upgrade to Windows XP

[Sheila]

I am about to upgrade to XP from Windows 98. I don't have
any hardware issues, but am concerned that it will not be
compatible with Word 2000. Is anybody running XP with
Word 2000? Do you know the benefits of XP Pro over XP
Home? Thank you for your reply.

 

[Cari MS-MVP]

Word 2000 (and even Word 97) will work just fine in XP Pro. It may need
reinstallation after the upgrade.

Cari
www.coribright.com

 

[CT]

Sheila,

There are no known issues using Word 2000 with XP. The
main benefits of XP Pro are the networking capabilities.
But, check out this site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp


Good luck.

CT

 

[Ken Blake]

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I am about to upgrade to XP from Windows 98. I don't have
any hardware issues, but am concerned that it will not be
compatible with Word 2000. Is anybody running XP with
Word 2000?

Yes, it works fine.

Do you know the benefits of XP Pro over XP
Home?

XP Professional and XP Home are exactly the same in all respects,
except that Professional has a few features (mostly related to
networking and security) missing from Home. For most (but not
all) home users, these features aren't needed, would never be
used, and buying Professional instead of Home is a waste of
money.

For details go to

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

Also note that Professional allows ten concurrent network
connections, and Home only five.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am about to upgrade to XP from Windows 98. I don't have
any hardware issues, but am concerned that it will not be
compatible with Word 2000. Is anybody running XP with
Word 2000?

Lots of people - there is no [problem with Office 2000 (nor indeed with
97)