I'm not sure of all the answers to this, but so far, I've been able to share my Excel and Word files between Office 2000 and Office 2003 without a problem. I haven't tried to open a 2003 pst in 2000, but I HAVE successfully done this between 2002 and 2003 and between 2000 and 2002 so I wouldn't assume there would be a problem. PowerPoint 2002/2003 files can certainly be opened and edited in 2000 but some of the advanced animation features won't work..but you can install the newest PowerPoint viewer from Microsoft on the laptop and be able to view them. The version of Windows doesn't matter when it comes to running the actual documents created in 2003, it only matters when installing the actual programs. Hope that helps. Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com Free e-Books, Newsletter, and tutorials -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vincent Winterling Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 11:38 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Office 2003 Thanks. Bummer to be sure... Next question: Will Office '03 play nicely with Office 2000 in terms of reading files from Word, Powerpoint, and Excel. Also, will the *.pst files be able to be moved from xp machines to a laptop with Office 2K and Outlook 2K, and Win98SE? Basically, my company provides me with a laptop they've been slow to upgrade but I like to run Outlook on the road and I move the *.pst around between computers to keep my mail updated depending upon whether I'm at home or on the road. Thanks Vince ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************