Office 2010 + 2003

[Birdulike]

Hi, currently installed on my machine is Office 2010. I want install Access 2003 because I'm going to be doing a course which requires 2003. 2010 is not backward compatible to 2003!

Now I've done a duel install on my Toshiba Satellite (32bit) and they seem to have cozied up together very well. However on my main machine (64bit system) as soon as I put the 2010 Office on it seemed to have kick 2003 three out of bed
I'm assuming it’s a dust up between the 32bt system and the 64bit??????
I could do the course on the lappy but I prefer 32inch screen to 17 any day!

Access 2003 is not installed at the moment but I'm thinking should I install it to another directory "Programme Files" for win 7U or X86?
But on checking out dir's it seems that "office12/14 are in Prog files and there is "office 12" in X86 not sure if that is left over bits from when 2003 was previously Installed.

How do I get both to work on my 64bit system like they do on my 32bit system?????

Thank you for reading

 

[unifex]

This is what you need, I guess.

As to our other question, uninstalling Office rarely removes the corresponding Office12 (or whatever version number) folder from ProgramFiles, so I guess that's where it's coming from.

Which version is your Office 2010? If 32 bit, then the fact that your OS is 54 bit would make no difference.

 

[Birdulike]

I dont know which version it is just twenty ten

 

[Golden]

I dont know which version it is just twenty ten

Hi,

Click File > Help, and you should see something similar to this.

Regards,
Golden

 

[Birdulike]

Also I cant seeem to open my old 2003 spreadsheet ther opening in wordpad!

 

[DeaconFrost]

I can't imagine wanting both on the same system, but it seems as though you'd be better off specifying different install folders, so instead of Office, make them Office2010 and Office2003...but then again it seems to have been done again later on.

The files can be made backwards compatible, for reference. But, if you only need it for a class, I'd virtualize an old copy of XP, throuw Access 2003 in it, and then you'll be able to clean it up and remove it when the class is done.

 

[Birdulike]

Deaconfrost

Hi, currently installed on my machine is Office 2010. I want install Access 2003 because I'm going to be doing a course which requires 2003. 2010 is not backward compatible to 2003!

 

[DeaconFrost]

I'm not sure if you had something to add besides quoting me your original post...but I currently use Office 2010 on my work laptop, and many of the schools my company deals with are still running Office 2003. A few of our contractors are as well, and we have no problems sharing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, or a few Access DBs.

 

[Birdulike]

I dont why they cant open! I 've tried right clicking and open with.....but theres no Excel listed in the "preferred Programmes list" only wordpad! Tried browseing option, still no good

 

[DeaconFrost]

They should open by double-clicking, unless you don't have the file associations set up. Do they have the the proper icons?

 

[Birdulike]

They should open by double-clicking, unless you don't have the file associations set up. Do they have the the proper icons?

You may have it there..file associations, how do I set that up. The Icon seem the same

 

[Birdulike]

Tried file association and again nothing ion the "preferred Programmes list"

 

[DeaconFrost]

There's a recommended programs section, yes, but there's also a Browse button. Use that to browse to the proper 2010 executable. It works the same as it has in XP and Vista. Most likely, the 2003 installer broke the associations. There may also be an option to repair or restore them from within one of the 2010 applications, maybe in the options or the Diagnostics.

 

[jimbo45]

I can't imagine wanting both on the same system, but it seems as though you'd be better off specifying different install folders, so instead of Office, make them Office2010 and Office2003...but then again it seems to have been done again later on.

The files can be made backwards compatible, for reference. But, if you only need it for a class, I'd virtualize an old copy of XP, throuw Access 2003 in it, and then you'll be able to clean it up and remove it when the class is done.

Hi there

the OP said he NEEDED both because 2010 was NOT backwards compatable with 2003 -- however IMO you CAN save office documents on 2010 in a format 2003 can understand. This isn't exactly the same as using 2003 since the menus etc are different and there are extra features.

The EASIEST way IMO to do this would be to install the office 2003 on either an XP or a W7 VIRTUAL machine -- use vbox / vmware player both free.

If you just install the OS and Office your VM will be very small ( could be in the case of XP a 512MB machine) and take up almost no resources. You'll also learn about Virtual Machines and can shut it down when you are not using it.

Use "Host only" networking to share files between your VM and the Host W7 system. There are plenty of tutorials o the Virtualisation section on the Forum.

Incidentally this is often an "Industry" standard method of developing / testing software by running different versions on Virtual Machines and comparing them to the current released version.

Cheers
jimbo