word 2000 or 2002 with vista...

[iwriter]

I just bought a new computer and was wondering if I can put word 2000 or
2002 on it? It now has vista premium and before it had xp...2000 worked
well with XP...not many problems...but I have heard horror stories
about 2000 and 2002 with vista...likewise I have heard horror stories
about 2007 word not being able to be recognized on some other machines.
I have also heard from some people that they can get good results with
vista and word 2000 and 2002....

If any one can tell me how to sort thru all this, I would very much
appreciate it. I am almost considering taking my computer back and just
upgrading what I have and keeping XP...but If I completely upgrade my
computer will I have to buy another version of XP....? So sorry to bug
you all with this...but I am trying to sort all this out asap....so I
can get on with life...LOL....

 

[Graham Mayor]

Both Word 2000 and 2002 will work with Vista, but 2000 is no longer
supported by Microsoft and 2002 frankly was not one of their better
efforts - even though it is included with the Works Suite.


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[iwriter]

Thanks very much for your prompt reply. It was really helpful...
What about word 2003? Is it better than 2002?

I already have word 2000 from my last computer. I was also wondering
can I put that on my new vista computer? If not ...if I rebuild my
current computer and take the vista one back....by rebuild I mean put
in a new hard drive, new pci express motherboard and new
processor...can I use my word 2000?

thanks in advance for your help....

 

[Graham Mayor]

Arguably Word 2003 was the best of the bunch. If you already have a copy
then by all means install it. If not there is no point buying more software
until you know exactly what you need. Either of the versions you quoted
earlier will work.

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[iwriter]

thanks I decided to try just that....and it seems to be working so
far...The word 2000 after downloading all the service packs from
microsoft seems to be working fairly well.....

thanks again for your help...