WORD2000 and WindowsXP compatibility

[Evelyn Giefer]

I have Windows XP Pro and Office XP. A client needs me
to use WORD2000. Will WORD2000 run on WinXP? Would I
have to uninstall OfficeXP and replace with Office 2000,
or could I just replace WORD2002 with WORD2000, and still
use the other programs of OfficeXP (excel, powerpoint,
etc.)?

Thanks for your help!
Evelyn

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Can you run Word 2002 in 2000 compatibility mode? Otherwise, yes you can
install Word 2000 and install to a separate directory.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
Evelyn Giefer <[email protected]> asked:

| I have Windows XP Pro and Office XP. A client needs me
| to use WORD2000. Will WORD2000 run on WinXP? Would I
| have to uninstall OfficeXP and replace with Office 2000,
| or could I just replace WORD2002 with WORD2000, and still
| use the other programs of OfficeXP (excel, powerpoint,
| etc.)?
|
| Thanks for your help!
| Evelyn

 

[Evelyn Giefer]

Thanks, Milly! I will try as you suggest.

 

[Ric Brennan]

Also, just so you are aware, the file format is the same in both Word 2000
and Word 2002. You would have no problem exchanging documents back and
forth. (The only exception is if you use a Word 2002 feature that is not in
Word 2000. In that case the person with the "older" version would still see
everything fine, except for that one feature.) And really, there were
hardly any features added in 2002 that would show up in a document. I would
second Milly's suggestion that you go into "Tools - Options" and set your
Word 2002 back to Word 2000 compatibility mode. That will prevent you from
using a feature that your client would not be able to also use. That's a
lot better than messing around with two versions of Office on your computer.
And also, FYI, Excel and PowerPoint work the same way. You can put them
back into version 2000 compatibility mode very easily. Access is the
exception, but since you didn't mention it - I won't either.

Cheers,

// Ric Brennan
Abacus Technology

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Ric, for saving me money and making me look smart
to the client! ;-) Fortunately I don't need Access.