Will microsoft publisher 2002 run on windows 7

Hi there In response to my previous question, you suggested the possibility of running a virtual XP to allow a prog installation onto Windows 7 system. The discs were fine on XP. I have contacted the supplier, who says they are not compatible with Windows 7, and that they have no plans to update them. Wondering whether the virtual XP might be a solution here. Is it difficult to do? Many thanks Jackie. As Seen On. Welcome to Tech Support Guy! Latest posts. Earth Anomalies 1 Viewer Latest: ekim68 1 minute ago.

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Read our disclosure policy to learn more. The objective of Office is for the end user to automatically upgrade to the newest version when notified. See System Requirements for Office. Microsoft says "For the best experience, use the latest version of any operating system. And this Microsoft answers webpage says older versions, including , "are not certified compatible with Windows 10 but might work with or without compatibility mode. PowerPoint SP3 , and some have it working in compatibility mode.

Office Support ends Oct Office Support ends Apr See System Requirements for Office and scroll to bottom of page. Office Support ended Oct Office Support has ended. Compatible per this Microsoft answer , but some have problems as the link shows. Office XP What the issues are with Publisher, and how severe they are, I don't know. Have you tried opening the files in Publisher? You should. They might be fine. You can get more informations about the compatibility of Microsoft Office Publisher in Windows 7 by performing a query on the Microsoft Windows 7 Compatibility Center at the following web address.

Anyway, I presume that there could be compatibility issues in running a so old version of Microsoft Office on a Windows 7 system, as K Blake told you: why don't you try using Microsoft Office Publisher , instead? If you absolutely need to use Publisher you can try to run it in compatibiliy mode , supposed that you can install it in Windows 7 without any problem.

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