Office 2007 compatibility with Office XP 2002 pro

[chesjak]

Hi
I am running MS XP and office XP pro 2002 sp3. I have kept the office suite
up to date with automatic updates.

I am goint to start receiving some emailed documents in VSTO (Visual Studio
Tools) which I understood will only be accessable with 2003 Office and
upwards.

Yesterday I downloaded and installed the Microsoft update patch which I
understand will enable me to open and use Office 2007 documents.

Today I get downloaded to my computer, ready for installation various
security updates such as the
MS Office compatability service pack 1 and
six security updates for MS Office system 2007

Since A) I am using Office sp3, why do I need an SP1 update and
B) Why do I need to update my system with Office 2007 securiy updates

I would also like to know if using the compatability update which I
installed yesyerday is going to allow m to work with VSTO documents when
they come in.

Can anyone out there help me please.

Regards

 

[Peter Foldes]

Once you installed anything of Office 2007 the Office Update site will pick it up and offer the downloads. You can ignore them or mark them as hidden so they will not show up again

 

[chesjak]

Hi Peter
Thanks for the reply.

So do I need to use these updates or can I ignore them, especially the SP1
update.

And

"I would also like to know if using the compatability update which I
installed yesyerday is going to allow m to work with VSTO documents when
they come in."

Is this going to be possible

Regards

 

[Peter Foldes]

Yes