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
    2014-05-30T14:34:37+00:00

    This is just a Microsoft scam to force you to upgrade Office.

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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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  3. Anonymous
    2014-01-09T18:04:45+00:00

    Send me the money to upgrade office and I'll consider it. Some folks don't have the unlimited expense account that apparently you have.

    There is another solution if you are fed up with Microsoft's abandonment of Backward Compatibility for it;s programs that people have paid good money for -- just switch to freeware like Kingsoft Office and break the MS monopoly on Office Software! I did. 

    I see these elitist attitudes frequently voiced by people who can afford overly expensive programs -- thank God there are lots of people out there who believe in Open Source on the web...and frankly -- God love the Chinese for consistently producing compatible software for free like Kingsoft Office.

    It's ironic (if you saw the film "Jobs") that Bill Gates did that exact same thing to Steve Jobs & Apple (copied his technology and undercut him by producing cheaper technology that he knew the market would gobble up. Now the same thing is happening to Gates, but I don't see him suffering in the least bit. (Pun intended).

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-09T01:47:09+00:00

    Send me the money to upgrade office and I'll consider it. Some folks don't have the unlimited expense account that apparently you have.

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