Excel 2000 compatibility with Vista

I have a new PC with Vista Home Premium. When I try to open Excel 2000 I get
an error message that says "The operating system is not currently configured
to run this application". What is the problem here? It runs fine on my
fiance's PC with Vista Home Basic.

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:57:00 -0700, BluzDude
<> wrote:

>I have a new PC with Vista Home Premium. When I try to open Excel 2000 I get
>an error message that says "The operating system is not currently configured
>to run this application". What is the problem here? It runs fine on my
>fiance's PC with Vista Home Basic.

Maybe your PC knows that you're using a pirated copy that you got from
your fiance? Or that you pirated yours to her?

"BluzDude" <> wrote in message
news:80087B5E-6156-4706-80F7-...
>I have a new PC with Vista Home Premium. When I try to open Excel 2000 I
>get
> an error message that says "The operating system is not currently
> configured
> to run this application". What is the problem here? It runs fine on my
> fiance's PC with Vista Home Basic.

If you only have the Excel spreadsheet to run then be aware that you have to
have Excel itself or an Excell viewer. See:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925180

I copied Excel from her computer. That's probably the problem. I had a
distributor's version of Office but loaned it to my son and haven't gotten
the disk back yet. I'll just have to get the disk back and then load it that
way.

"John Whitworth" wrote:

>
> "Nonny" <> wrote in message
> news...
> > On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:57:00 -0700, BluzDude
> > <> wrote:
> >
> >>I have a new PC with Vista Home Premium. When I try to open Excel 2000 I
> >>get
> >>an error message that says "The operating system is not currently
> >>configured
> >>to run this application". What is the problem here? It runs fine on my
> >>fiance's PC with Vista Home Basic.
> >
> > Maybe your PC knows that you're using a pirated copy that you got from
> > your fiance? Or that you pirated yours to her?
>
> :-) Like anyone (probably even MS) cares with Office 2000 nowadays.
>
> Did you actually install Office, or did you just copy across the Program
> Folders?
>
> JW
>
>
>

"BluzDude" <> wrote in message
news:8B361908-630B-4C7E-B095-...
>I copied Excel from her computer. That's probably the problem. I had a
> distributor's version of Office but loaned it to my son and haven't gotten
> the disk back yet. I'll just have to get the disk back and then load it
> that
> way.
>

What is a "distributor's" version?

My nephew sells software and he gave me Windows XP Pro and Office 2000 both
have registration numbers that have no limits to the number of PCs they can
be loaded on.

"Gordon" wrote:

> "BluzDude" <> wrote in message
> news:8B361908-630B-4C7E-B095-...
> >I copied Excel from her computer. That's probably the problem. I had a
> > distributor's version of Office but loaned it to my son and haven't gotten
> > the disk back yet. I'll just have to get the disk back and then load it
> > that
> > way.
> >
>
> What is a "distributor's" version?
>
>

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:57:01 -0700, BluzDude
<> wrote:

>I copied Excel from her computer. That's probably the problem.

DUH!

BluzDude wrote:
> My nephew sells software and he gave me Windows XP Pro and Office 2000 both
> have registration numbers that have no limits to the number of PCs they can
> be loaded on.
>


Er.... No such thing.


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"Bruce Chambers" <3t> wrote in message
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> BluzDude wrote:
>> My nephew sells software and he gave me Windows XP Pro and Office 2000
>> both have registration numbers that have no limits to the number of PCs
>> they can be loaded on.
>
>
> Er.... No such thing.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
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>
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> Russell
>
> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
> killed a great many philosophers.
> ~ Denis Diderot


I'll bet they were volume license media.

Colin Barnhorst wrote:
> "Bruce Chambers" <3t> wrote in message
> news:eudh%...
>> BluzDude wrote:
>>> My nephew sells software and he gave me Windows XP Pro and Office
>>> 2000 both have registration numbers that have no limits to the number
>>> of PCs they can be loaded on.
>>
>>
>> Er.... No such thing.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>>
>> Help us help you:
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375
>>
>> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
>> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
>>
>> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
>> Russell
>>
>> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
>> killed a great many philosophers.
>> ~ Denis Diderot
>
>
> I'll bet they were volume license media.


Probably. But not even a Volume License is "unlimited." And, if I
remember those old VLs correctly, people who use them also, as stated in
the EULA, have agreed to be audited by Microsoft (or their
representatives) at any time, to ensure license compliance.


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Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

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killed a great many philosophers.
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