office 2000 professional

I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I install this
on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades? or it just
wont work at all?
--
deb

On Mon, 28 May 2007 14:59:01 -0700, Deb
<Deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
>microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I install this
>on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades? or it just
>wont work at all?



Yes, you can install it and it will work.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Description of the versions of Office that are supported on Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932087/en-us

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

---------------------------------------------------------------------------Â*-----

"Deb" wrote:

I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I install this
on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades? or it just
wont work at all?
--
deb

Deb,

If you use OUTLOOK you might have some problems. This is solved by doing
the following.

Use Explorer to navigate to C:\Program Files\Common Files\System
Copy wab32.dll and wab32res.dll to C:\Windows\System32

With that minor change eveything will work OK.

"Deb" <Deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1FF943E4-97D1-4403-9741-A1E2D50DBC8F@microsoft.com...
>I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
> microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I install
> this
> on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades? or it
> just
> wont work at all?
> --
> deb

Thank you all - I was so afraid to screw up my new computer!! Thanks!!
--
deb


"Mellowed" wrote:

>
> Deb,
>
> If you use OUTLOOK you might have some problems. This is solved by doing
> the following.
>
> Use Explorer to navigate to C:\Program Files\Common Files\System
> Copy wab32.dll and wab32res.dll to C:\Windows\System32
>
> With that minor change eveything will work OK.
>
> "Deb" <Deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1FF943E4-97D1-4403-9741-A1E2D50DBC8F@microsoft.com...
> >I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
> > microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I install
> > this
> > on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades? or it
> > just
> > wont work at all?
> > --
> > deb
>
>

* Carey Frisch [MVP]:
> Description of the versions of Office that are supported on Windows Vista
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932087/en-us

It's not "supported", but it will work on Vista.


-Michael

Hi Ken, It's a myth that Office 2000 Pro will work with Vista,
I have to keep on installing Office EVERY time I want to do some work in
XL, Word, and etc;
After I have used the internet, something is reset that disallows the
opening of any Office prog. I suspect it has something to do with Windows
Update installations.
I am going back to XP...Vista is beyond frustrating; I am fed up with it
and am ready to smash my computer and go back to the GOOD OLD DAYS where I
had to keep all my books BY HAND and a set of coloured ball points. and GOOD
RIDDANCE TO VISTA::::What a waste of money.!
--
Raby''''s


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Mon, 28 May 2007 14:59:01 -0700, Deb
> <Deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
> >microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I install this
> >on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades? or it just
> >wont work at all?
>
>
>
> Yes, you can install it and it will work.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:33:03 -0700, Raby''''s
<raby''''s@discussions.microsoft.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Ken, It's a myth that Office 2000 Pro will work with Vista,



You are replying to a thread from May--over four months ago?

But since you did reply, no it's *not* a myth. *Many* people run
Office 2000 successfully under Vista. There is an issue with Outlook
not saving passwords, but other than that, it works fine.



> I have to keep on installing Office EVERY time I want to do some work in
> XL, Word, and etc;


If you say that's your experience, I believe you, but it is *not* the
experience of the many thousands of others who use the combination
daily. You obviously have something wrong in your setup that makes
this happen. Do not make the false generalization from that to "it's a
myth that Office 2000 Pro will work with Vista."



> After I have used the internet, something is reset that disallows the
> opening of any Office prog. I suspect it has something to do with Windows
> Update installations.
> I am going back to XP...Vista is beyond frustrating; I am fed up with it
> and am ready to smash my computer and go back to the GOOD OLD DAYS where I
> had to keep all my books BY HAND and a set of coloured ball points. and GOOD
> RIDDANCE TO VISTA::::What a waste of money.!



OK. Enjoy your ball points. If you don't still have your old green
eyeshade, you may want to buy a new one of those too.



> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 28 May 2007 14:59:01 -0700, Deb
> > <Deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
> > >microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I install this
> > >on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades? or it just
> > >wont work at all?
> >
> >
> >
> > Yes, you can install it and it will work.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>>>>>It's a myth that Office 2000 Pro will work with Vista<<<<<

NOT TRUE! I use Office 2000 Pro with Vista Ultimate everyday without
problems. Your system has some other type of problem.


"Raby''''s" <raby''''s@discussions.microsoft.com.au> wrote in message
news:74423D2E-8008-4A29-B8B3-1233CD397B24@microsoft.com...
> Hi Ken, It's a myth that Office 2000 Pro will work with Vista,
> I have to keep on installing Office EVERY time I want to do some work in
> XL, Word, and etc;
> After I have used the internet, something is reset that disallows the
> opening of any Office prog. I suspect it has something to do with Windows
> Update installations.
> I am going back to XP...Vista is beyond frustrating; I am fed up with it
> and am ready to smash my computer and go back to the GOOD OLD DAYS where I
> had to keep all my books BY HAND and a set of coloured ball points. and
> GOOD
> RIDDANCE TO VISTA::::What a waste of money.!
> --
> Raby''''s
>
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 28 May 2007 14:59:01 -0700, Deb
>> <Deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
>> >microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I install
>> >this
>> >on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades? or it
>> >just
>> >wont work at all?
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, you can install it and it will work.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>

Hi Ken, My reply was not to a thread that is older than five minutes;
rather the reply was to you, and the unspoken blanket notion, that because
its a Microsoft product, it must be perfect in every way.
I wasn't being serious about trashing my PC, but rather simply expressing my
frustration.
My problem is this; I bought a new machine with vista pre-installed and
for a short while Office 2000 Pro worked. Lots of other commercially
available progs that I use don't work and some of them can't be updated from
the internet, as the companies have either changed hands half a dozen times
or simply ceased to exist. (Microsoft is sadly lacking in respect to its
demand that we customers are forced by its TYRANNY to do the work that the
program writers should be doing. They have forgotten the first rule of
software writers, which is that their product MUST be USER-FRIENDLY).
Upon the advice of someone in this forum, I created a new partition
installed XP to it. and found that wouldn't work properly without SPII and
couldn't install it, as it wanted to auto extract to C: (the Vista
residence). I ended up having to delete XP, so now nothing is in bespoke
partition. Vista worked except for that PDA files couldn't be transfered, so
I installed Mobile Device Centre 6 to help with the PDA file uploading. I had
to install Outlook 2003 as my PDA files would't even transfer without it.
(perhaps that's the problem) Fat lot of good that did, the PDA files are
unreadable.
All I know for sure is that Office stopped working, then after a couple of
Vista updates Office worked again, a few updates later Office stopped working
again etc; I had to re-Install office a couple of times, repair it twice,
now it wont work at all... and wait for it.....my trays will no longer open
so I can install it again.
Office is not issuing any error warnings, and Norton 360 reports that all
is well.
Vista won't allow me to format the HDD so I can put XP on C: in order
that I may resume my life.
All this while, I have to keep my books by hand whether I really want to or
not, while trying to affect a solution to this dilemma.
Quite apart from which the Verdi Vitoria Visor might help me to make a
fashion statement, though it will need chrome arm springs over my shirt
sleeves!

The BIG question is; Are you able to help me?
I would be so pleased if you could!
--
Raby''''s


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:33:03 -0700, Raby''''s
> <raby''''s@discussions.microsoft.com.au> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ken, It's a myth that Office 2000 Pro will work with Vista,
>
>
>
> You are replying to a thread from May--over four months ago?
>
> But since you did reply, no it's *not* a myth. *Many* people run
> Office 2000 successfully under Vista. There is an issue with Outlook
> not saving passwords, but other than that, it works fine.
>
>
>
> > I have to keep on installing Office EVERY time I want to do some work in
> > XL, Word, and etc;
>
>
> If you say that's your experience, I believe you, but it is *not* the
> experience of the many thousands of others who use the combination
> daily. You obviously have something wrong in your setup that makes
> this happen. Do not make the false generalization from that to "it's a
> myth that Office 2000 Pro will work with Vista."
>
>
>
> > After I have used the internet, something is reset that disallows the
> > opening of any Office prog. I suspect it has something to do with Windows
> > Update installations.
> > I am going back to XP...Vista is beyond frustrating; I am fed up with it
> > and am ready to smash my computer and go back to the GOOD OLD DAYS where I
> > had to keep all my books BY HAND and a set of coloured ball points. and GOOD
> > RIDDANCE TO VISTA::::What a waste of money.!
>
>
>
> OK. Enjoy your ball points. If you don't still have your old green
> eyeshade, you may want to buy a new one of those too.
>
>
>
> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 28 May 2007 14:59:01 -0700, Deb
> > > <Deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
> > > >microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I install this
> > > >on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades? or it just
> > > >wont work at all?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yes, you can install it and it will work.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> > >
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

Office 2000 is officially not supported on Windows Vista. That suite was
released back in like March of '99. Its hard to say, but its time to upgrade
to something more modern. If you can't fork out the funds for Office 2007,
at least get Office 2003 and apply the Service Pack 3 patch which improves
compatibility with Vista. Otherwise, download Virtual PC 2007 and install
an appropriate version of Windows on which Office 2000 will work, Windows
2000 or XP will do it.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Raby''''s" <raby''''s@discussions.microsoft.com.au> wrote in message
news:34C22D41-B80C-44DA-BC2B-527BA2750820@microsoft.com...
> Hi Ken, My reply was not to a thread that is older than five minutes;
> rather the reply was to you, and the unspoken blanket notion, that because
> its a Microsoft product, it must be perfect in every way.
> I wasn't being serious about trashing my PC, but rather simply expressing
> my
> frustration.
> My problem is this; I bought a new machine with vista pre-installed and
> for a short while Office 2000 Pro worked. Lots of other commercially
> available progs that I use don't work and some of them can't be updated
> from
> the internet, as the companies have either changed hands half a dozen
> times
> or simply ceased to exist. (Microsoft is sadly lacking in respect to its
> demand that we customers are forced by its TYRANNY to do the work that the
> program writers should be doing. They have forgotten the first rule of
> software writers, which is that their product MUST be USER-FRIENDLY).
> Upon the advice of someone in this forum, I created a new partition
> installed XP to it. and found that wouldn't work properly without SPII and
> couldn't install it, as it wanted to auto extract to C: (the Vista
> residence). I ended up having to delete XP, so now nothing is in bespoke
> partition. Vista worked except for that PDA files couldn't be transfered,
> so
> I installed Mobile Device Centre 6 to help with the PDA file uploading. I
> had
> to install Outlook 2003 as my PDA files would't even transfer without it.
> (perhaps that's the problem) Fat lot of good that did, the PDA files are
> unreadable.
> All I know for sure is that Office stopped working, then after a couple of
> Vista updates Office worked again, a few updates later Office stopped
> working
> again etc; I had to re-Install office a couple of times, repair it twice,
> now it wont work at all... and wait for it.....my trays will no longer
> open
> so I can install it again.
> Office is not issuing any error warnings, and Norton 360 reports that all
> is well.
> Vista won't allow me to format the HDD so I can put XP on C: in order
> that I may resume my life.
> All this while, I have to keep my books by hand whether I really want to
> or
> not, while trying to affect a solution to this dilemma.
> Quite apart from which the Verdi Vitoria Visor might help me to make a
> fashion statement, though it will need chrome arm springs over my shirt
> sleeves!
>
> The BIG question is; Are you able to help me?
> I would be so pleased if you could!
> --
> Raby''''s
>
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:33:03 -0700, Raby''''s
>> <raby''''s@discussions.microsoft.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Ken, It's a myth that Office 2000 Pro will work with Vista,
>>
>>
>>
>> You are replying to a thread from May--over four months ago?
>>
>> But since you did reply, no it's *not* a myth. *Many* people run
>> Office 2000 successfully under Vista. There is an issue with Outlook
>> not saving passwords, but other than that, it works fine.
>>
>>
>>
>> > I have to keep on installing Office EVERY time I want to do some work
>> > in
>> > XL, Word, and etc;
>>
>>
>> If you say that's your experience, I believe you, but it is *not* the
>> experience of the many thousands of others who use the combination
>> daily. You obviously have something wrong in your setup that makes
>> this happen. Do not make the false generalization from that to "it's a
>> myth that Office 2000 Pro will work with Vista."
>>
>>
>>
>> > After I have used the internet, something is reset that disallows the
>> > opening of any Office prog. I suspect it has something to do with
>> > Windows
>> > Update installations.
>> > I am going back to XP...Vista is beyond frustrating; I am fed up with
>> > it
>> > and am ready to smash my computer and go back to the GOOD OLD DAYS
>> > where I
>> > had to keep all my books BY HAND and a set of coloured ball points. and
>> > GOOD
>> > RIDDANCE TO VISTA::::What a waste of money.!
>>
>>
>>
>> OK. Enjoy your ball points. If you don't still have your old green
>> eyeshade, you may want to buy a new one of those too.
>>
>>
>>
>> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> > > On Mon, 28 May 2007 14:59:01 -0700, Deb
>> > > <Deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > >I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
>> > > >microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I
>> > > >install this
>> > > >on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades?
>> > > >or it just
>> > > >wont work at all?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Yes, you can install it and it will work.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>> > >
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:20:02 -0700, Raby''''s
<raby''''s@discussions.microsoft.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Ken, My reply was not to a thread that is older than five minutes;
> rather the reply was to you, and the unspoken blanket notion, that because
> its a Microsoft product, it must be perfect in every way.



Unspoken by whom? That's certainly not my notion.

When it comes to software, *no* product is anywhere near perfect in
every way, whether produced by Microsoft or anybody else.



> I wasn't being serious about trashing my PC, but rather simply expressing my
> frustration.
> My problem is this; I bought a new machine with vista pre-installed and
> for a short while Office 2000 Pro worked. Lots of other commercially
> available progs that I use don't work and some of them can't be updated from
> the internet, as the companies have either changed hands half a dozen times
> or simply ceased to exist. (Microsoft is sadly lacking in respect to its
> demand that we customers are forced by its TYRANNY to do the work that the
> program writers should be doing. They have forgotten the first rule of
> software writers, which is that their product MUST be USER-FRIENDLY).
> Upon the advice of someone in this forum, I created a new partition
> installed XP to it. and found that wouldn't work properly without SPII and
> couldn't install it, as it wanted to auto extract to C: (the Vista
> residence). I ended up having to delete XP, so now nothing is in bespoke
> partition. Vista worked except for that PDA files couldn't be transfered, so
> I installed Mobile Device Centre 6 to help with the PDA file uploading. I had
> to install Outlook 2003 as my PDA files would't even transfer without it.
> (perhaps that's the problem) Fat lot of good that did, the PDA files are
> unreadable.
> All I know for sure is that Office stopped working, then after a couple of
> Vista updates Office worked again, a few updates later Office stopped working
> again etc; I had to re-Install office a couple of times, repair it twice,
> now it wont work at all... and wait for it.....my trays will no longer open
> so I can install it again.
> Office is not issuing any error warnings, and Norton 360 reports that all
> is well.
> Vista won't allow me to format the HDD so I can put XP on C: in order
> that I may resume my life.
> All this while, I have to keep my books by hand whether I really want to or
> not, while trying to affect a solution to this dilemma.
> Quite apart from which the Verdi Vitoria Visor might help me to make a
> fashion statement, though it will need chrome arm springs over my shirt
> sleeves!
>
> The BIG question is; Are you able to help me?
> I would be so pleased if you could!
> --
> Raby''''s
>
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:33:03 -0700, Raby''''s
> > <raby''''s@discussions.microsoft.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Ken, It's a myth that Office 2000 Pro will work with Vista,
> >
> >
> >
> > You are replying to a thread from May--over four months ago?
> >
> > But since you did reply, no it's *not* a myth. *Many* people run
> > Office 2000 successfully under Vista. There is an issue with Outlook
> > not saving passwords, but other than that, it works fine.
> >
> >
> >
> > > I have to keep on installing Office EVERY time I want to do some work in
> > > XL, Word, and etc;
> >
> >
> > If you say that's your experience, I believe you, but it is *not* the
> > experience of the many thousands of others who use the combination
> > daily. You obviously have something wrong in your setup that makes
> > this happen. Do not make the false generalization from that to "it's a
> > myth that Office 2000 Pro will work with Vista."
> >
> >
> >
> > > After I have used the internet, something is reset that disallows the
> > > opening of any Office prog. I suspect it has something to do with Windows
> > > Update installations.
> > > I am going back to XP...Vista is beyond frustrating; I am fed up with it
> > > and am ready to smash my computer and go back to the GOOD OLD DAYS where I
> > > had to keep all my books BY HAND and a set of coloured ball points. and GOOD
> > > RIDDANCE TO VISTA::::What a waste of money.!
> >
> >
> >
> > OK. Enjoy your ball points. If you don't still have your old green
> > eyeshade, you may want to buy a new one of those too.
> >
> >
> >
> > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, 28 May 2007 14:59:01 -0700, Deb
> > > > <Deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
> > > > >microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I install this
> > > > >on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades? or it just
> > > > >wont work at all?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes, you can install it and it will work.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Dear Deb;

I tried the copy and paste, it did not work. I con not get word to load and
open. I copied (wab32.dll and wab.32res.dll) in to system32 and checked and
they are in there. It still don't work. Do you have alternate suggestion?
"Help"

"Deb" wrote:

> Thank you all - I was so afraid to screw up my new computer!! Thanks!!
> --
> deb
>
>
> "Mellowed" wrote:
>
> >
> > Deb,
> >
> > If you use OUTLOOK you might have some problems. This is solved by doing
> > the following.
> >
> > Use Explorer to navigate to C:\Program Files\Common Files\System
> > Copy wab32.dll and wab32res.dll to C:\Windows\System32
> >
> > With that minor change eveything will work OK.
> >
> > "Deb" <Deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1FF943E4-97D1-4403-9741-A1E2D50DBC8F@microsoft.com...
> > >I just purchased a new computer with vista operating system. I have
> > > microsoft office 2000 professional from my old computer. can I install
> > > this
> > > on the new computer with vista? is it compatible? with upgrades? or it
> > > just
> > > wont work at all?
> > > --
> > > deb
> >
> >

Rob wrote:
> Dear Deb;
>
> I tried the copy and paste, it did not work. I con not get word to load and
> open. I copied (wab32.dll and wab.32res.dll) in to system32 and checked and
> they are in there. It still don't work. Do you have alternate suggestion?
> "Help"

How about starting the Office 2000 setup.exe with "Run As Administrator"?

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Man-wai Chang ToDie wrote:
> Rob wrote:
>> Dear Deb;
>>
>> I tried the copy and paste, it did not work. I con not get word to
>> load and open. I copied (wab32.dll and wab.32res.dll) in to system32
>> and checked and they are in there. It still don't work. Do you have
>> alternate suggestion? "Help"
>
> How about starting the Office 2000 setup.exe with "Run As Administrator"?
>

Also, do a server install rather than a normal install. This trick is
used by the free PDF Creator.

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