Microsoft Office XP Professional Upgrade [Old Version]

After installing Office XP, the system started freezing (as described above) CONTINUALLY!

So I downloaded all the patches and updates for Office, Windows, and of course got the latest Video drivers. I shut down all non-essential programs, and it would still crash!

Eventually I uninstalled XP and reinstalled Office 2000.


Great Product for the Professional   July 20, 2001
 5 out of 11 found this review helpful

Don't listen to the people who hate Microsoft. Their opinions are biased from the start.

I'm a Office 97 user that upgraded to Office XP. XP is easier to use, especially if 50 to 75 percent of your job is creating, modifying or sharing documents.


MicroShafts again   July 3, 2001
 32 out of 38 found this review helpful

This product just ticked me off big time. I build my own systems (for myself). I am not a pirate. I feel like Microsoft is treating me like one! In order for me to use Office XP I have to have the product activated by Microsoft via a modem or internet connection. This is like buying a new car and the dealer only provides you with the Valet key and states we retain the master key to your car forever. HOLD ON HERE! I bought the product.., it’s like being told you can use it but you can’t own it. What happens if that service becomes unavailable for some time? What kind of malarkey is that? I don’t think it is Microsoft’s right to know I am rebuilding my system and or moving the software from one computer to another. You won’t be able to do that with the consent of Microsoft. Who do they think they are? I do not recommend buying this product unless you want to explain to Microsoft what you are doing with your computer every time you are feeling like improving your system. The next thing you know Big Bill will be in your system watching you to see where he can get another buck out of you.


DISASTER!   June 22, 2001
 22 out of 24 found this review helpful

Installed Office XP over an existing Office 2000 installation and Windows 2000 on a PIII system. I will regret this upgrade forever. Installation appeared to go fine but on restart I had about 50 different .dll error messages. I just kept hitting the return key to continue over and over. After I had replied to all the error messages I couldn't open a single document and the computer appeared to run very, very slowly. Restart, reboot, restart, reboot - nothing helped, the symptoms were the same each time.

Uninstalled XP and reinstalled 2000. .DLL error messages are gone but MediaPlayer won't work.

However I did manage to install Office XP to my other computer running Windows NT 4 and it seems to work pretty well. There's no particularly great new features in this version of Office, though, so given what I know about it now I probably wouldn't have bought it in the first place.

Office 97 should be enough for just about anyone, and I still use it on my slightly aging laptop. A truly great product, I'm sorry it's no longer available for sale.