Excel Upgrade question

[ADArnold]

We are using MS Office 2000 Professional. We would like to upgrade only the Excel 2000 to 2003. Can we just upgrade Excel without upgrading the whole MS Office suite? If so, should we expect any conflicts when we run MS Word 2000, PowerPoint 2000, etc or can Excel run nicely on it's own? Our systems are 2 year old XP Pro and Home versions. Thanks for any informative response.

[Daveo]

Hi there,

You can buy excel seperately:

http://www.microsoft.com/products/in...848dc&type=ovr

Not sure whether there'd be any conflicts, but you would think (hope!)
you should be able to upgrade without any problems.

HTH - David

[ADArnold]

Thanks David for the reply. Hopefully, someone out there has done it.

[Timothy L]

Retail Pricing and Upgrade Eligibility for Microsoft Excel 2003 can be found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/exce...y/default.mspx

Microsoft Excel 2003 System Requirements
http://www.microsoft.com/office/exce...fo/sysreq.mspx


You can also buy Microsoft Excel from a third-party reseller:
http://shop.microsoft.com/helpdesk/reseller.asp



In addition, you may want to take a look at these articles/documents:

Information about running multiple versions of Office with Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828956/

When you try to install Office 2003, earlier versions of Office are removed during the setup process
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826319/

Microsoft Office 2000 to Microsoft Office 2003 Migration Issues (00-03Delta.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


Microsoft Word or the Microsoft Word Viewer is required to view 00-03Delta.doc.

You can download the Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

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> We are using MS Office 2000 Professional. We would like to upgrade only
> the Excel 2000 to 2003. Can we just upgrade Excel without upgrading the
> whole MS Office suite? If so, should we expect any conflicts when we run
> MS Word 2000, PowerPoint 2000, etc or can Excel run nicely on it's own?
> Our systems are 2 year old XP Pro and Home versions. Thanks for any
> informative response.
>
>
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[Jim Cone]

AD,

Several years ago using NT4.0, I upgraded Office 97 by
installing Access 2000. After 4 hours on the telephone, over two days,
with English speaking Microsoft support people, it all finally worked.

That a horror story you shouldn't have to experience. Multiple installs
of the Office suites are now common - I have Office 97, 2000, 2002.
I would recommend leaving your current Office/Excel installation alone
and installing the new Excel version in a folder separate from the
existing installation. You then don't have to worry about compatibility
issues. The last Excel version installed becomes the default application.

Do a 'custom' install and do not overwrite/replace the older version.
The "upgrade" version is complete and does not require files from
the earlier version.
You may want to rename your current start menu Excel shortcuts
(prior to the install) to avoid them being overwritten by the new install.
Avoid running both Excel versions at the same time.

That's my take on the subject, you may get additional or conflicting
advice.

Regards,
Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA


"ADArnold" wrote in message
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We are using MS Office 2000 Professional. We would like to upgrade only
the Excel 2000 to 2003. Can we just upgrade Excel without upgrading the
whole MS Office suite? If so, should we expect any conflicts when we run
MS Word 2000, PowerPoint 2000, etc or can Excel run nicely on it's own?
Our systems are 2 year old XP Pro and Home versions. Thanks for any
informative response.--
ADArnold

[Bob Phillips]

My experience is similar to Jim's. I originally installed Office 97,
installed Office 2000 in addition, and then installed just Excel XP. I have
not had any problems. They all co-exist happily.

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HTH

Bob Phillips

"Jim Cone" <jim.coneXXX@rcn.comXXX> wrote in message
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> AD,
>
> Several years ago using NT4.0, I upgraded Office 97 by
> installing Access 2000. After 4 hours on the telephone, over two days,
> with English speaking Microsoft support people, it all finally worked.
>
> That a horror story you shouldn't have to experience. Multiple installs
> of the Office suites are now common - I have Office 97, 2000, 2002.
> I would recommend leaving your current Office/Excel installation alone
> and installing the new Excel version in a folder separate from the
> existing installation. You then don't have to worry about compatibility
> issues. The last Excel version installed becomes the default application.
>
> Do a 'custom' install and do not overwrite/replace the older version.
> The "upgrade" version is complete and does not require files from
> the earlier version.
> You may want to rename your current start menu Excel shortcuts
> (prior to the install) to avoid them being overwritten by the new install.
> Avoid running both Excel versions at the same time.
>
> That's my take on the subject, you may get additional or conflicting
> advice.
>
> Regards,
> Jim Cone
> San Francisco, USA
>
>
> "ADArnold" wrote in message
> news:ADArnold.1vy1ia_1127700301.063@excelforum-nospam.com
> We are using MS Office 2000 Professional. We would like to upgrade only
> the Excel 2000 to 2003. Can we just upgrade Excel without upgrading the
> whole MS Office suite? If so, should we expect any conflicts when we run
> MS Word 2000, PowerPoint 2000, etc or can Excel run nicely on it's own?
> Our systems are 2 year old XP Pro and Home versions. Thanks for any
> informative response.--
> ADArnold
>

[ADArnold]

To Timothy, Jim, & Bob!
Thanks to you all for the information and references submitted. I really appreciate the time you all took to respond and the quality and abundance of information.
I will follow the suggestions and hopefully, all will work out fine for us. Again, thanks to you all!
ADA