office XP

elainesue

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which windows operating systems do I need??? Im told that to use and install office XP, I either have to use Professional or ultimate versions of windows 7. I reaally dont want to buy a home premium OS to find out I now have to buy a new Office program too
 

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xp
Office XP should work on any OS. Get Office 2007, it works perfectly with 7.
 

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Sony Vaio Z46GDU
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x86-64
CPU
[email protected] 1066MHz FSB
Motherboard
Sony branded
Memory
6GB DDR3 1066MHz
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9300M GS 256MB Dedicated (Speed) + Intel4500MHD (Stamina)
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Realtek HD Audio
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13.1' WXGA
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1600x900
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320GB 7200RPM w/ 16MB cache
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1MB/s
According to windows site (which system is right for you) it says that

Run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode (separate download).

then states that you must use OS Ultimate or Professional OS

Am i miss understanding what it states
 

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xp
Yes, you are misunderstanding.

CERTAIN programs that run in XP will not run in Windows 7. "XP Mode" is a way to run those programs in Windows 7 and it is available in the Professional and Ultimate editions.

However, it's a different question whether or not Office XP is one of those certain programs. I doubt that it is and I would guess it would work on Windows 7.

But you might want to wait for confirmation on that specific point, just to be safe.
 

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Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
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none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
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Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
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1600 x 900
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System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
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Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
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Antec Solo II
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Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
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Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
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Pale Moon
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All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
Just an FYI that Outlook 2002 (part of Office XP) is NOT compatible with Windows 7.
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3258 @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z97-HD3
Memory
8.00 GB Kingston KHX1600C9D3k2/8gx
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics (on board video)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 2443BWX
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 59 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series SCSI Disk Device
(2) WD20EZRX Disk Device
PSU
Antec NeoECO 620C
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Boot device is the 840 Pro SSD
I have installed Office XP on Win 7 Pro and can confirm that Word and Excel work. I can also confirm what tgmorris99 said: Outlook does not work, in fact it won't even install.

There's also an annoying that I just discovered. If you encrypted any of your Excel files using Excel's built in encyrption methods (and I assume this applies to Word as well), then you won't be able to open them in Win 7.
 

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OS
Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
CPU
Intel Q6600 @ 3.4
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q-Deluxe (1406)
Memory
Corsair Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF (2x2GB)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 4980
Sound Card
Creative X-FI XtreamGamer
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW224U LCD
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 2 120GB (v1.23), WD Raptor 150GB & Caviar Black 1TB, Seagate FreeAgent 500GB (external)
PSU
PCP&C 750w
Case
Antec 1200
Cooling
TRUE+Scythe SFF21F
Internet Speed
30 down / 8 up
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