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
    2012-11-17T23:38:26+00:00

    I have been running Office 2003 on Windows 7 for a two years. It does not correctly understand the filing system (neither do I but thats another matter) in that it will not deal with libraries. It is vital for me that I can run office 2003 as I have over 10 years of emails stored that I frequently need to access. The lack of a proper email system in Win 7 and Win 8 is sufficient for me not to use the almost free version of Win 8 (£14.50 in the UK) that I have been offered for my newish and very expesnive computer. It looks like I will have to study compatibility problems in greater depth.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-11-02T13:48:07+00:00

    I have Office 2003 installed on a Windows 8 VM and it seems to work OK. I can't think of any reason it shouldn't, do you have a particular worry that you would like tried out?

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-11-01T05:15:59+00:00

    What specifically are the compatibility issues?

     

    It's odd, there is so little change between W7 and W8 for desktop programs, yet a program that ran fine in W7 is suddenly incompatible with W8.

    I'm curious too, as I'm running XP/Office 2003, and the requirement to upgrade Office as well moves my total upgrade cost from $40 to $390, which is a "no-go" for a 6-year old PC that I'm considering upgrading.

    Perhaps a possible workaround is to use a VM under Windows 8 and run MS Office 2003 in that, but I'm not sure my PC supports hardware virtualization either, grr...

    It would be nice if MS offer a similar low upgrade price for Office 2003 ('especially considering that XP/Office 2003 was a popular combo).  If wishes were horses.... :-)

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