On today's WSJ.com in Mossberg's Mailbox from Nov. 18, 2009 on the allthingsd.com/ site (the blog where venerable technology columnist Walt Mossberg answers readers' questions) Mr. Mossberg answers several reader questions, including one on Microsoft Office 2003 and Windows 7. This must be a popular topic, because I received emails this week (thanks, April and Josh) with essentially the same question.
Q: Will Office 2003 work with the new Windows 7 operating system?
A: Microsoft, which makes both products, says the answer is yes, though I haven't tested it.
I have. It works. I used it until recently at home (one machine recently moved to Office 2007). But you want more than anecdotal information from me.
Well, there's a web page for that ;).
As I initially reported here, you can find more information on the Microsoft Windows 7 Compatibility Center. Perhaps folks could include a reference to this helpful site when wondering online about Windows 7 application compatibility (aka 'appcompat' at Microsoft). Just a thought.
With respect to Office 2003, we have tested it and you can see the results for yourself on the Windows 7 Compatibility Center, specifically on these pages for the Office 2003 Suites (and be sure to get Office 2003 Service Pack 3 provides the latest updates).
You can get information on more products on the Windows 7 Compatibility Center, and by using the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. A few weeks ago, Katie Boehret (a reporter for the Wall Street Journal who pens the weekly Mossberg Solution column), talked about this Windows 7 Upgrade Made Easy just before we released Windows 7 on October 22:
'Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta [my note: it's released now], Microsoft’s own tool, analyzes what will and won’t work properly when the newest version of Windows installs.'
More info: if you've got questions about Windows 7, look thru the posts from community experts on the Microsoft Answers site about Windows 7 (in 11 languages!) at http://bit.ly/ZbSp6.
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Yes, Microsoft Office 2003 is compatible with WindowsVista.
Is Microsoft Office 2003 Pro Compatible with Windows Vista?
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Microsoft Office Professional 2007 can be installed on Windows Vista
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Yes, according to: support.microsoft.com/kb/822129
Is Microsoft 2007 compatible with Windows Vista Home Premium or do you have to buy Home and Student?
MS Office all versions is compatible with Vista. I have home premium and have had Office XP/2003 and now Office 2007 installed.
Can you install Microsoft office on vista xp?
Microsoft Office can be installed on both Windows Vista and Windows XP operating systems. Microsoft Office 2013 will not install on Windows XP.
Is there anything about Windows Home Vista Premium that is not compatible with Windows Microsoft Office 2003?
Not that I'm aware of. I ran both for several months.
What versions of Microsoft Office are compatible with Windows Vista?
Office XP, 2003, 2007 and 2010. Older ones may work, but are unsupported.
What Microsoft office is most compatible with windows vista?
i would say that Microsoft office 2007 is more compatible with windows vista because i tried to install office 2003 and it didint work plus the next time i turned on my computer i had to restore and lost personal files programs like itunes and more.. i don't think that that is a coinicidence
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What file system runs Microsoft Office 2007?
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In a word: Yes. From the Wikipedia entry on Office 2007: 'Office 2007 requires Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher, Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or higher, or Windows Vista.' Office 2007 System Requirememts: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 SP1 500Mhz or faster processor 256mb RAM or more 1.5GB Hard Drive space 1024 x 768 or higher resolution monitor Windows media player 9 or higher Microsoft DirectX 9.0b
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Is Microsoft Excel included in Windows Vista Ultimate?
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'the system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications' Windows Vista error?
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What are your criteria for deciding whether or not to take Microsoft updates?
I have Win10 and Office 2003. Regularly, when I get an update from Microsoft it trashes my Excel 2003. If I try to paste into a spreadsheet or format a cell the program crashes. I have to reinstall from my last Macrium full back-up (which includes the o/s) and then my last data backup
A backup is nothing more than an additional copy of data, ideally kept in a different location than the original. '>backup (which does not include the o/s). I’m fed up with doing that, so I’m intending to turn off Microsoft updates. I can’t use the PC without Excel. I could go back to Win8, which is stable but nasty. I’m certainly not going to buy a new version of Office which will look nothing like Office 2003. REALISTICALLY, as opposed to THEORETICALLY, what are the dangers from turning off the Win10 updates?
If there’s only one copy of something – say a photograph on a mobile phone – then it’s not backed up. If that device were to fail or be lost, then the photograph would be lost forever as well. Computers are excellent at making copies of digital data, and backups are one important use of that functionality. It’s generally recommended that important data be backed up in at least one, ideally more, separate devices or media, such as an external hard disk. In addition, it’s recommended that critical data also be backed up in another physical location, such as a different building, or online. More than anything, the important concept is that there never be only a single copy of important data. That’s not backed up. See also: back up (Click on the term for full definition.)
Honestly, it doesn’t surprise me that Windows 10 might not be compatible with 14-year-old software. I know you like it, I get that, but Office 2003 + Windows 10 is a match made … well, somewhere other than heaven.
I’ll address the pragmatic reality of avoiding updates, and I’ll also review what I see as your alternatives with respect to Windows 10 and Office 2003.
Avoiding updates
The problem with avoiding Windows 10 updates is that someday you’ll need one.
Not just one of those “it would be nice” kind of needs (though you’ll have those as well, I suspect), but more of an “oh man, I really need this” need.
The scenario that comes to mind is an issue that’s discovered for which you really, really, want the fix. It’ll probably be some kind of security issue that is rampant in the wild, and for which your machine will be vulnerable until you take an update. This kind of thing has happened in the past, and it’ll happen again in the future, I’m convinced. Then you’ll be stuck.
As a matter of practicality, what you allude to is probably correct: most Windows 10 updates aren’t pragmatically critical, and you can easily wait them out — until there’s one that’s truly important. That’s what I worry about.
And, unfortunately, getting that one update will likely require installing all the updates you’ve been avoiding up to that point.
Grasping at a straw
It concerns me that Office 2003 worked in Win10 until after an update to Windows 10. Generally, I’d expect the failure to happen immediately when you first encountered Windows 10.
In fact, I was able to successfully install Office 2003 on a fully up-to-date Windows 10.
So, one straw I might grasp at is a clean install of Office 2003. Specifically:
If that works, you’ll know it was some kind of interaction with the update process and Office 2003, rather than a fundamental incompatibility.
If it doesn’t work, you can revert to your backup image and start considering other options.
Take Windows a step (or two) back
If you must continue using Office 2003, then your only real option might be to revert to Windows 8, as you mentioned, or Windows 7, which I assume is less “nasty” (to use your terminology).
The process is much like what we did above:
Office alternatives, but why?
Of course, you could switch to something other than Office 2003, like LibreOffice or OpenOffice.
The problem here is that they are different — as different from Office 2003 as the most current versions of Office, just in different ways. You might not have a ribbon interface (the most common complaint of post-2003 versions of Office), but much else will change in either look or behavior.
My recommendation
If you can’t get Office 2003 to work acceptably in Windows 10, then…. well, you’re not going to like my suggestion. Download ets2 bus indonesia.
Embrace the current version of Office.
Honestly, you’re probably spending more time trying to get Office 2003 to work on Windows 10 than you would be simply learning the ins and outs of the latest version. Unless you’re doing things that are really esoteric, once you get past the ribbon, it really is the same Office you’re used to.
That way, you’ll also be updated and protected for both Windows and Office.
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