Microsoft OfficeXP v Corel Office2002

The first question is how old are the PCs?

If the PCs are up to the task, and money is not an object, I would recommend switching to either MS Office 2000 or XP.
The users will have an easier time transitioning to the newer version of Office.Personally, I use Corel products if for no other reason, then they are not Microsoft.

I have had no problems with Corel Suite 2002 on my XP Pro PC.

If money were of concern, then either Corel, or Open Office.

Chas

If money is no object then stay with what they are familiar with; it will make the transition easier. Also look at what it is they use and don't use. Find out what functions they are currently using and what the new functions the new software will do. This way you can discover what new functions they can use and train them accordingly. When looking at software, look at their needs and which is easiest for them to learn.

First of all since you are using Office 95 it looks like your PC are using older computer and looks like you may not have enough RAM and processing speed to run either Office XP nor Office 2000, but in case it meets above the requirement( not the minimum)...buy the license of Office XP but use Office 2000. Remember the license of XP could be used for 2k so if it happens that you don't like 2k you have the option to go to xp.