RE: Installing MS Office Update

July 4, 2008

RE: Installing MS Office Update

"Barry" wrote:

> I just purchased a PC with Windows XP Home installed. My previous one used

> Windows ME. On that computer, I was able to install MS Office 2000 update

> because I had Word Perfect 7.1 already installed. My new computer came with

> Word Perfect 12.1 installed. XP won't install my Office Update because it

> could not find any acceptable software installed. It then wouldn't install

> Word Perfect 7.1 because it's only for Windows 95 or NT. This isn't true

> since it worked with Windows ME. I always thought that older software would

> work on a more current operating system and only the opposite was untrue.

> Will XP Home not accept any software that predates its creation? What is the

> cheepest way to get Office 2000 or a more current version onto my new

> computer?

>

> Thank you

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