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Summary: SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING
Review: YEAH, THE XP VERSION HAS SOME NICE FEATURES, SUCH AS THE WINDOW PANES, ETC., BUT: WHY DID THEY HAVE TO GO & CREATE THE "FLAT LOOK" FOR THE ICONS ON THE TOOLBARS???!!!....WERE THEY TRYING TO SAVE ON MEMORY? I USE THE ICONS A LOT, & I AM USED TO THEIR JUMPING OUT AT ME FROM THE SCREEN. I TOTALLY HATE THIS "FLAT LOOK". I CAN'T SEE ANY OF MY ICONS AS WELL ANYMORE. OVERALL OPINION: SINCE THE FUNCTIONALITY IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS WITH "OFFICE 2000", I SEE NO REASON TO GO TO THE "XP" EDITION.
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Summary: Any upgrades are negated by new crippling features
Review: Coming from Office 97, I was initially impressed with some of the features of Word and Excel that fixed some of the problems, added some of the features that I wished for in 97.Words can not express my reaction when I got another computer for my one man office and called Microsoft on how to network the program to both computers. Not only could I not do THAT, I can't install the software on the other computer AT ALL. I was told that the program is installable on one desktop and one laptop. Those that work in small offices but have more than one computer or who want to be able to take work home and have a desktop instead of a laptop are out of luck. They do not state this out front so BE WARNED....
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Summary: Not enough features to be worth upgrading
Review: Office XP, is a solid upgarde to Office 2000. But I must say, that most of the changes are cosmetic, which makes it a hard sell for paying $X to upgarde. Here are the best of the new features in each application, in my opinion: -- All applications - new "task pane" allows you to see related commands to your current position in the document. -- there is a good feature in Word, to track changes with bubbles on the side of the document. It's much easier to read, and lawyers should love it. -- Outlook is pretty much the same. -- Excel - formulas manipulaitons are sort of easier and more intuitive. I would say that if you are a features geek, that can't live without the latets UI, you should upgarde, othewise I would stick with Office 2k.
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Summary: A nice upgrade to an already great program
Review: I bought this program expecting it to be the same old ms office, but all I can say is wow. There are so many great new features. It also runs more stably. The only reason I give this 4 stars is because it is very expensive, and I still think that Corel WordPerfect Office 2002 is bettter (it is also half the price). I sugest you take a look at Word Perfect before buying this.
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Summary: Office XP, the brighter future
Review: This new office package is the best yet. Its new user friendly interface gives a more pleasent EXperance. The package is designed brillantly and the activate product removes any softwhere theft problems. Dont listen to the people who hate microsoft, this is the best office yet.
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Summary: Awful awful awful!!!
Review: Office kept freezing my computer. I'm running Windows 2000, which crashes very rarely, and NEVER freezes completely (i.e. no mouse/keyboard response). After installing Office XP, the system started freezing (as described above) CONTINUALLY! So I downloaded all the patches and updates for Office, Windows, and of course got the latest Video drivers. I shut down all non-essential programs, and it would still crash! Eventually I uninstalled XP and reinstalled Office 2000.
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Summary: Great Product for the Professional
Review: Don't listen to the people who hate Microsoft. Their opinions are biased from the start. I'm a Office 97 user that upgraded to Office XP. XP is easier to use, especially if 50 to 75 percent of your job is creating, modifying or sharing documents.
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Summary: Utter ...
Review: Office XP is not worth a looking at. Plain and simple. This overpriced program adds nothing really big over Office 2000 and also makes Windows 95 useless in the process. Now don't get me started about that product activation bull. You can read an article on CNET on how much trouble that is. So the rule of thumb is this.. if you can get a copy of Office 2000, go with it. XP is too much of a hassle, not worth an upgrade, and that activation stuff is a true invasion of privacy. One of the worst MS programs up there with Windows ME.
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Summary: MicroShafts again
Review: This product just ticked me off big time. I build my own systems (for myself). I am not a pirate. I feel like Microsoft is treating me like one! In order for me to use Office XP I have to have the product activated by Microsoft via a modem or internet connection. This is like buying a new car and the dealer only provides you with the Valet key and states we retain the master key to your car forever. HOLD ON HERE! I bought the product.., it’s like being told you can use it but you can’t own it. What happens if that service becomes unavailable for some time? What kind of malarkey is that? I don’t think it is Microsoft’s right to know I am rebuilding my system and or moving the software from one computer to another. You won’t be able to do that with the consent of Microsoft. Who do they think they are? I do not recommend buying this product unless you want to explain to Microsoft what you are doing with your computer every time you are feeling like improving your system. The next thing you know Big Bill will be in your system watching you to see where he can get another buck out of you.
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Summary: OFFICE XP
Review: I DONT RECOMEND TO BUY THIS COPY OF OFFICE THE SOFWARE IS THE SAME AS OFFICE 2000 WITH A MORE GRAFIC DISPLAY. YO NEED TO ACTIVATE IT CALLING MICROSOFT AND THEY BY PHONE SPELL A 42 DIGIT NUMBER TO ACTIVATE THE PRODUCT. AND IN THE NUMBER THEY ONLY SPEAK ENGLISH (I ONLY SPEAK SPANISH). THE SOFWARE IS EXPENSIVE AND IS THE SAME AS OFFICE 2000
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