Win 11 - trying to install copy of Office 2003 and getting issues


cereberus said:
In the end, even if you get it working, you cannot fix the security risks it poses.

Ask youself if it is a good plan to keep using a 20+ year old version no longer supported?
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This is a common problem with non-techie people. My wife [for example] refuses to apply updates to her PC because she doesn’t like (or want) to deal with the changes that often brings. No amount of explaining about lack of support or security issues will change that. She’s used to things being a certain way - email (still runs Outlook 2013), browser (IE or Edge) and other software. Getting her to Photoshop’s Creative Cloud version - she was still running 2016 and paying Adobe’s subscription - took a major effort on my part. She’s not alone in that regard. I’ve run across plenty of others who don’t like/want the changes updates bring.

I KNOW that’s not us on here, but we need to be aware that those types DO EXIST.
 

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S0C9 said:
This is a common problem with non-techie people. My wife [for example] refuses to apply updates to her PC because she doesn’t like (or want) to deal with the changes that often brings. No amount of explaining about lack of support or security issues will change that. She’s used to things being a certain way - email (still runs Outlook 2013), browser (IE or Edge) and other software. Getting her to Photoshop’s Creative Cloud version - she was still running 2016 and paying Adobe’s subscription - took a major effort on my part. She’s not alone in that regard. I’ve run across plenty of others who don’t like/want the changes updates bring.

I KNOW that’s not us on here, but we need to be aware that those types DO EXIST.
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Of course I am blinking aware.

So what anyway?

I can't force people to get real and move with the times but no way will I smile sweetly ignoring the real issue.

I just do not hold with nonsense that "I am not going to change how I have always done things". One is never too old to learn - actually my experience is it is often middle aged people who are like that!
 

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    Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
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    Laptop
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    ASUS Zenbook 14
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    I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
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    Yep, Laptop has one.
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    16 GB soldered
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    Integrated Intel Iris XE
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    Realtek built in
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    laptop OLED screen
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    2880x1800 touchscreen
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    1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
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    Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
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    Yep, got one
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    Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
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    Built in UK keybd
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    Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
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    Defender
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    TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

    Macrium Reflect Home V8
    Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
    Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
cereberus said:
Of course I am blinking aware.

So what anyway?

I can't force people to get real and move with the times but no way will I smile sweetly ignoring the real issue.

I just do not hold with nonsense that "I am not going to change how I have always done things". One is never too old to learn - actually my experience is it is often middle aged people who are like that!
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It goes back to the old “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink”… analogy.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2 Build 26100.2894
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Powerspec
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900KF 3.20 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25)
    Memory
    G.Skill DDR5-5600 / PC5-44800 DDR5 SDRAM UDIMM
    Graphics Card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti WINDFORCE OC 12G (GV-N407TWF3OC-12GD)
    Sound Card
    OnBoard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell - various (3)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD/HDD/NVME
    PSU
    850 Watt 80+ Gold Modular
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205 Mesh
    Cooling
    Coolermaster MASTERLIQUID ML240L V2 RGB
    Keyboard
    Logi MX Keys S
    Mouse
    MX Master 3S
    Internet Speed
    600 mbps
    Browser
    various (Opera, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave, Chrome)
    Antivirus
    anitmalwarebytes; superantispyware; defender
    Other Info
    Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.36.0
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