It appears Microsoft has rededicated itself to the destruction of the beloved Windows 2000 Professional operating system. For those not familiar, Windows 2000 is a highly efficient version of Windows XP. It doesn’t have all of the fancy graphics or a lot of the interface rework, but the underlying core was stable and efficient. As a result 2000 became a favorite among IT professionals because of how much faster it ran compared to Windows XP.

Well it seems with the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft has decided that 2000’s time of reckoning has come. Microsoft Office 2007 will not run on 2000.

Now, no Office update is a minor detail in the IT world, but 2007 is even more critical. It now includes standards compliance with the iCalendar format and RSS in Outlook. A faster and (in my opinion) easier to use interface and a new file format that is not downwards compatible.

What is so sad about this is that there is no reason to stop Windows 2000 users from using the new version of Office. In fact all you have to do to get Office 2007 to install is to trick the installer by using an install editor. No, this is about Microsoft wanting Windows 2000 users to buy Vista.

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