Compatibility pack works fine with all versions of Office from 2003 upwards on XP and Windows 7.
You do need .Net 3.5 installed though. Dave -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Dibble Sent: 24 February 2014 13:44 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Our Love Affair with Old Software continues > > > I am running ms Word/ ms Office 2003 - some time ago I downloaded a > > utility/update (?) from ms and I can read, edit and save .docx > > files. The originators of these documents have not had any problem > > with my updated versions. >Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint >http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/microsoft-office-compatibili >ty-pack-for-word-excel-and-powerpoint-FX103471202.aspx I use it on Office 97 on Win XP, where it works. I tested it with Office 2003 on Win 2000 and XP, and it did not work. Perhaps it has some additional dependencies that I wasn't aware of. Ken Dibble www.stic-cil.org [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
