Will Office 2003 work with Windows 8?

Anonymous
2012-10-25T22:10:03+00:00

Will Office 2003 work with Windows 8?

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Anonymous
2012-10-25T22:18:49+00:00

Hello Cody

Microsoft Office 2003 suites and applications aren’t compatible with Windows 8 (or Windows 8 Pro).

If you have Office 2003, it’s recommended that you upgrade to a newer version of Office to avoid any potential problems.

For more information, read this knowledge base article:

Office 2003 applications are not compatible with Windows 8

You should also go to the Windows Compatibility Center to see if the applications and devices on your PC are compatible with Windows 8.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-01-21T09:45:25+00:00

    This issue has been reported previously, and no fix or workaround given

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-02-05T18:23:57+00:00

    YES, according to this solution and the fact that I have successfully used FrontPage 2003 with Windows 8.  I installed FrontPage 2003 first and then installed the Office 2003 Service Pack 3:

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8

    P.S.:  I did not install the recommended updates along with SP3.

    Will Frontpage 2003 run in Windows 8?

    http://answers.informer.com/23659/will-frontpage-2003-run-in-windows-8

    You can install the application into Windows 8 and while you do that make sure you apply Service Pack 3 updates because initially the application will not work in the form it was installed. Use the built-in updater to apply updates. The necessary update is for Office 2003. Be sure to download that package.

    answered Jan 25, 2013 by Andrew Constandache

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-08T10:43:03+00:00

    AHHA - Not true! There IS a fix for this! Go to TOOLS then OPTIONS then select the MAIL FORMAT tab and uncheck the two boxes for 'Use Microsoft Office 2003 to read/edit messages'. The 'send to' auto complete feature will start working again! Such a relief...

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