Re: Office 2000 Pro on Win XP Pro SP2 Laptop

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JoAnn

Thank you very much for your reply.

Installing applications on the D: partition is an old habit I got into in
W95/98 days, so that I could conveniently see the list of applications that
had to be re-installed, in the event that I had to re-install the OS, which
was not too uncommon in those days. Makes less sense with the more stable
Win XP Pro.

However with Office 2000 Pro, I was just a little concerned that there might
be a fixed default path (i.e.C: /Program Files/Microsoft Office) for some
update files, or that installing on D: might slow down the operation of the
software.

Office 2000 Pro satisfies my needs, and if it would work with Win XP Pro,
then I wouldn't at this stage wan't to spend the money upgrading to Office
2003 Pro, if I can avoid it, but take your point about the support, and will
if I have to.

Alan C. Brown


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" <jl_paules@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In addition to DL's comment, you should know that Microsoft no longer
supports Office 2000 but you can use Office 2000 as a qualifying product
for Office 2003. Why start out with a new computer and software that
hasn't been supported for two years?


I also use multiple partitions. I put Office on my C: drive. If something
goes, I'd have to reinstall the software anyway so why not let it go to
the default setting.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Alan C. Brown" <acbrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a new laptop running on Win XP Pro SP2 (fully updated with
cricitical
updates).

I would like to install Office 2000 Professional, and update it with
Office 2000 SR-1a and SP3.

Laptop is partioned into 4 partitions (C, D, E &F), with the D: partition
intended for Applications (i.e non-OS software)

Questions :

1. Are there any compatibility issues between Office 2000 Pro (including
SR-1a & SP3) and the fully updated Win XP Pro SP2 ?

2.Would installation of Office 2000 Pro adversely change any files
critical for the normal functioning of Win XP Pro SP2 ?

3. Are there any reasons why I should not install Office 2000 Pro on the
D: partition instead of the C: partition ?

Advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you

Alan C. Brown











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