does xp support office 2007?

CHUDS · 21 Jan 2007 at 14:46

as title says, or does it only run on vista?

turbotoes · 21 Jan 2007 at 14:48

It runs just fine on XP. Best version yet as far as I am concerned

turbotoes

CHUDS · 21 Jan 2007 at 15:01

ok cool, i will get it first then. the only thing is my school will probably stay with 2003 for a while, will i be able to open up my 2007 documents like word up on 2003? or the other way round? no?

Shaye87 · 21 Jan 2007 at 15:03

CHUDS said:
ok cool, i will get it first then. the only thing is my school will probably stay with 2003 for a while, will i be able to open up my 2007 documents like word up on 2003? or the other way round? no?

you will be able to open 07's doc files with word 2003 indeed

CHUDS · 21 Jan 2007 at 15:10

Shaye87 said:
you will be able to open 07's doc files with word 2003 indeed

class

thanks a lot boss

Theguy · 21 Jan 2007 at 15:21

i dont belive u can.. office 2003 will need the 'free' xms upgrade dodad...

AmaTeX · 21 Jan 2007 at 15:24

You will need to save the files in 97-2003 compatibility from within 07.

CHUDS · 21 Jan 2007 at 15:26

but it can be done? i will test it on 1 hdd and keep 2003 on the other

Theguy · 21 Jan 2007 at 15:27

yes very true, but then they would be 03 doc files and not 07 docx files.. and the op wanted to know if 07 files would work..

I know thats rather.. silly (whats the word?), of me to say that.

(btw if you are going to be transfering from 07 to 03 regualry, set the default save as .doc - so you dont need to keep changing the box every time.)

garyh · 21 Jan 2007 at 16:05

I doubt his school will have the 2007 compatability add-on for 2003, so he would almost definately need to save his files in the 97-2003 format at home every time he wanted to take work in to school to view.

Word 2007 saves files as .docx - an XML format that can't be opened by default in 2003 (which uses .doc) for example.

The only risk you run with running Office 2007 while you do your school work is that one day you may 'forget' to save as the '97 - '03 format and then take the file to school on deadline day and find you can't print it off

Office 2007 does however have an option to always save files as 97 - 2003 format

PinkPig · 21 Jan 2007 at 16:19

As people say - if a file is saved in 2003, it will work fine in 2007.

If a file is saved in 2007 in the docx format, it will run in 2003 only if the compatability add-on is installed, which is unlikely at school.

If a file is saved in 2007 using the .doc option then it will open fine in 2003 with or without the add-on.

CHUDS · 21 Jan 2007 at 16:26

PinkPig said:
As people say - if a file is saved in 2003, it will work fine in 2007.

If a file is saved in 2007 in the docx format, it will run in 2003 only if the compatability add-on is installed, which is unlikely at school.

If a file is saved in 2007 using the .doc option then it will open fine in 2003 with or without the add-on.

ok so could i get it to save as .doc as default and bypass all problems?

AmaTeX · 21 Jan 2007 at 16:29

garyh said:
Office 2007 does however have an option to always save files as 97 - 2003 format