[ricbaxter]

I recently had to purchase a new computer because my old one crapped out. I had Window XP on it and had purchased Microsoft Office Standard (xp version) so I could get Word, Excel and Outlook. Later I purchased another Microsoft Office, XP CD so I could install Publisher. My new computer came with Vista Home Premium. Can I download these applications on my new computer with the Vista operating system or do I need to go by new version of these applications that are Vista compatible? Thanks! Rich

[Elvandil]

They will work fine in Vista. The "XP" after the Office version has nothing to do with the XP operating system. It was just a popular name at the time and they named Office with that, too.

[Zack Barresse]

The Office XP is version 2002 (version 10), which came out around the time of Windows XP, where XP stands for eXPerience (just a fancy name jingle).

[ricbaxter]

Thanks for your help. I got all my programs loaded onto my new computer.

[Elvandil]

Saved you some money at least. They don't give Office away, if you haven't noticed. And for what I do, anyway, old versions work just fine.