Hello --

Is there a benefit to the download versus the disc version of Outlook 2007,
or for Office 2007 in general?

I'm specifically interested in those less than obvious reasons (i.e. can get
the download right away). For example, when I bought XP Office Pro several
years ago, it was important to buy the disc version because periodically,
you'd need it when trying to fix a program (i.e. using "Detect and Repair" in
Outlook 2002).

Ideally, I'd like to just buy the download version, but I don't want to be
disappointed later if I found out I would need the disc. (Hoping MS
perfected this process so there's no difference at all).

Thanks!

If you buy an Office suite and burn it to CD, there is no difference.
Outlook standalone lacks some features - the download version many not
support import/export, depending on where you get it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"timetc1" wrote in message
...
Hello --

Is there a benefit to the download versus the disc version of Outlook
2007,
or for Office 2007 in general?

I'm specifically interested in those less than obvious reasons (i.e. can
get
the download right away). For example, when I bought XP Office Pro
several
years ago, it was important to buy the disc version because periodically,
you'd need it when trying to fix a program (i.e. using "Detect and Repair"
in
Outlook 2002).

Ideally, I'd like to just buy the download version, but I don't want to be
disappointed later if I found out I would need the disc. (Hoping MS
perfected this process so there's no difference at all).

Thanks!