This article will demonstrate how to free download and install Microsoft Office XP. Follow the direct download link and instructions below for guidance on installing Microsoft Office XP on your computer.
Table of contents
- About the software
- Clipping has come to an end
- Office XP, Windows XP
- Microsoft Office XP System Requirements
Minimum
How to Download and Install Microsoft Office XP
Required files
More information about the software
Microsoft Office XP (known in the beta stage as Office 10, and also known as Office 2002) is a suite of the Microsoft Office family distributed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows platform. This suite is the successor of Microsoft Office 2000 and the predecessor of Office 2003, can also be recognized with the name of ‘Office 10’, or its code name. In the USA, it was released March 5, 2001. It first made its way to European markets on August 4, 2001. The ‘Mainstream’ support phase for Office XP ended on 11 July 2006, the day on which Windows 98 and Me were no longer supported. Extended support ended 12 July 2011. Office XP’s tools were given the title 2002 even though their suffix was “XP”. Word 2002 was the name of Word, instead of Word XP.
The final clippy
Microsoft Office XP’s marketing campaign included the elimination of Clippy (and other Office Assistants) as a default option. Microsoft knew they were very unpopular and unused in users’ lives. These features were not entirely removed in the 2007 version.
Office XP and Windows XP
Microsoft Office XP was launched the same year that Windows XP. Despite the similar names, Office XP can be used with Windows XP as well as Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 SE. Windows 2000 will also work with it. It maintains a certain compatibility also with Windows Vista but has no compatibility with Windows 7. It is not compatible to Windows 95 (the last compatible Suite for Windows 95 being Office 2000).
Microsoft Office XP System Information
Office XP will run on Windows 98, 98SE, Me, NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6 or later, 2000, and XP.
memory (RAM)
- Windows XP: Requires 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM for the operating system, plus an additional 8MB of RAM for each Office program (e.g., Word) running simultaneously
- Windows 2000 Professional – Requires 64MB RAM for the operating systems and an additional 8MB RAM each Office program (e.g. Word), that are running simultaneously
- Windows Me and Windows NT 4.0 : 32MB RAM for Windows Me, plus 8MB RAM for each Office program, e.g. Word, that are running simultaneously
- Windows 98SE or Windows 98: Windows 98 requires 24MB RAM to run the operating system. Each Office program (e.g. Word) must be running simultaneously with 8MB RAM.
Hard disk space
The hard disk space required will depend on the configuration. Custom installation options will determine how much space is needed. Here are the minimum hard drive requirements for Office XP suites.
- Office XP Standard: 210MB available hard drive space
- Office XP Professional and Professional special Edition: 245MB hard drive space available
- An additional 115MB is required on the hard disk where the operating system is installed. System Files update will require an additional 50MB for users who don’t have Windows XP/Windows 2000/Windows Me/Office 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1).
Office XP Professional requires a Super VGA (800×600) or higher resolution monitor with 256 colors.
CDROM drive
To install Office XP, you will need a CD-ROM drive.
Pointing device
You need a mouse to use Office XP.
Requirements for speech recognition features
These are the requirements for Office XP’s speech recognition features (available only for US English, Japanese and Simplified Mandarin Chinese):
- Pentium II 400MHz processor or higher
- RAM 128MB and more
- A close-talk microphone
- An audio output device
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or later
Downloading and installing Microsoft Office XP
- Once you have finished downloading the files required, click the download button. Depending on how fast you are downloading, it might take several minutes to an hour.
