even had calls from some wondering why the program won't work when the install instructions sent out by the company tells them they must have excel installed.. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Bob Phillips" wrote in message ... 95! "Don Guillett" wrote in message ... I also have xl95,xl97 and xl2002 all on the same computer, in different directories. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Otto Moehrbach" wrote in message ... WinXP I am helping an OP with a large project. He is 1000 miles away so everything is long distance or email. I have Excel 2002, he has 2003. This has caused no problems throughout the project development until now. One problem has cropped up that appears (just "appears" at this point) to be version related. I won't go into the details of the problem because I haven't defined it sufficiently at this point. I have a copy of 2003 that I installed once over my 2002, but I elected to revert back to the 2002 because of the Help changes and the fact that comments in these newsgroups indicated that the benefits of 2003 over 2002 were not worth the Help hassle of 2003. All that said, I want to install 2003 on my stand-alone computer along side my 2002 so that I can properly troubleshoot this one problem. I know that many of you have multiple versions installed so I know it can be done. I am asking for some guidance from those of you that have already done this so that I might avoid some of the pitfalls. For instance, should I install 2003 in a folder outside of Program Files (where 2002 resides)? Should I avoid running both at the same time? Should I avoid saving my 2002 file under 2003 or should I make a copy of it under another name and save it under 2003? Have you run into any "mines" with this that I should avoid stepping on? I am aware of the file association problem and I can work with that. Thanks for your help. Otto |
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I guess so. They are into Insurance, banking, etc. I was once a Regional
Manager for their Life insurance business. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Bob Phillips" wrote in message ... It's a wonderful world ;-) is that ING Bank, the outfit that bought Barings Bank for a £1 (IIRC)? Regards Bob "Don Guillett" wrote in message ... I do some development work for ING for point of sale software for salesmen. Some only have xl95 so I have to write the program for the "lowest common denominator". They pay well. I have even had calls from some wondering why the program won't work when the install instructions sent out by the company tells them they must have excel installed.. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Bob Phillips" wrote in message ... 95! "Don Guillett" wrote in message ... I also have xl95,xl97 and xl2002 all on the same computer, in different directories. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Otto Moehrbach" wrote in message ... WinXP I am helping an OP with a large project. He is 1000 miles away so everything is long distance or email. I have Excel 2002, he has 2003. This has caused no problems throughout the project development until now. One problem has cropped up that appears (just "appears" at this point) to be version related. I won't go into the details of the problem because I haven't defined it sufficiently at this point. I have a copy of 2003 that I installed once over my 2002, but I elected to revert back to the 2002 because of the Help changes and the fact that comments in these newsgroups indicated that the benefits of 2003 over 2002 were not worth the Help hassle of 2003. All that said, I want to install 2003 on my stand-alone computer along side my 2002 so that I can properly troubleshoot this one problem. I know that many of you have multiple versions installed so I know it can be done. I am asking for some guidance from those of you that have already done this so that I might avoid some of the pitfalls. For instance, should I install 2003 in a folder outside of Program Files (where 2002 resides)? Should I avoid running both at the same time? Should I avoid saving my 2002 file under 2003 or should I make a copy of it under another name and save it under 2003? Have you run into any "mines" with this that I should avoid stepping on? I am aware of the file association problem and I can work with that. Thanks for your help. Otto |
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