In order to upgrade to the current program version, you have installed it parallel to the old version. Thus, you
can use the version you're used to alongside getting acquainted with the features of the new one. However, when you try to start the other version when one is open, an installation routine opens and delays the start.

This annoying, obtrusive behavior of the installation wizard can be prevented with a few registry entries. To do so, open the 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\Office' key in the registry editor. Depending on your version, go to the corresponding sub-key, '12.0' for Word 2007 or '11.0' for Word 2003, and so on. Navigate to 'Word\Options' and click the right part of the window, create the entry 'NoReReg' using 'Edit I New I DWORDValue' and double-click it. Set its 'Value' to '1' and click 'OK'. Repeat this procedure in the sub-keys of the other installed versions of Word.

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NOTE: Parallel operation of multiple Office versions should now be possible but you must always install the versions in ascending order of the software version numbers, so that settings for common components do not overlap.