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AAM
04-23-2015, 05:47 AM
Arggh. Nothing wrong with my XP machine and Excel 2002 except obsolescence, so I bit the bullet, bought a new machine and am upgrading to Windows 8.1 and Office 2013.

I've customized Excel (and Word, and Windows) extensively over the years, but my system has been mature for so long that I forgot what's built in and what I've done. I do intend to embrace the new Office applications, but I can't face that at the same time I'm getting my head around Windows 8.1 (soon Windows 10). Meanwhile I still have work to do and using 2 machines is problematic.

I'll ask later about using all my 2002 VBA code in 2013, but for now can I install Excel 2002 alongside Excel 2013 (already installed) and use both without makiing a mess? I'm posting the same message on the Word forum in case there's a difference.

Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

Jan Karel Pieterse
04-23-2015, 09:42 AM
Yes, but you have to uninstall 2013 first, then install 2002 and finally install 2013. And only one of those is allowed to have Outlook.

AAM
04-23-2015, 10:06 AM
Outlook wouldn't be a problem, since I don't use Outlook 2002.

Installing Office 2013 was really easy, just typed in the download code. If I uninstalled Excel 2013 and Word 2013, installed Excel & Word 2002, would re-installing Excel & Word 2013 be as easy?

JKwan
04-23-2015, 10:18 AM
should be just as easy. I don't quite recall..... I am running Office 2010 and Office 2013 without any problem, so I imagine that your version of Office will not have problem (guessing)

AAM
04-23-2015, 11:02 AM
This is great, thanks!!!

James88
04-24-2015, 05:02 PM
Yep, it can be done. I use multiple versions Office on my machines for various tasks. As above, uninstall 2013 first, then install 2002 and finally reinstall 2013.