Uninstall MS Office 2007, Yes or No?

I have Windows 7 Home Premium and it came with a 60 day free trial of Microsoft Office 2007 Professional. I will probably never buy that entire program and only need MS Word and MS Powerpoint. I was able to get those two programs in a much less costly Program called MS Office Home and Student. My question is: Is it best to uninstall the free 60 day Trial of Microsoft Office 2007 Professional before installing MS Office Home and Student?

According to this, Yes you should. You may want to use something like Revo uninstaller to make sure you get rid of all of it.

Revo Uninstaller - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

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My gut would say "yes" also, if you install your MS Word & the other over the trial version, I'd guess you'd still encounter license whining at the end of the trial period.

Thanks for the link and the advice.......I will see what I can do to get rid of the entire program before I proceed with installing the new one.

gskywalkers said:

Thanks for the link and the advice.......I will see what I can do to get rid of the entire program before I proceed with installing the new one.

You're Welcome,
Just in case here's another bit of info if there are any problems,
How to manually uninstall the 2007 Office system if you cannot uninstall it by using the "Add or Remove Programs" feature

gskywalkers said:

I have Windows 7 Home Premium and it came with a 60 day free trial of Microsoft Office 2007 Professional. I will probably never buy that entire program and only need MS Word and MS Powerpoint. I was able to get those two programs in a much less costly Program called MS Office Home and Student. My question is: Is it best to uninstall the free 60 day Trial of Microsoft Office 2007 Professional before installing MS Office Home and Student?

Hi gskywalkers;649458 & welcome.
You would be well advised to remove the trial version of MS Office 2007 Pro before installing MS Office Home & Student.

JMH said:

gskywalkers said:

I have Windows 7 Home Premium and it came with a 60 day free trial of Microsoft Office 2007 Professional. I will probably never buy that entire program and only need MS Word and MS Powerpoint. I was able to get those two programs in a much less costly Program called MS Office Home and Student. My question is: Is it best to uninstall the free 60 day Trial of Microsoft Office 2007 Professional before installing MS Office Home and Student?

Hi gskywalkers;649458 & welcome.
You would be well advised to remove the trial version of MS Office 2007 Pro before installing MS Office Home & Student.

Same here uninstall every thing with the Office 2007 program and the activation assistant. Restart and install Office 2007 Home and student.

These are the 4 Office 2007 progs I see in Programs & Featrures:
-Compatability Pack for the 2007 Office System
-Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007
-Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007
-Microsoft Office Suite Activation Assistant

Am I missing anything and can they be uninstalled in any order?

Or.........Why not get Open Office? Completely free and compatible with Microsoft Office docs