Regressing to earlier versions of Office

lshafer · 04-08-2009, 11:24 AM

I just bought a new laptop that came with Vista and the latest Office Pro. i am not a power user so i just want to go back to what i'm used to from 4 years ago when i bought my last computer. Is there a way to revert to an earlier version of Office???

**macropod** · 04-10-2009, 12:26 AM

Hi laurie,

There are 3rd-party add-ins for Office 2007 (eg Toolbar Toggle) that make it look more like Office XP/2003. Other than that, you'll have to uninstall Office 2007 and install an earlier version (if you can find one) in its place.

Note: Office 2000 isn't fully supported on Vista and earlier versions than that aren't supported at all.

04-08-2009, 11:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
lshafer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Alberta Posts: 1 OS: vista	Regressing to earlier versions of Office I just bought a new laptop that came with Vista and the latest Office Pro. i am not a power user so i just want to go back to what i'm used to from 4 years ago when i bought my last computer. Is there a way to revert to an earlier version of Office??? __________________ laurie shafer

04-10-2009, 12:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
macropod TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 562 OS: Vista	Re: Regressing to earlier versions of Office Hi laurie, There are 3rd-party add-ins for Office 2007 (eg Toolbar Toggle) that make it look more like Office XP/2003. Other than that, you'll have to uninstall Office 2007 and install an earlier version (if you can find one) in its place. Note: Office 2000 isn't fully supported on Vista and earlier versions than that aren't supported at all. __________________ Cheers macropod (MS MVP -Word)