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OFFICE 97 and WIN XP Compatability

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by bjjhome.bt

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Hi All

Does anyone know of any reason why we should not continue to use Office 97 when we upgrade - oops sorry change to - Windows XP. I have heard through the grapevine that there may be some issues.

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by ann777

The only issues that occur (that I know of) are when both Office XP and Office 97 are installed on the same computer.

Ultimately, Office 97 works fine in Windows XP.

What are you hearing?

by mike jones

The issues that I see are,

1. Microsoft has stopped support for Office 97.
2. You cannot buy licenese for Office 97.

Regarding point 2, you have to buy a newer license which allows you to still install Office 97.

by bristar

Microsoft continues to allow the older Office packages to run on newer OS's. However, the newer Office packages are going to start requiring newer OS's to run. What do I mean? The new Office 11 coming out will require 2000 or higher to run.

This should affect you, however. Office 97 runs fine on WindowsXP. If you are hearing rumors, feel free to post them as a comment so we can see.

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