Neal,
I was using the Beta versions of Office 2007 for quite some
time before upgrading to the retail release recently. The
most major problem both I, my boss, and other librarians in
our system experienced were during upgrades. We found it
best to have a completely clean system (or, at the very
least, clean of any other version of Office installation --
ever) to install 2007.
One of the biggest hurdles after install is that the file
format has radically changed, and is currently selected as
the default "save as" type. This can be changed
in the options of each program, however, to increase
compatibility. There is also the problem that new fonts are
included (and used as default) and will look one way on one
computer, and another way on a computer that does not have
these fonts installed (due to Vista or Office 2007 not being
used). The "Compatibility Mode" is also not 100%
fool-proof when saving files as the old file type.
Formatting may not be preserved as expected.
Although it seems like a scary thought to deal with all of
these, they really are minor issues, and considering the
major move in this version, I think it's a very decent
trade-off...plus, these issues would exist with Vista or XP
and aren't necessarily directly answering your question, but
may be something you'd like to keep in mind, or be aware of
anyway. Either way, Office 2007 works perfectly fine in
Windows XP.
Brendon Kozlowski
Web Administrator
Saratoga Springs Public Library
49 Henry Street
Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866
[518] 584-7860 x217
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> Is anyone currently using Office 2007 on the XP
operating system? If so,
> have you encountered any "issues" with it?
Our library may have to move to
> Office 2007 before moving to Vista...
> Thanks,
> Neal Bogda
> Web/Digital Services Librarian
> Cardinal Stritch University
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