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Message: [QUOTE="Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook], post: 7324013"] What about "requires" Windows 2000 SP-3 or Windows XP or later is unclear? If it does not support Windows 98, how do you intend to get around it? The box clearly states the requirements... if you don't meet the requirements, you cannot install it. -- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, Judy Reese asked: | Yes, I know the 'requirements' for Office 2003 specifically say | Windows XP or 2000. But they also seem to indicate that part of the | reason for that is that those OS's support some of the newer security | features, in conjunction with a Windows network.(Also, I'm sure they | want people to move away from Win98 so aren't 'supporting' it for | Office 2003.) | | Here is the situation -- I develop Access databases for my church. We | have a small network running on a NOVELL 5.1 server. We currently have | about 20 workstations, with only 8 or so running XP, the rest still | running Win98. | | The plan is to upgrade to Office 2003 in the next year. However, | there's no way we can possibly upgrade all existing Win98 computers | to XP boxes in that time period. Funds simply to do exist to do it, | and most of them can't be upgraded to XP either. Some of them may not | have the hardware to run Office 03 anyway, but that's another story. | | I guess my basic question is -- will Office 2003 *install* and work on | Win98 boxes?? We won't be able to make use of things like "Windows | Authentication and Active Directory" anyway, since we don't have a | Windows network. | | Anybody have any thoughts or experience with this?? | | Thanks | | Judy Reese | [email]judyreese@comcast.net[/email] [/QUOTE]

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