Re: Microsoft Office

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On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:21:58 GMT, "Trish <triciaskipp@xxxxxxxxx>"
<triciaskipp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Is it necessary to uninstall the Basic Edition from his
>machine or can we install my edition on top of it?

Its not necessary Trish but advisable according to some office upgrade
problem threads I have read. Maybe not the fault of the Office
product line or M$ or the computer it is on or the way you are holding
your mouth at the moment, but I have seen problems upgrading office
over another version or series. When the problems associated with the
upgrade were posted, it always seems that the replies suggest that one
should have uninstalled the older before installing the new. Same
with a lot of other programs out there.

Problem with uninstalling before upgrading is that with some programs,
you are not given a choice to save or backup your preferences and have
to start all over from ground floor scratch.

All of the above is based on what I have read , not witnessed first
hand. First hand, I have always uninstalled before installing the
next version just to play it safe and it has never given me any of the
problems I read about on the threads.

Regards,
Ed
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