"Dave townsend" <Davetownsend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E45D28EC-47D8-4B43-9379-7265DDA01656@microsoft.com...
> I think that you meant to say that versions of Office prior to 2003 are
> not
> fully supported by Vista and Windows7. I'm not aware of any compatibility
> issues with 2003 (I use it with Vista with no issues). There are issues
> with
> Office 2000 and Vista with Outlook.
>
> "LVTravel" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B8792074-00E6-4675-AF82-4F6729C49F96@microsoft.com...
>> > Can I use an old version of office from my old (disabled) PC and move
>> > it
>> > to
>> > my new Laptop?
>>
>> Possibly. If it was OEM (for sale or use on a new PC on the disk label)
>> then no as it dies with the first computer it was installed onto.
>>
>> If retail then yes as long as you can get it to install. Office 2002 and
>> newer are not supported on Windows Vista and later operating systems but
>> most features and programs will install and still work on those operating
>> systems.
>>
>> Remove any trial Office program and their related activation assistant
>> and
>> then reboot the computer prior to attempting to install any retail
>> version
>> of Office.
>>
>> .
>>
Yep, brain fart!