I have used Office 2000 for many years on my XP-Home computer. But recently I took the plunge to upgrade to Office 2007. Since I was worried about compatibility, I did not uninstall Office 2000, and I’m glad I didn’t, because I find that there are major compatibility challenges between Word and (especially) PowerPoint 2007 with PageMaker (I know I shouldn’t still be using PageMaker, but I find it difficult to justify the HUGE expense to upgrade).
However, I do still find problems in having both versions on one computer, particularly after adding security fixes to either. I was recently introduced to Microsoft’s Virtual Machine, which seems to offer a better solution to both versions of Office on one computer. I’ve tried it out on a test machine, and I was surprised at how easy it is.
So (finally) my questions:
1. Any downsides with this approach?
2. I’ll want to uninstall Office 2000 from the base machine. I’m told I must uninstall Office 2007 first, then Office 2000, then reinstall Office 2007 – true? If so, is there any way I can save all my Office 2007 settings and add-ons, and recover them after re-install?
Any guidance will be gratefully received…
Chris
