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office 2003 (for word + excel at least) were peak - after the ribbon it all went downhill

• kevin_thibedeau 2mo ago
  I just installed my copy in a new Win10 VM. With the added OOXML support pack, there's nothing left wanting.
  • vt240 2mo ago
    Does the activation still work for these are do you have to use a hack to get them running? I still have a TON of older Office 2003 licenses, I'd love to go back. I've hated modern Office with the ribbon for half my life now.
    • ranger_danger 2mo ago
      Please don't. There are so many unpatched exploits for old Office... opening any document could trash your whole system or silently steal information from you.
      • M95D 2mo ago
        Just like a current Office does?
      • emeril 2mo ago
        maybe so but that would imply the end user is opening sketchy files - most of the time these products are for low risk files
    • kevin_thibedeau 2mo ago
      The product keys still work. You can skip online activation. Only annoyance is needing to run once as admin to make the EULA acceptance write to the registry. I have a stockpile of patches that I preserved a while back that are not readily available today.