I have Office 97, but do not use Outlook 97, and am willing to uninstall it. Requirements from a new client mean I will have to purchase Outlook 2007 and install it on the same PC as Office 97.

Because of legacy files/programs, I need the Word 97, Excel 97, and Access 97 to continue to function properly after Outlook 2007 is installed. I don't need them to interact with Outlook 2007, just want to make sure they will work as they currently do.

Also, can I maintain my Outlook Express program (version 6) for my personal email account and also have Outlook 2007 for my work email?

Thanks for any help you can provide!

I haven't had any issues with 2000 -2003. I had publisher and access 2000 installed with the rest of office 2003. I would say to try it. If it doesn't work, then you should be able to uninstall 2007. Express and regular outlook should be able to function together. One of them will be set for the default mail client, so just decide which one you want to open if you click on a mailto: link.

Word and Excel should be backwards compatible with anything you have from 97. You can edit and even save in that format. Depending on cost, etc, I would just upgrade everything at once. You should be able to re-install if you have issues.