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installing ms office 2007

hiya

i'm about to install ms office 2007 but before i do i have openoffice & outlook express 6 installed

do i need to do anything with those before i put the ms cd in?
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  • Lokolo
    Lokolo Posts: 20,861 Forumite
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    No you don't.

    The only thing that would change is the default program for certain file types (.doc .xls etc.)

    You can use both simultaneously.
  • gnike
    gnike Posts: 22 Forumite
    Lokolo wrote: »
    No you don't.

    The only thing that would change is the default program for certain file types (.doc .xls etc.)

    You can use both simultaneously.

    Though you have to remember that office 2007 introduces new file types (.docx for example) which cannot be opened by older versions of office.
  • can i just confirm do i have to set up oe when i install ms office 2007?
  • Lokolo wrote: »
    You can use both simultaneously.

    ok thanks i don't want to use both now i have ms 2007 i want to use just that so do i have to do anything with oe 6 and openoffice before i uninstall them?
  • Lokolo
    Lokolo Posts: 20,861 Forumite
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    No you don't need to do anything.

    But Outlook Express is for email, why would you be uninstalling it?
  • Lokolo wrote: »
    But Outlook Express is for email, why would you be uninstalling it?
    i thought ms office 2007 had oe pre installed
  • MS Office includes Outlook which is better than OE.
    604!
  • MS Office includes Outlook which is better than OE.
    ah ok thanks

    i want to use outlook instead of oe do i need to set up a new email a/c once i've installed ms?
  • Hello bare :D unless it's Office pro then it won't have Outlook nor Outlook Express, did you not have Thunderbird ? or was that another thing I got confused on. Anyway no you don't to uninstall either .
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  • ah ok thanks

    i want to use outlook instead of oe do i need to set up a new email a/c once i've installed ms?

    And no if you do have Outlook just set it up to point at your old email address , we han help if stuck ....R
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