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2007 compatibility pack for 2000
This doc (http://www.microsoft.com/office/prev...eoverview.mspx)
claims that Office 2000 will support Office XML. However, the current Beta 2 compatibility pack doesn't make mention of 2000 (only 2003 and XP). Is this compatibility still in the works or has it been dropped from the release? |
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2007 compatibility pack for 2000
Have you installed it on a machine with Office 2000?
It shouldn't work the same way it works with Office XP and 2003. As there is no awareness update for Office 2000, the compatibility pack doesn't integrate nicely into Office 2000. However, the actual file converters run without Office present. I just tried executing the converters stand-alone, but wasn't successful. Maybe this isn't quite working yet. Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "laphroaig15" wrote in message : This doc (http://www.microsoft.com/office/prev...eoverview.mspx) claims that Office 2000 will support Office XML. However, the current Beta 2 compatibility pack doesn't make mention of 2000 (only 2003 and XP). Is this compatibility still in the works or has it been dropped from the release? |
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2007 compatibility pack for 2000
Thanks for the help, Patrick. I haven't tried the compatibility pack yet.
I'm actually investing solutions for Word doc generation from a (shhh) non-windows platform. I was hoping to get an authoritative response from someone affiliated with the project. The Office XML promises to simplify this problem, but not if it's at the expense of a large portion of our customer base. "Patrick Schmid" wrote: Have you installed it on a machine with Office 2000? It shouldn't work the same way it works with Office XP and 2003. As there is no awareness update for Office 2000, the compatibility pack doesn't integrate nicely into Office 2000. However, the actual file converters run without Office present. I just tried executing the converters stand-alone, but wasn't successful. Maybe this isn't quite working yet. Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "laphroaig15" wrote in message : This doc (http://www.microsoft.com/office/prev...eoverview.mspx) claims that Office 2000 will support Office XML. However, the current Beta 2 compatibility pack doesn't make mention of 2000 (only 2003 and XP). Is this compatibility still in the works or has it been dropped from the release? |
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2007 compatibility pack for 2000
I think the authoritative response is still not available. Microsoft is
still working on the compatibility pack and hasn't even announced to its beta testers (I am one of them) what exactly the final requirements for the compatibility pack will be. I can tell you though that I seriously doubt there will be any direct integration into Office 2000 (which is provided by the awareness update for XP and 2003) as Office 2000 is no longer supported by MS. Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "laphroaig15" wrote in message : Thanks for the help, Patrick. I haven't tried the compatibility pack yet. I'm actually investing solutions for Word doc generation from a (shhh) non-windows platform. I was hoping to get an authoritative response from someone affiliated with the project. The Office XML promises to simplify this problem, but not if it's at the expense of a large portion of our customer base. "Patrick Schmid" wrote: Have you installed it on a machine with Office 2000? It shouldn't work the same way it works with Office XP and 2003. As there is no awareness update for Office 2000, the compatibility pack doesn't integrate nicely into Office 2000. However, the actual file converters run without Office present. I just tried executing the converters stand-alone, but wasn't successful. Maybe this isn't quite working yet. Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "laphroaig15" wrote in message : This doc (http://www.microsoft.com/office/prev...eoverview.mspx) claims that Office 2000 will support Office XML. However, the current Beta 2 compatibility pack doesn't make mention of 2000 (only 2003 and XP). Is this compatibility still in the works or has it been dropped from the release? |
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2007 compatibility pack for 2000
Hi
I have been running office 2003 for some time and downloaded office 2007 beta and installed it. There were no conflicts at all. I then downloaded the compatibility pack for office 2003. I then had unresolvable problems with all office 2003 and 2007 applications. I was unable to open 2007 Excel Word and PowerPoint files and any attempt to open any office 2003 file by clicking on the file icon caused the relevant 2007 application to attempt to open. The 2007 application always came up with the message indicating that the program was not configured correctly and then closed down. Attempting to open the file with 2003 - the application in which the file was creatd - caused errors idicating that there were files missing from the application. The upshot of all this was that I had to uninstal 2003 and 2007 and then reinstal 2003 and 2007 (having to pay the £1.20 for the privilidge! I now cannot open Excel Word PowerPoint 2007 files by simply clicking on them But I can at least use all 2003 aplications but have to open the application before opening files - unless the file was created on 2003 and has never been run on 2007. I like to think that these problems will be resolved with the next version - but I am not holding my breath! Peter "Patrick Schmid" wrote: I think the authoritative response is still not available. Microsoft is still working on the compatibility pack and hasn't even announced to its beta testers (I am one of them) what exactly the final requirements for the compatibility pack will be. I can tell you though that I seriously doubt there will be any direct integration into Office 2000 (which is provided by the awareness update for XP and 2003) as Office 2000 is no longer supported by MS. Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "laphroaig15" wrote in message : Thanks for the help, Patrick. I haven't tried the compatibility pack yet. I'm actually investing solutions for Word doc generation from a (shhh) non-windows platform. I was hoping to get an authoritative response from someone affiliated with the project. The Office XML promises to simplify this problem, but not if it's at the expense of a large portion of our customer base. "Patrick Schmid" wrote: Have you installed it on a machine with Office 2000? It shouldn't work the same way it works with Office XP and 2003. As there is no awareness update for Office 2000, the compatibility pack doesn't integrate nicely into Office 2000. However, the actual file converters run without Office present. I just tried executing the converters stand-alone, but wasn't successful. Maybe this isn't quite working yet. Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "laphroaig15" wrote in message : This doc (http://www.microsoft.com/office/prev...eoverview.mspx) claims that Office 2000 will support Office XML. However, the current Beta 2 compatibility pack doesn't make mention of 2000 (only 2003 and XP). Is this compatibility still in the works or has it been dropped from the release? |
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