MS Project Server 2003 AND 2007 on one machine

What is the word on running both of these from the same machine?
There is no way around it (2 different customers with 2 different versions
on existing programs).
FWIW i already have the 2007 server version.

Hope my question is clear enough.

Jack
Thu May 08 12:07:13 CDT 2008

The word is that it works.
I'd recommend installing 2003 first then 2007 as 2007 has a provision for
installing and keeping the 2003 version.
I can't recall exactly, but I'm pretty sure the installation will ask you
what you want to when it encounters an already installed version of 2003.

Since you have 2007 already, I'd back up the global.mpt if you have made any
useful modifications (views, tables, custom fields etc.) and then uninstall
it. Then install 2003 and then 2007 again.

-Jack Dahlgren




"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:777761BA-2DBB-4D2A-B6E9-0DBA9A887BA5@microsoft.com...
> What is the word on running both of these from the same machine?
> There is no way around it (2 different customers with 2 different versions
> on existing programs).
> FWIW i already have the 2007 server version.
>
> Hope my question is clear enough.

Mike
Thu May 08 13:25:00 CDT 2008

Thanks Jack.
You are talking about the Server versions and not project professional or
project standard correct?

"Jack Dahlgren" wrote:

> The word is that it works.
> I'd recommend installing 2003 first then 2007 as 2007 has a provision for
> installing and keeping the 2003 version.
> I can't recall exactly, but I'm pretty sure the installation will ask you
> what you want to when it encounters an already installed version of 2003.
>
> Since you have 2007 already, I'd back up the global.mpt if you have made any
> useful modifications (views, tables, custom fields etc.) and then uninstall
> it. Then install 2003 and then 2007 again.
>
> -Jack Dahlgren
>
>
>
>
> "Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:777761BA-2DBB-4D2A-B6E9-0DBA9A887BA5@microsoft.com...
> > What is the word on running both of these from the same machine?
> > There is no way around it (2 different customers with 2 different versions
> > on existing programs).
> > FWIW i already have the 2007 server version.
> >
> > Hope my question is clear enough.
>
>
>

Jack
Thu May 08 15:14:12 CDT 2008

Mike,

No, I was not talking about server. You posted in the project general and
not the project server newgroup so I mis-understood your question.

Personally I see nothing good coming out of hosting them on the same machine
and would avoid it. But that is a position based on mitigating risk rather
than upfront costs.

You might want to try posting in the project.server group for a more
authoritative answer.

-Jack Dahlgren




"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E7FDC561-52ED-45A5-8F32-A4DC1116C2AF@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Jack.
> You are talking about the Server versions and not project professional or
> project standard correct?
>
> "Jack Dahlgren" wrote:
>
>> The word is that it works.
>> I'd recommend installing 2003 first then 2007 as 2007 has a provision for
>> installing and keeping the 2003 version.
>> I can't recall exactly, but I'm pretty sure the installation will ask you
>> what you want to when it encounters an already installed version of 2003.
>>
>> Since you have 2007 already, I'd back up the global.mpt if you have made
>> any
>> useful modifications (views, tables, custom fields etc.) and then
>> uninstall
>> it. Then install 2003 and then 2007 again.
>>
>> -Jack Dahlgren
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:777761BA-2DBB-4D2A-B6E9-0DBA9A887BA5@microsoft.com...
>> > What is the word on running both of these from the same machine?
>> > There is no way around it (2 different customers with 2 different
>> > versions
>> > on existing programs).
>> > FWIW i already have the 2007 server version.
>> >
>> > Hope my question is clear enough.
>>
>>
>>