Mcirosoft Office ?

[mcleod55]

What is the oldest version of Microsoft Office that will work with Windows 7 Premium? I have Office XP and it works great on the RC version but I don't know if it will work on a lesser version when it's released. Anyone know yet?

 

[Barman58]

Cannot say for sure but if it works on the RC then it should work without issue on the RTM.

I cannnot think of any functionality required for office that would be in the RC, (Ultimate), and not in the RTM, (Home Premium).

The only possible issues would be the FAX functionality, if they follow the route with Vista and omit FAX from the Home versions, and of course any Bitlocker or Multi language features you have got used to using (language is of course settable separately within office)

 

[swarfega]

With your computer specifications you could install XP mode and run office from there. I have Office XP in XP mode and it runs fine.

 

[mark5019]

what is xp mode as i have xp office?

 

[TheSchaft]

I am running Office 2000 on one Windows 7 RC system. (Not the full install, just Word and Excel.)

 

[Barman58]

Xp Mode is an optional add-on to windows 7 that allows you to run a copy of XP inside of windows 7 in a Virtual Machine.

As you are talking about the Home editions this will not be an option for yourself as it is only available for Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise users

 

[mark5019]

ill be upgradeing from

vista home premium

and i was hoping to be able to use it for email as i use mailwasher withwindows mail.
and thunderbird has me stumped

 

[TheSchaft]

ill be upgradeing from

vista home premium

and i was hoping to be able to use it for email as i use mailwasher withwindows mail.
and thunderbird has me stumped

There is a way to move Windows Mail from a Vista system into Windows 7. Unfortunately, Windows 7 does not come with Windows Mail.

Here's how to do it:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5481-windows-mail.html

 

[mark5019]

thank you but im comp stupid i read it 4 times still dont understand it

plus i dont have win7 yet

 

[swarfega]

what is xp mode as i have xp office?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx is its home page and barman is correct, xp mode wont work on home edition

 

[TheSchaft]

thank you but im comp stupid i read it 4 times still dont understand it

OK, lets see if we can work through this.

What part is giving you problems?

 

[mark5019]

i saved the file to a folder but till i get windows 7 im not able to go further
ive trised to send file to another email acount to have it availible to do switcharoo

i just had a brain storm i saved it to a flas drive till then

 

[Barman58]

As an alternative to XP Mode those using Home Edition should check out VirtualBox - which can also run a virtual copy of Vista.

http://www.virtualbox.org/

   Warning

A virtual copy of windows is considered as a normal full copy as far as licensing is concerned, so you will need a separate licence for any virtual installs