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Marcos R. - 30 Jan 2006 22:14 GMT

1. Can I install Office 2K3 over Vista?
2. Is there a how to published about making my XP SP2 dual boot with Vista?

Thanks in advance!

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Carey Frisch [MVP] - 30 Jan 2006 22:32 GMT

When Vista is released later this year, you should consider
installing Microsoft Office 2003 rather than the old and
now obsolete Microsoft Office 2000 product.

You'll be able to dual-boot Vista with Windows XP as
long as you have an available empty partition or hard
drive with at least 20GB of space for installing Vista.

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| 1. Can I install Office 2K3 over Vista?
| 2. Is there a how to published about making my XP SP2 dual boot with Vista?
|
| Thanks in advance!

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Marcos R. - 30 Jan 2006 22:43 GMT

About my first question, I wrote "Office 2k3" and about the second, I do have
a 40 GB partition so I am looking for a "How to" because I tried it last week
and I finished reinstalling my XP again!!

> When Vista is released later this year, you should consider
> installing Microsoft Office 2003 rather than the old and
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> | Thanks in advance!

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Jupiter Jones [MVP] - 30 Jan 2006 22:51 GMT

Marcos;
Office 2003 should work with Vista, although I have not tried it.
As for a "How to", do not expect much until Vista is released, possibly 3rd
quarter of this year.

Dual boot is easy.
Start with 2 NTFS partitions.
Install Windows XP on one.
Then install Vista on the other.
Generally it is necessary to install the older OS first unless you are using
a 3rd party partitioning program.

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> 1. Can I install Office 2K3 over Vista?
> 2. Is there a how to published about making my XP SP2 dual boot with
> Vista?
>
> Thanks in advance!

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