Word for Vista

[writer]

I have just bought a new Vista computer....I currently have word 2000 which
works great on XP....I am trying to save some money and use an older word
program until I can upgrade....can I get by with Word 2000? Or what about
2002? My computer is an amd 4000 with vista home premium. Also they have
window 8.5 installed wanting me to pay for it after a couple of months. I
will have 2 gigs of ram once it is put together. Any help you can give me
would be well appreciated. I saw from one person that her word 2000 worked
great....but not sure if that is representative of any one else.....

 

[writer]

-- woops made a mistake....I have works suite 8.5 installed...not windows
8.5....but would rather use an ealier program like word 2002 or 2000...I know
that word 2000 is no longer supported by microsoft....but i have found that
it works fine on xp....what about on Vista? ...
writer

 

[housetrained]

Word 2002 works fine on Vista

 

[Gary Mount]

I am running Office 2000 which includes Word 2000. Although it isn't
supported in a sense, you can download security updates manually from the
Office website.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Word 2000 and 2002 are not certified for Windows Vista, but many folks have
reported that both in addition to other apps in Office 2000 and Office XP
work just fine on Windows Vista. Just make sure you acquire the latest
Service Packs for either version which can be downloaded from
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com

Also, you should install them in chronological order SP1, SP2, SP3

 

[DanS]

Word 2000 and 2002 are not certified for Windows Vista, but many folks
have reported that both in addition to other apps in Office 2000 and
Office XP work just fine on Windows Vista. Just make sure you acquire
the latest Service Packs for either version which can be downloaded
from http://officeupdate.microsoft.com

Also, you should install them in chronological order SP1, SP2, SP3

I thought MS service packs are cumulative. Or is that just SP's for Windows
itself ?

 

[Tim Slattery]

-- woops made a mistake....I have works suite 8.5 installed...not windows
8.5....but would rather use an ealier program like word 2002 or 2000...I know
that word 2000 is no longer supported by microsoft....but i have found that
it works fine on xp....what about on Vista? ...

It should work on Vista. You might also check out Open Office
(www.openoffice.org), a free, open-source office suite. It will read
and save *.doc and other office formats (I don't think they've caught
up to Office 2007's *.docx/.xlsx formats yet), and it will save in PDF
format.

 

[Felmon Davis]

(I don't think they've caught
up to Office 2007's *.docx/.xlsx formats yet),

they have in the Linux version so I assume they have in the Windows
version also.

Felmon

 

[Tim Slattery]

they have in the Linux version so I assume they have in the Windows
version also.

Thanks, I'm glad to know that.

 

[writer]

thanks to everyone answering my questions...I gather this can be done......I
have heard so many horror stories about vista I am somewhat gun shy at this
point....but I will give it a try..

 

[Donald L McDaniel]

I have just bought a new Vista computer....I currently have word 2000 which
works great on XP....I am trying to save some money and use an older word
program until I can upgrade....can I get by with Word 2000? Or what about
2002? My computer is an amd 4000 with vista home premium. Also they have
window 8.5 installed wanting me to pay for it after a couple of months. I
will have 2 gigs of ram once it is put together. Any help you can give me
would be well appreciated. I saw from one person that her word 2000 worked
great....but not sure if that is representative of any one else.....

I do know that Office 2003/Office 2007 work just fine, since I've
installed and used both versions on Vista Ultimate, as well as Vista
Home Premium.

Just make sure to download and install the LATEST (Office) service
pack for Office 2003.

If you want to try it out, and have installed Office 2007, download
and install the Office 2007 SP1 release candidate.

I no longer have Office 2000 and OfficeXP (Office 2002), so I can't
speak with any knowledge about Vista's ability to run either of them.


Donald L.McDaniel
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[Donald L McDaniel]

Not always: See below.

I thought MS service packs are cumulative. Or is that just SP's for Windows
itself ?

No, not necessarily.

I do know that all that is necessary to update Office 2003 with latest
updates is to install SP3 (this SP is cumulative) immediately after
installation, then update it via Office Downloads.

It really depends on the Office version and the current current
Service Pack level for that version..

If I remember correctly, Office XP RTM only needed the latest service
pack installed (SP3), while Office XPSP2 installation required SP1 to
be installed first.

Examples:
Office XP:
If Office XP version is RTM only, all that is necessary is
SP1+SP2+SP3, or ONLY SP3 by itself.
If Office XP service pack installed is SP1, all that is necessary is
SP2+SP3, or SP3 by itself.
If Office XP Service Pack installed is SP2, all that is necessary is
SP3.

In any case, Office XP Service Pack 3 alone is all that is necessary
to avoid redundant updates.

Office 2003:
If Office2003 version is RTM only, all that is necessary is SP3 alone,
or SP1+SP2+SP3.
If Office 2003 SP level is SP1, all that is necessary are SP2+SP3, or
SP3 alone.
IF Office 2003 SP level is SP2, all that is necessary is SP3 alone.

In any case, all that is necessary is SP3 alone to avoid redundant
updates.


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[Donald L McDaniel]

thanks to everyone answering my questions...I gather this can be done......I
have heard so many horror stories about vista I am somewhat gun shy at this
point....but I will give it a try..

Rather than looking for horror stories about Vista, why not try
looking for Vista success stories?

You will be much happier, and more willing to use Vista. It actually
is an excellent OS, when configured properly on a decent machine. IN
fact, it is much stabler than XP Pro w/SP2 was.

BTW, if your computer and devices are all Vista-qualified, with Vista
drivers, you will have few problems using your modern (Post-98SE)
Microsoft software.

ONLY be concerned if you do not have
1) A minumum of 2GB DDR2 (Dual channel) memory @500MHz or higher
(667MHz or better is better)
2) A very good graphics card (DirectX9c-compatible) with lots of
on-card graphics memory (256MB for each display). I suggest an nVidia
8800GS, w/a minimum of 320MB DDR3 on-card memory. This card is safe
to overclock. Indeed, it is designed with over-clocking in mind
(within reason, of course).
3) An Intel Core2 Duo CPU @2.16GHz or higher (NOT over-clocked). Vista
just doesn't seem to like overclocked CPUs, for some reason.
4) An SATA-300 HD of at least 250GB (500GB is better, of course), with
a minimum of 120GB free, after OS and user programs are installed.

Of course, each person, depending on the totality of the
OS/Software/Devices he has installed, along with his own computer
configuration choices, will have a different user experience under
Vista.

Here's my system:

* Hand-made by a reputable local computer dealer in Portland, OR, from
off-the-shelf parts selected by and/or approved by me.
* Intel DG33TL ATX Motherboard, latest Intel BIOS
* Intel Core2 Duo CPU @2.66GHz (E6750)
* MotherBoard supports [Exxxx, Qxxxx, Txxxx] up to 3.3GHz; with
over-clocking supported.
* 1.3GHz FSB, (500MHz/800MHz/1.3GHz)
* Matched pair of Microns for total of 4GB (2x2GB DDR2 @667MHz),
configured in BIOS as Dual Channel Memory. MotherBoard supports 8GB,
in 2 Channels (4 slots @Channel A, Channel B, 2 slots per Channel)
[see NOTE{1} ]
* 7xSATA-300 (1 in use by 500GB SATA-300, divided between two primary
partitions, 1 in use by SATA CD/DVD (CD@48xRead/16xWrite,
DVD@16xRead/8xWrite [DL, +R, -R, +R/W, DVDRAM], 5 free
* 2xE-SATA@3GB/s, both free
* 2xIDE/EIDE, both free
* 1xFloppy, filled by a combination card supporting pretty much any
size or shape of flash memory used by devices such as digital cameras
and flash drives)
* 8xUSB2, 1 in use by Epson R220 Inkjet USB2 printer, 1 in use by
external Western Digital MyBook 500GB USB2, 1 in use by cable
supplying USB2 to Dell 2007WFP-D, 1 in use by Microsoft Wireless
Desktop Receiver 3.1 receiving input from Microsoft Wireless Laser
Desktop 2.0
* 2xFirewire400 (IEEE1335, 1 in use by external 60GB Firewire drive,
* 1xIR, installed, not in use
* 1xIntel(R) 82566DC-2 Gigabit Ethernet controller,
* IBM 7.1 Dolby Digital sound, EX-enhanced.
* PCI-x, 32bit: 2 (1 in use by eVGA 8800GST, 1 free); nVidia
SLI-Ready)
* PCI-x, other: 1x16bit, 1x8bit (both free)
* PCI, 32bit: 1 slot (free)
* Microsoft Windows Vista Utimate System Builder Kit, Activated,
w/SP1RC1, latest updates.

As you can see, this system is ready for any Intel-based OS you can
throw at it, as well as to up to the task of any media project.

NOTES
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{1} Be sure to configure your BIOS to recognize your memory as "Dual
Channel". To do this, the Motherboard must support Dual Channel
memory, and matched pairs must be installed: one in Channel A, Slot 0,
one in Channel B, Slot 0 [if you have only 2 slots, 1 slot per
Channel, both must be filled with matching sticks]. In any case,
Channel A, Slot 0 must always be occupied. If you do not do this, the
BIOS will probably report the correct amount of memory installed, but
Vista won't.


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