New computer but win 7 or 8

[Ken Blake]

Is it a new or old version? I know that Office 2000 will not run in
Win8, but does run in Win7.

*Will* run under Windows 7? Yes, but there are some incompatibilities,
and should probably be avoided.

 

[Mellowed]

*Will* run under Windows 7? Yes, but there are some incompatibilities,
and should probably be avoided.

I haven't noted any incompatibilities in my usage and the later Office
software is difficult for me (read the 'ribbon').

BTW, What are the incompatibilities??

 

[chicagofan]

Think of it as being an experimenter. Then it's all fun even when it
doesn't work.

Actually, I sometimes do that. I have tried all three alternatives above
trying to run XP, and I used the VMware and Oracle VMs to install a
trial beta of Win 8.

For XP, I had the best luck on VMware, and IIRC, Oracle was better for
W8.

Thanks for the recommendation on VMware. It supports what I was told in
another forum and have been considering.
bj

 

[Mike Barnes]

I've been using Quicken since about 1990, and I upgrade about every
other year. Upgrading isn't very expensive, and there are occasionally
improvements or new features that I like. I've never had a problem
with incompatibility between Quicken and whatever version of Windows I
was running.

By your use of the present tense I deduce that you're talking about
American Quicken. I use British Quicken, a different product that is no
more.

 

[...winston]

The major incompatibility iirc is Outlook related
e.g. OL doesn't remember passwords and corruption can occur in the pst file. The latter is contact list related.

There are also a few symptoms (cause/effect) that do not impact everyone.
- the presence of Office 2000 may cause some corruption in the Windows user profile.
- installation of Service Packs could cause some performance and crashes.

For the most part, Office 2000 programs run fine on Win7. The long standing recommendation for those that do wish to use it on
Win7 - install using 'Custom' mode and deselect Outlook and if installing Service Packs ensure in advance (if still using OL that
you routinely backup of your pst file to external media).

Related. Office 2000 product lifecycle for support ended quite some time ago... thus no updates or patches after that date are
available.



--
....winston
msft mvp consumer apps


"Mellowed" wrote in message

*Will* run under Windows 7? Yes, but there are some incompatibilities,
and should probably be avoided.

I haven't noted any incompatibilities in my usage and the later Office
software is difficult for me (read the 'ribbon').

BTW, What are the incompatibilities??

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

"Mike Barnes" wrote in message

Since this group is carried on publicly accessible servers....if desired, anyone on the planet could now have that same skier on
their desktop. <g>

And they'd keep clicking on that newsgroup window in an attempt to close
it. Fun!

Actually, for me it would be even more fun than that, because my taskbar
is on the bottom, so I'd be trying to use two taskbars.

And there would be the men in white coats carrying a new (strait) jacket
for me

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Thanks for the recommendation on VMware. It supports what I was told in
another forum and have been considering.
bj

And the price is right (OK, I'm ignoring your time!).

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Leaving aside your joke in reply to my joke, I never press F7 for the
spell checker. I just click "Send Now" and the spell checking is done
automatically.

(and yes, it caught "Macnitosh," but I didn't let it correct it and
spoil my joke <g>).

Your a bda byo!

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Even Office 2000 works on my Win7.

You made me realize that I misinterpreted mick's post, so my answer was
a waste. My bad.

I haven't tried 2003 on W8, since that box is used only for media.

 

[Stef]

Not so great if you can't run your favorite software on a new o/s!

No problem. Use a system call translator like WINE or Crossover, or a
full emulator like VirtualBox, which is what I use and is the best
option, I think, for running multiple OSes, simultaneously, and more
or less tranparently, on the same machine.

Stef

 

[Ken Blake]

"Mike Barnes" wrote in message

Since this group is carried on publicly accessible servers....if desired, anyone on the planet could now have that same skier on
their desktop. <g>

*With* the open window and his message on it (unless he cropped it ).
<g>

 

[Ken Blake]

By your use of the present tense I deduce that you're talking about
American Quicken.

Yes.


I use British Quicken, a different product that is no
more.

Ahh, that makes your comment clearer. I hadn't realized that you were
in the UK, nor that British Quicken is no more.

 

[Ken Blake]

Your a bda byo!

Four words, and only one of them ("a") is spelled right. Excellent!
<g>

 

[gufus]

Since this group is carried on publicly accessible servers....if desired, anyone on the planet could now have that same skier on
their desktop. <g>

VBG

 

[Ken Blake]

I haven't noted any incompatibilities in my usage and the later Office
software is difficult for me (read the 'ribbon').

I wasn't crazy about the ribbon either, but on the other hand, it
didn't take very long for me to get accustomed to it.

I run Microsoft Office 2013 these days (mostly just Outlook and Excel;
I prefer and use WordPerfect X6 for my word processor), and by now, I
don't have any real problems with the ribbon.

BTW, What are the incompatibilities??

Do a Google search on window 7 office 2000 incompatibility and you'll
find a lot more info than I could give you.

 

[mick]

If that's the case, then a new machine is the only
viable solution. Just get one that's at least a quad-core and 6GB RAM
minimum, and very upgradeable. After all, this is Windows we're
talking about here. I would go for a motherboard that's good up to 8 to
12 cores and 16GB RAM, separate graphics card, USB 3, and can handle
both SATA and IDE.


OK. Then I would go with Windows 8 and Classic Shell. It'll look
and work just like XP, more or less. If he's doing video, I'd go with
64-bit W8. He'll need access to as much RAM as possible for
speediness. Also, be sure to get a CPU that can emulate 32-bit in
hardware, so he can run his old 32-bit apps under a 64-bit OS.

Stef

thanks for hardware tips

 

[gufus]

Even Office 2000 works on my Win7.

THX.. for the tip.

 

[gufus]

*Will* run under Windows 7? Yes, but there are some incompatibilities,
and should probably be avoided.

Ah..

THX

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Four words, and only one of them ("a") is spelled right. Excellent!
<g>

Now you've made me feel bad. Why, oh why, didn't I figure out a way to
spell "a" wrong????

How about "Ï"?

 

[Mike Barnes]

I've rarely used the Start Menu. Once the ability to pin to the
Taskbar, Jump Lists, and/or add the Quick Launch bar and in conjunction
with the simple method of searching (another Taskbar shortcut that open
'Search without the need to first open Explorer) the need to use the
Start Menu for routine tasks became unnecessary. Lol...and no my
desktop is not full of shortcuts (it has 5 total icons - iTunes,
Internet Explorer, SeaMonkey, my WordPress blog, and Computer)

That's five more than my desktop.