Re: Office 97 on Windows XP PC

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From: Don (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/21/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:57:10 -0700

Actually, I have just discovered that Word 2000 does not
run correctly when installed on a Windows XP computer.
It runs fine when anyone with admin rights is logged on,
but when a typical user logs on and tries to print from
Word 2000, the error message (see my original post)
appears and then Word closes.

I do not use MACs here so I wouldn't know if there's a
compatibility issue or not. Also, you asked about "bugs"
that Microsoft should address from earlier releases of
their software running on current operating systems. I
have run into several...too many to mention here.

>-----Original Message-----
>Office 97 runs fine on Windows XP. Log in (or run as)
admin and make sure
>you have your printer installed under that user account.
>
>And what kind of "bug" would Microsoft need to fix for
software that is from
>1996 to run under an OS released several years later?
Have you tried
>running some Mac OS 9 (or earlier) programs under OS
X? Have you also
>complained to Apple about their incompatibilities?
>
>--
>Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
>Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion
intact. Due to
>the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent
to my personal
>account will be deleted without reading.
>
>After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer,
Don asked:
>
>| I am installing Office 97 on a new PC that has Windows
XP
>| as its operating system. The installation process goes
>| without incident, however after it's finished and when
I
>| log on as a user (not as someone with admin rights), I
>| cannot print anything from Office. Each time I try, I
>| get the typical Microsoft error that goes something
>| like, "Microsoft has detected a problem.....Send Error
>| Report - Don't Send". Regardless of what I do, Office
>| will then shut down and nothing prints.
>| I can print fine when logged on as someone with Admin
>| rights.
>|
>| Will Office 97 even run on an XP operating system or is
>| this another "bug" in Microsoft's software.
>|
>| Thanx.
>
>
>.
>

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