Microsoft Word Compatibility

[Clayton Rhodes]

This may be a dumb question for this forum. I am about to buy a ne
computer. I will probably be using Microsoft Word 2007 since tha
appears to be the only version compatible with Windows Vista. I hav
been told that I will not be able to open any Word files that I hav
saved in my older version of Word which is Word 2002. I have a lot o
important documents such as a couple of family histories in progress
Is there some way I can salvage all of my old work in 2002 when
upgrade to a later version?

Thank

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

FWIW, you can run any version of Word on Vista, AFAIK. And you should be
able to open Word 2002 files in Word 2007 without any problem, either.

 

[Clayton Rhodes]

This may be a dumb question for this forum. I am about to buy a ne
computer. I will probably be using Microsoft Word 2007 since tha
appears to be the only version compatible with Windows Vista. I hav
been told that I will not be able to open any Word files that I hav
saved in my older version of Word which is Word 2002. I have a lot o
important documents such as a couple of family histories in progress
Is there some way I can salvage all of my old work in 2002 when
upgrade to a later version?

Thanks

Thank You Suzanne. I am using Quicken 2004 and Quattro Pro 200
(preloaded with Microsoft XP) on my computer. Will I be able to us
these versions of these applications if I buy a new computer that ha
Windows Vista preloaded? All of the technicians at Best Buy and Circui
City have told me that Word 2002 will not work with Windows Vista
Please advise

 

[Graham Mayor]

Thank You Suzanne. I am using Quicken 2004 and Quattro Pro 2002
(preloaded with Microsoft XP) on my computer. Will I be able to use
these versions of these applications if I buy a new computer that has
Windows Vista preloaded? All of the technicians at Best Buy and
Circuit City have told me that Word 2002 will not work with Windows
Vista. Please advise.

Word 2002 (and earlier versions) will work on Windows Vista as should
Quicken 2004 and Quattro Pro, HOWEVER, if these are OEM versions supplied
with a PC (as opposed to retail versions supplied on disc) they *MAY* not
install on a PC other than the one they were supplied with.

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[Jay Freedman]

Word 2002 (and earlier versions) will work on Windows Vista as should
Quicken 2004 and Quattro Pro, HOWEVER, if these are OEM versions supplied
with a PC (as opposed to retail versions supplied on disc) they *MAY* not
install on a PC other than the one they were supplied with.

Just a comment on advice from "technicians" in places that would profit from
selling you software you don't need: I don't know whether they really believe
what they're telling you, or whether it's deliberate "misinformation"... but
it's wrong.

As far as compatibility of Quicken and Quattro Pro is concerned, this MS Word
newsgroup isn't necessarily the best place to ask, either. Both Intuit and Corel
have their own user forums, where you'll get specific advice about those
versions.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

To go further than Graham: even if you succeed in installing the OEM
software on a different system, they will be illegally installed since they
are licensed only for the system on which they were preloaded.