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Office 2003 on Windows 7.

Jan 27, 2010 11:30AM PST

Aha, now I get why people ask. Finally got around to a cleanly installed Windows 7 (Pro 64 bit if you want the detail) and here's the run down.

-> Word, Excel, Powerpoint worked after install.
-> Outlook 2003 however had strange crashes on start. Never ran. Did a little google and no clear answer.

So here's the answer.

Install Service Pack 3 and then it's all good.

In recap. Install Office 2003. Then immediately install Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) to avoid wondering what's gone wrong.
Bob

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Office 2003 on Windows 7
Mar 31, 2010 3:25PM PDT

I think it's not working on windows 7.

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Post in the forum about this.
Apr 2, 2010 2:35AM PDT

This finding was something I found myself. I was wondering why folk were writing about Office 2003 woes on Windows 7. So I shared what I found.

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2003 Office
Sep 3, 2010 12:02PM PDT

I have installed windows 7 and MS Office 2003 and all work quite well.

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Office 2003 works with Windows 7 only with a prod
Oct 9, 2010 8:09AM PDT

I have to accept the lecense agreement each time I start one of the Office applications. Other than that it seems to work OK. Any suggestions will be appreciated. MicroSoft wants money to tell the answer and I feel they got enough when I bought the program.

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Re-post in the forum about this
Oct 9, 2010 8:55PM PDT

Create your own thread about this.

Don't forget to supply the information requested, eg;

"If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem"

And that also means the history of this Office Suite. Did it ever work? If so, what changed?

Mark

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A Known Problem.. Please Try These Steps..
Nov 2, 2010 7:00AM PDT