[SOLVED] office 2003 and office 2007

bil_drk · 08-04-2009, 11:53 AM

hi, i have office 2003 installed on my computer, and recently i installed office 2007 enterprise. however, everytime i open word in either or setup appears and i has to configure word. it does the same thing for 2003. how can i fix this, or can i?

Elkar · 08-04-2009, 03:24 PM

There's a registry hack you can use to fix this.

Go to the START Menu
Click on "Run..."
Type in "Regedit"
Click OK
Drill down to the following folder:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\OFFICE\11.0\WORD\OPTIONS

Right-Click on the "Options" folder
Select NEW then DWORD Value
A new item should appear on the right-hand screen
Name it "NoRereg" (without quotes)
Right-Click the "NoRereg" entry
Select "Modify"
Enter a value of 1
Click OK
Close the Registry Editor

That should do it.

HTH
Elkar

bil_drk · 08-04-2009, 04:39 PM

thanks elkar, worked like a charm. i really appreciate the help!

davethemackem · 08-13-2009, 01:18 AM

Hi Chaps, Just found this so sorry if its closed and Im still posting..

Thats brilliant, but will it also work for other apps (Excel etc?) I am aware that only 1 version of outlook should be installed so thats not an issue.
Thanks

Dave

Elkar · 08-13-2009, 10:22 AM

As far as I know, Word and Access are the only apps that have this issue of reregistering themselves when switching from one version to the other. Word can be fixed as stated above, but there is no way to fix the problem with Access.

In my experience, Excel behaves just fine in a dual-install environment. Are you having issues with Excel?

08-04-2009, 11:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
bil_drk Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 46 OS: Windows XP Service Pack 3	[SOLVED] office 2003 and office 2007 hi, i have office 2003 installed on my computer, and recently i installed office 2007 enterprise. however, everytime i open word in either or setup appears and i has to configure word. it does the same thing for 2003. how can i fix this, or can i?

08-04-2009, 03:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Elkar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 69 OS: XP SP2, Vista	Re: office 2003 and office 2007 There's a registry hack you can use to fix this. Go to the START Menu Click on "Run..." Type in "Regedit" Click OK Drill down to the following folder: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\OFFICE\11.0\WORD\OPTIONS Right-Click on the "Options" folder Select NEW then DWORD Value A new item should appear on the right-hand screen Name it "NoRereg" (without quotes) Right-Click the "NoRereg" entry Select "Modify" Enter a value of 1 Click OK Close the Registry Editor That should do it. HTH Elkar

08-04-2009, 04:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
bil_drk Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 46 OS: Windows XP Service Pack 3	Re: office 2003 and office 2007 thanks elkar, worked like a charm. i really appreciate the help!

08-13-2009, 01:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
davethemackem Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cheshire Posts: 4 OS: XP SP3 & Vista Ultimate	Re: [SOLVED] office 2003 and office 2007 Hi Chaps, Just found this so sorry if its closed and Im still posting.. Thats brilliant, but will it also work for other apps (Excel etc?) I am aware that only 1 version of outlook should be installed so thats not an issue. Thanks Dave

08-13-2009, 10:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
Elkar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 69 OS: XP SP2, Vista	Re: [SOLVED] office 2003 and office 2007 As far as I know, Word and Access are the only apps that have this issue of reregistering themselves when switching from one version to the other. Word can be fixed as stated above, but there is no way to fix the problem with Access. In my experience, Excel behaves just fine in a dual-install environment. Are you having issues with Excel?