Office XP or 2003?

[sulusulu]

I have the opertunity of purchaseing a full version of Office XP or 2003 through my school. They are both the same price (less then acidemic pricing). I have heard from some people that Office 2003 has some issues that Office XP doesn't have. I may be using the software on a tablet PC. I already use Open Office but I want MS office for compatibility and for use on a tablet. Any opinion on which one I should get? Thanks!

[famosbrown]

I use Office 2003 at home and at work, and I have no problems at all. I wouldn't consider myself a Power or frequent user of Office though. I haven't seen much difference between the two except a few new features and looks that I don't use.

Famos

[HotDaddy]

I use Office 2003 at home and at school. I used to use Office XP but then I got this version.

-Phil Letarte

[osprey4]

The 2003 version has two fewer years before obsolescence, so that would be my first choice. I use XP at work and 2003 at home and cannot really tell the difference.

You'll find use of a spell checker "academic".

[vikeor]

i got my hands on Office 12 beta looks very promising.. lotsa neat features

[sulusulu]

Looks like I will be going with Office 2003. Thanks for all the help. Now can anyone tell me if the 2003 licence agreement allows you to install a copy on a desktop and a laptop?

[BluesMan1]

Another interesting choice and free is Open Office

http://www.openoffice.org/

Works like a charm and compatible with any of your word documents also

[filipino]

Office 2003 professional here with no problems, i don't use it much anyway

[TheBigCarp321]

2k3 all the way...

[jrsweger]

Looks like I will be going with Office 2003. Thanks for all the help. Now can anyone tell me if the 2003 licence agreement allows you to install a copy on a desktop and a laptop?

From my experience, no. I tried installing on my desktop after installing it on my laptop, no go. Gave me an error and said to call Microsoft.

[sulusulu]

Alright, thanks!