In the wee hour of 10:27 PM 7/21/01 -0400, Linda Johnson bequeathed such
tales as these:
>Peter....as with any other version of Office, the ideal way to install XP is
>clean (after uninstalling 2000 and running the appropriate eraser
>tool).....but this is ideal......just tell your friend to upgrade.....but do
>NOT register it until he feels it is working fine.....that way if he DOES
>decide to uninstall and reinstall clean, he won't have to call MS and
>reregister if there are any glitches in the install.....I think you have 14
>days before you have to register (?)
>
>many people upgrade Office in all it's versions and do just
>fine......personally, I prefer clean installs of ALL software, but I'm in a
>position where I have everything backed up so clean installs are no
>biggie.....if your friend is also in that position, I would say clean
>installs almost guarantee good installs (note the word "almost"
>LOL).....upgrades aren't always as lucky
>
>if he decides to uninstall/clean install, the link to the eraser for 2000 is
>on my Office page and I HIGHLY recommend the eraser, otherwise his registry
>will be a mess
>
>http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/office.htm
>
>it really is one of them preferences things, I believe
Thanks Linda for the good info, and I don't know how many times I forget
about the eraser you refer to.
Peter Kaulback
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