office 97 & windows xp compatibility

[Jonathan]

I have been told that office 97 will not run on windows
xp.
Is this true?

If it will run are there serious problems?

[Nicholas]

Jonathan --

Yes, Office 97 is compatible with Windows XP. There are a number of
updates available for Office 97, including SR-1 and SR-2 which you =
should
install.

Office Update Center: =
http://office.microsoft.com/ProductUpdates/default.aspx


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Nicholas

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"Jonathan" > wrote in message:
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| I have been told that office 97 will not run on windows=20
| xp.
| Is this true?
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| If it will run are there serious problems?

[Harry Ohrn]

As Nicholas mentioned it is compatible. Some people report trouble with the
speller working with Outlook Express 6. If so then follow the advice here
http://michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Jonathan" > wrote in message
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> I have been told that office 97 will not run on windows
> xp.
> Is this true?
>
> If it will run are there serious problems?