Office2k vs XP

[[Corporal Dan]]

Hey everyone,

I'd like to know some opinions.

Which office suite is better? 2k or XP?

I can trade in my 2k for XP and i was wondering it it is a good idea.

What are some advantages/disadvantages of both?

How bloated is OfficeXP?

Which would you recommend?

Thanks

[scott123]

I have 2K and XP. XP seems far less bloated and faster to boot.
Scott

[[Corporal Dan]]

Can you be more specific?

Any specific features that would make you chose xp over 2000?

[The Baron]

I'm still using 97, and probably will be until I finally decide to switch to OpenOffice.... :p

$200 for a standard upgrade just ain't worth it for a WORD PROCESSOR.

[[Corporal Dan]]

Can't get '97

Any experience with 2k or xp at all?

[Matthyahuw]

At school, we were taught on Office2000, but I had OfficeXP at home, so when I came home to test out what I had learned at school, I was dumbfounded on a few things. Simple things in Access were actually made more complex in XP by M$ adding stupid wizards to make it "easier". In 2000 all I did was a few clicks to make a database and form letter, now XP puts you thru a long wiz that actually makes it harder (at least for me).

I'd stick with 2000, and I'm probably gonna ditch XP as well and go back to 2000. That's what most ppl use anyway, so it's not like to HAVE to rush out to be compatible with everyone...

[[Corporal Dan]]

What about other apps?

Specifically, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Frontpage?

[netviper13]

I have run both 2k and XP, and from my experiences 2k was much quicker to use. I also encountered some bugs with OfficeXP, but that was before any patches were out or anything so I'm sure they're fixed now. I'd go with 2k, it's a good bet.

[Matthyahuw]

Word, not much to say about it...it's Word...hasn't changed much other than some wizards as well, Excel, pretty much the same situation as word...
MS is trying to make Access more user friendly, that and Frontpage got the most attention, Outlook, don't use it, but my wife does, and she loves it...didn't see a diff in 2000 vs XP, but like I said, I don't use it at all...

[[Corporal Dan]]

What they do to frontpage?

[[Corporal Dan]]

And is there any way to change tat uglyass UI that i saw in some screenshots to a more 'classic windows' ui?

[Gator]

office 2k and xp are almost exactly the same. If you already own 2k, donot waste your money on xp. If you have a choice between both, flip a coin. LOL :D

[Philibob]

I haven't noticed much difference between 2000 and XP although I didn't use 2000 for long and I don't think I used any of the advanced features.
XP has speech recognition (or maybe this is because I have WinXP) though if you want to use that.

[styles-T]

i have both..theres no difference at all..

[Evil Panda]

I was using 2000 but decided to go with XP. I see no difference between the two expect for some minor tweaks and graphical improvements (or changes).

I'd go with XP if you have the opportunity, but 2000 is also excellent since it is what most people use today.


Oh and btw, hi south shore neighbor ! :D

[SnakeEyes]

Biggest differences I've noticed between the two:

1) XP has that crappy activation crap in it (can you say MS hassles), and
2) XP seems more efficient. It loads faster (app vs. app), and just seems snappier somehow.
3) Minor tweaks to graphics interfaces and layouts (mainly the types of buttons on the button bar, etc. Things are generally in the same areas of the apps though).

If you can really afford it, I prefer XP for #2, but Office2K works great too, just not so snappy or efficient as XP.

[saturnotaku]

Originally posted by SnakeEyes
1) XP has that crappy activation crap in it (can you say MS hassles)

Not mine. Can you say "volume license"? :D