Office 2016 Installed 32bit Software

Question

I have installed Microsoft Office Professional Pro Plus 2016 and since I already had Office 2007 32bit it installed the 32bit by default when I wanted 64bit

I downloaded the following file

https://officecdn.microsoft.com/db/492350F6-3A01-4F97-B9C0-C7C6DDF67D60/media/en-US/ProPlusRetail.img

I have mounted ProPlusRetail.img and see there is a folder named "Office", in that there is a file named "Setup64.exe", if I run this will it replace my 32bit Office software with 64bit?

If the above is not possible how can I install Office 2016 64bit whilst keeping Office 2007?

Answer 1

One basic question you didn't ask: Should I install the 64-bit version of Office?

Unless you are unusual, the answer to that question is "no."

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/choose...

For most users, the 32-bit version is preferable.

Answer 2

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do I also have to uninstall Office 2016 and reinstall?

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In a nutshell: Yes

Answer 3

So if I uninstall Office 2007 how do I install 64bit Office 2016, do I also have to uninstall Office 2016 and reinstall?

Answer 4

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If the above is not possible how can I install Office 2016 64bit whilst keeping Office 2007?

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You can't install 64bit Office with a 32 bit version installed which begs the question - why do you want to retain '2007?

Answer 5

Actually, it will tell you to remove the 32 bit version of Office 2007 before you can install. 32 and 64 bit versions of Office cannot co-exist or be upgraded from.