Do I need to uninstall my old MS Office to use a new version?

albert legaspi 20 Reputation points
2025-09-05T06:51:11.7633333+00:00

I HAVE AN OLD VERSION OF MS OFFICE AND USE EXCEL VERY FREQUENTLY.

I BOUGHT A NEW LICENSE (STILL IN A BOX) THAT SAYS OFFICE HOME 1 PC/MAC 2024.

WHAT SHOULD I DO THEN.

THANKS

NOREEN

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DaveM121 933.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-09-05T07:25:04.1633333+00:00

Yes, that is correct you need to first uninstall the old version of Office, Microsoft indicate you should only have one version of Office installed at a time on a PC, otherwise, the two versions of Office will conflict with each other, and if you double click an office file, the files would still automatically open in the old version of Office.

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