Will Office 2003 work with Windows 8?

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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
    2013-04-09T23:41:28+00:00

    Office 2003 applications are not compatible with Windows 8

    Microsoft COULD make FrontPage 2003 compatible with Windows 8, but why should it give a **** about supporting the old programs -and the humans who are attached to them- that have outlived their usefulness, when there's MONEY TO BE MADE by forcing them -programs and humans alike- to "evolve?"

    Ch-CHING!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-04-09T23:43:31+00:00

    I LIKE antiques. You throw them out.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-04-10T00:16:34+00:00

    Just a quick update. I've been running Office 2003 on Win8 since January without any major issue. The only glitch so far is not being able to do 'send to' email on a file in a folder. But then, its just as simple to attach the file from Outlook.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-04-12T02:49:17+00:00

    Some of us are stuck with outdated software.  We have an expensive proprietary software package that was written on top of Access from Office 2003.  The expensive software is no longer being updated, the company that produced it bought out, the software has been discontinued except for limited third party support .  We keep it limping along until we can find the $20K in the budget to replace it with something that runs on SQL. 

    It all works reasonably well so we aren't in a hurry to replace it but it would be nice to have something more modern.  Unfortunately we are stuck with an older version of Office until then.

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