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Vista & Office 2007
Evilpixie:
Windows 98!!! Hoooo-eeeee!!! We still have some machines that run Windows NT, but they are servers that run some older software and they just chug along out in the plant gathering data. They're pretty much single function servers, so they don't need Office on them (thank goodness... it'd be a nightmare if they slowed down!)
I think "upgrading" anything is a bad idea. Whenever I switch to a new OS, I start from scratch... reformat all disks and start over. And that's only when I'm forced! :)
Rennhack:
--- Quote from: Roll Tide on Feb 08, 2007, 11:46 ---Personally, I will never try to upgrade an OS again. When I get a new computer, then I will have the new OS. Best computer advice I have seen on this site!
--- End quote ---
That is the advice I typically give people. Most people don't buy a REALLY REALLY high end computer, and upgrading an 'old' computer is almost asinine.
I have a 3 Ghz Dual Core Pentium D, 4 Gig of Ram, several huge & fast (10,000 RPM) hard drives and a fancy Nvidia 8800 GTX (DirectX 10) video card, so my computer can run Vista without a problem. I wouldnÂ’t suggest anyone else rum it on anything less than a new Core 2 Duo, with a nice video card that supports DirectX 10.
As for office 2007, there is a steep learning curve for those of use that have gotten used to the old office interface. I personally have upgraded now, because I'm going to need some time with both to learn them. Invariably, someone will have a question for me, and I typically have answersÂ… I just want to stay ahead of the curve, and retain my status as computer wiz.
I'll continue to post my experience on this thread,
Rennhack:
--- Quote from: Evilpixie on Feb 08, 2007, 12:12 ---Whenever I switch to a new OS, I start from scratch... reformat all disks and start over. And that's only when I'm forced! :)
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That is the only way to do it. To much legacy clutter otherwise. (of course, I didn't do that, lol) Honestly, I really only recomend getting a new OS when it comes on a new computer. If it isn't broke, don't 'fix' it.
vikingfan:
ok I just FINALLY upgraded to the 2007 microsoft suite, now here comes the question since i have installed it is it safe to uninstall my previous version ? in my case it was the 97 version i know its like an ancient relic but will my old files i.e. ones that were created with the old version aotomatically update to the new version ?
Rennhack:
Office 2007 can open Office 97 documents. It will prompt you to save them in the new format.
You can choose to save them in the old format as well. I have actually set my programs to default to save in the old format for everything, as it will be years before I can share my office 2007 fiules with others.
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