Can I run Microsoft Office XP on my new computer with Windows Vista?

[justgale]

Can I run Microsoft Office XP on my new computer with Windows Vista?

[Eff E]

from what i hear, you can;t run shiit with windows vista

[Wes's Granny]

No. One or the other, but not both. Vista is terrible, isn't it?

[longhats]

Yes, you can run Office XP on just about any machine. Keep in mind that Office XP was like Windows ME..... it was a mistake..... that's why Office 2003 came out about 5 months later....You can buy Office 2003 pretty cheap right now - even Office 2000 is better than XP. I teach MS Office - all the programs work the same..... The office XP has bugs - but as far as running on Vista - Just about all software is "backwards compatible" so I haven't heard of any real issues..... it's the software itself that's the problem.

[hotchristinehot]

yes ofcourse!!!

[Kristin D McCain]

You should be able to run it by installing and selecting "run in XP mode" from the properties tab of the office programs. I don't have Vista but I have heard there is a compatibility mode. Might check the help file for compatibility mode use.

[best_hope2001]

Yes, you can run Office XP on a machine running the Vista operating system. It runs fine. I have been doing that for six months.I have not found an XP program that I can't run on Vista, though I assume some exist. If I have any problems when I install a program I just right-click on the executable, go to properties and set the compatibiity to "XP". I have only had to do that for a few programs; most run on Vista just fine without even doing that.Some of the other respondents may be thinking you are asking if you can run the XP operating system on a Vista machine. I don't believe that is your question.