SVGA, WSVGA and XGA displays for Office 2003 and 2007

[Andrew]

I am looking to procure ruggedised hardware for a field data collection
project. This hardware will need to run standard Microsoft Office
applications for data transfer to desktop teams.

I have identified a product which is perfect in terms of user configuration
and exceeds all of the official MS listed requirements for Office 2007 -
aside from the display. If it aids your response, the product that I am
investigating is the Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1.

The product's display is WSVGA (1024 x 600) whereas the MS minimum
specification provided for Office 2007 is XGA (1024 x 768). Can anyone
confirm that there will be an issue running Office 2007. Office 2003 has a
minimum specification of SVGA (800 x 600) - would it be recommended that this
version would be better suited to the WSVGA display?

I have emailed the MS Customer Helpdesk and they suggested that I post in a
Dsicussion Group.

Best regards,

Andrew Everett

 

[LVTravel]

I am looking to procure ruggedised hardware for a field data collection
project. This hardware will need to run standard Microsoft Office
applications for data transfer to desktop teams.

I have identified a product which is perfect in terms of user
configuration
and exceeds all of the official MS listed requirements for Office 2007 -
aside from the display. If it aids your response, the product that I am
investigating is the Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1.

The product's display is WSVGA (1024 x 600) whereas the MS minimum
specification provided for Office 2007 is XGA (1024 x 768). Can anyone
confirm that there will be an issue running Office 2007. Office 2003 has a
minimum specification of SVGA (800 x 600) - would it be recommended that
this
version would be better suited to the WSVGA display?

I have emailed the MS Customer Helpdesk and they suggested that I post in
a
Dsicussion Group.

Best regards,

Andrew Everett

Since it is a Panasonic toughbook, I would recommend contacting Panasonic to
inquire about the possible issue. If you can get assurances from that
company that the product will work appropriately and then it doesn't you
should have less problem returning the hardware. Panasonic's phone number
is 1.800.662.3537 and on their brochure they even state to "Please consult
your reseller or Panasonic representative before purchasing."

 

[Andrew]

:

Since it is a Panasonic toughbook, I would recommend contacting Panasonic to
inquire about the possible issue. If you can get assurances from that
company that the product will work appropriately and then it doesn't you
should have less problem returning the hardware. Panasonic's phone number is
1.800.662.3537 and on their brochure they even state to "Please consult your
reseller or Panasonic representative before purchasing."

Thanks for the reply. Perhaps I should have stated that I am in the UK, but
I didn't think that it had a bearing on the potential compatibility issues.
Taking your suggestion on board, I called a local Panasonic support number
and after a few transfers ended up speaking to an Engineer who is going to
install the discussed software to test for issues.

Cheers,

Andrew

 

[LVTravel]

:

Since it is a Panasonic toughbook, I would recommend contacting Panasonic
to
inquire about the possible issue. If you can get assurances from that
company that the product will work appropriately and then it doesn't you
should have less problem returning the hardware. Panasonic's phone number
is
1.800.662.3537 and on their brochure they even state to "Please consult
your
reseller or Panasonic representative before purchasing."

Thanks for the reply. Perhaps I should have stated that I am in the UK,
but
I didn't think that it had a bearing on the potential compatibility
issues.
Taking your suggestion on board, I called a local Panasonic support number
and after a few transfers ended up speaking to an Engineer who is going to
install the discussed software to test for issues.

Cheers,

Andrew

Great, hope it works out for you.