Office 97/XP compatibility

[Linda]

I have installed Office 97 with a new Xp operating
system. Office 97 will not operate. Any possiblity of
using 97 with XP?
Thanks.

 

[Cheryl Fischer]

Office 97 will run just fine on Windows XP.

Occasionally, after installing Office 97 on Windows XP or Windows 2000, a
user may receive the following message: "Microsoft Access can't start
because there is no license for it on this machine." This problem is due,
of all things, to a font. Fixes for that problem, if this is the one that
you are seeing, are found at:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;141373

The fix usually involves simply renaming a font.

 

[Linda]

-----Original Message-----
Office 97 will run just fine on Windows XP.

Occasionally, after installing Office 97 on Windows XP or Windows 2000, a
user may receive the following message: "Microsoft Access can't start
because there is no license for it on this machine." This problem is due,
of all things, to a font. Fixes for that problem, if this is the one that
you are seeing, are found at:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;141373

The fix usually involves simply renaming a font.


--
Cheryl Fischer
Law/Sys Associates
Houston, TX




.Cheryl,

Thank you very much for your response.
I can open the programs within Office 97,(IE: Word &
Excel.)
When I type a message in word and then attempt to print,
I receive this message:
"Microsoft Word for Windows 97 Application file has
encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry
for the inconvenience." When I view view the error
report :
"Error Signature
AppName:winword.exe AppVer8.0.04412ModName:winword.exe
Modver8.0.04412 Offset0002611f." File with report
C:\DOCUME~\Linda\locals~\temp\WER38B.tmp.diroo\Appcompat.t
xt
When I attempt to open an excel document from CD disk
excel opens but the screen is black. I have not created
an excel document with XP due to problems. I purchased a
new computer with XP installed. I originally installed
Office 97 on my old computer running Windows 98
Thanks very much,
Linda

 

[Cheryl Fischer]

Linda,

After installing Office 97 on a Windows XP system, you then need to install
the Office 97 service releases. These can be found at:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/servicepacks/Office/
97/default.asp

Let us know if that helps.

 

[Guest]

i'VE INSTALLED OFFICE97 ON XP PRO WITH NO PROBLEM ON A
STANALONE PC.