on 12/6/01 2:14 PM, Chris Stearns at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just want to be perfectly clear on what I will be getting for $149 US - > is it the full retail package of Office, including fully functional (and > scriptable) apps? Or have some features been removed/locked like in the SE > version of Word+E'rage? >
Seems to be the full kit 'n kaboodle to me. The only difference is the expectation of Office 2001 at the time of first installation. > I know that the 2001 versions of the Office apps (or at least one) must be > present during the v. X upgrade installation. What about after I install? > Can I remove the Office 2001 folder to free up disk space? Will the v. X > apps continue to function normally? Or do they check for their 2001 > counterparts each time they're run? > I didn't have Office 2001 application on my disk at all. I had removed it when I reformatted my disk to install OS X (backing up all my documents and mail, of course). Then I installed Office v.X and later temporarily installed Entourage 2001 just so I could import everything to Entourage X and then I dumped 2001 again (now I have to put it back in order to sync my Visor, oh well) Here's the process: Insert Office v.X CD Copy Office folder to hard drive Open one of the v.X applications from the hard drive (it doesn't matter which one) The installer will ask for your personal information and CD install key (which hopefully by now will work with the one you order) Then it will ask for you to navigate your disk to an Office 2001 folder. If you have Office 2001 on your disk, go to that one. Otherwise, put in the Office 2001 CD and navigate to the folder that's on the CD. Office v.X will tell you that your copy is validated and complete the startup After that one time process, I don't think Office v.X cares whether or not Office 2001 is on your drive or even if you still have it. You can dump it or do whatever you want with it. > I am also assuming that, just as the initial install, any re-installs of > Office v. X would be dependent on the Office 2001 suite being present on the > computer. > No. See above. Just be sure that you save your Office 2001 CD. > What if I install the v. X suite and then back up the Office X folder to a > CD-R? Can I then just re-install by copying the application folder back from > the CD? Is this allowed by the software licence? (My concern here is quick > and easy backups/reinstalls, and to a lesser extent, disk space.) > See above. Same answer. In order to qualify for the upgrade, you have to *own* an Office 2001 CD. You don't have to have it on your computer. -- Judi Sohn [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.momathome.com -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
