IT Queries: Computer problems answered

I’ve bought a new Vista machine, can I run my old Office XP software on it?

The short answer is yes. Office XP is listed as being compatible with Microsoft Vista.

There are a few provisos to this. We’ve found Office XP hates running as a Limited User unless you’ve run it first with the user being an Administrator, this is common with most versions of Office on Windows XP and Vista.

Instructions on setting up XP for a Limited User are here. The procedure is similar for Vista.

One thing we would strongly suggest before installing any software is to remove the Office 2007 trial if it has been included on your system. We’ve found a number of machines running terribly because it wasn’t removed before installing another version of Office.

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