Če ste v hibridnem načinu delovanja, tako da imate nekaj Microsoft aplikacij samostojnih in hkrati uporabljate njihov oblak z Office 365, lahko večkrat pride do različnih težav zaradi kompatibilnosti.

Naprimer nameščen zadnji pisarniški paket Office 365, zraven pa se želi imeti še Project 2016 (enkraten nakup) je le pobožna želja. Ne bo šlo. Najprej se vprašajmo, zakaj ne imeti tudi Project online ali pa zakaj imeti Office 365, če že hočete.  Če vseeno hočemo imeti samostojno verzijo Projecta in oblačne Office pa na srečo obstaja še ena rešitev.

Zakaj sploh pride do teh problemov pri nameščanju? Gre za kak bug? Ne.  Pri kombiniranju samostojnih in oblačnih Microsoft pisarniških programov je potrebno upoštevati naslednje:

• ne moreš namestiti 2 produkta, ki imata isto verzijo namestitvene tehnologije
• ne moreš namestiti 2 produkta, ki imata različno verzijo namestitveno tehnologijo, če oba produkta uporabljata click-to-run tehnologijo

Verzije Office paketov in namestitvene tehnologije

Kje najdem informacijo katero verzijo Office uporabljam?

Odpri Office produkt npr. Word, pojdi v Datoteko -> Officeov račun -> vizitka. Na vrhu se lahko vidi verzija npr. Microsoft Word 2019 MSO (16.0.12026.20312) 32-bit.
Za samostojne programe pa, če se kupijo posamično potem se uporablja namestitvena tehnologija Click-to-run, pri podjetjih, ki pa imajo VLA pogodbo z Microsoftom, potem se uporablja Windows Installer (MSI) namestitvena tehnologija.

Katera kombinacija potem gre skupaj?

Tu je nekaj primerov:

• Office 365 in Project 2013 ( volume licensed) gresta skupaj, saj prvi uporablja 16, drugi produkt pa 15 verzijo namestitvene tehnologije
• Office 365 in Project 2016 ne gresta skupaj, saj oba uporablja isto verzijo namestitvene tehnologije
• Office 2016 (Click-to-Run) in Project 2016 (MSI) ne gresta skupaj
• Office 2016 (click-to-Run) in Project 2016 (click-to-Run) gresta skupaj
• Office 2016 (click-to-run) in Project 2016 (MSI) ne gresta skupaj

Seveda pa morata bit oba produkta iste bitne verzije: oba 32-bit ali oba 64-bit.

If you are in hybrid mode by running some Microsoft applications on your own and using their Office 365 cloud at the same time, there may be multiple compatibility issues.

For example, the latest Office 365 office suite is installed and Project 2016 is a pious wish. It won’t work. First, let’s ask ourselves why not rader have Project Online or why not have Office 365. If you still want to have a standalone version of Project and have Cloud Office, luckily there is another solution.

Why do these installation issues occur? Is this a bug? No. The following must be considered when combining standalone and cloud Microsoft office programs:

• you cannot install 2 products that have the same version of installation technology
• Do not install 2 products that have different installation technology if both products use click-to-run technology

Different versions of Office and installation technologies

Where can I find the version of Office I’m using?

Open Office product e.g. Word, go to File -> Office Account -> About. At the top one can see a version of e.g. Microsoft Word 2019 MSO (16.0.12026.20312) 32-bit.
For standalone programs, if purchased individually, then Click-to-run installation technology is used, and for companies that have a VLA contract with Microsoft, then Windows Installer (MSI) installation technology is used.

What is compatible together?

• Office 365 and Project 2013 (volume licensed) go together, with the first using 16 and the second product using 15 installation technology
• Office 365 and Project 2016 don’t go together, as they both use the same version of installation technology
• Office 2016 (Click-to-Run) and Project 2016 (MSI) don’t go together
• Office 2016 (click-to-Run) and Project 2016 (click-to-Run) go together
• Office 2016 (click-to-run) and Project 2016 (MSI) don’t go together

Of course, both products must be the same bit version: both 32-bit or 64-bit.