Office 97 upgrade on Windows XP

[Jody]

I'm going to be purchasing a new computer. I have Office
97 and have been told that it cannot be loaded on a
Windows XP operating system. Can I purchase the Office
upgrade and get it to work somehow?

 

[George Moldova [MCP, MVP]]

OEM copies are not eligible for upgrade.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi George,

Ummm, OEM copies do qualify for use as upgrade editions
of Office 2000 and XP.

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OEM copies are not eligible for upgrade. >>
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Hope that helps,

Bob Buckland ? MS Word/Office MVP
http://forums.compuserve.com/gvforums/default.asp?SRV=MSOfficeForum
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Jody,

Office 97 works on Windows XP (be sure to download the
updates from http://office.microsoft.com/downloads after
installing and running the apps at least once).

Office 97 also qualifies for the upgrade edition
of MS Office XP
http://microsoft.com/office/howtobuy
although you may want to hold off on that purchase
a month or two until there is a MS announcement of
a 'technology guarantee' period for when you buy
Office XP close to the impending release of Office 2003.

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I'm going to be purchasing a new computer. I have Office
97 and have been told that it cannot be loaded on a
Windows XP operating system. Can I purchase the Office
upgrade and get it to work somehow? >>
--
Hope that helps,

Bob Buckland ? MS Office Products family MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

http://go.CompuServe.com/MSOfficeForum?loc=us


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[George Moldova [MCP, MVP]]

phoned the local MS Hotline for this, however it may not be the case for the
US, if you're right, sorry