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**bitymnmictada** · 05-18-2011, 07:04 PM

We've hired two newbies here at the office: one full-time and one part-time. Bossman bought a new laptop for them and all of us to use. It's got Windows 7. Went to install the good-old Lotus 1-2-3 that we still use and it's not compatible. Dangit, I was able to install it on my fairly new Windows XP. We've tried to convert our files to Excel but keep getting too many error messages and we're all just so comfy with Lotus.

So I thought about buying the newest version of Lotus, Version 9.8, but Windows says that the manufacturer of Lotus claims it's not compatible with the 64-bit operating system on the new laptop: http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/com...=all&os=32-bit

However, when I go to IBM's website, they claim that their software IS compatible: https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docv...id=swg21411413

Should I even try (buy Version 9.8 and try to install it on the new computer?)? Or just put in some major overtime installing Excel on everyone's computers, finally figuring out all the errors, and training all my co-workers?

(The rest of us have Widows XP (version 2002, service pack 3)).

Anybody? Please:

05-18-2011, 07:04 PM	#1
bitymnmictada Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 479 Senior Member	Confused about my Lotus 1-2-3 and whether or not it's compatible with Windows 7 We've hired two newbies here at the office: one full-time and one part-time. Bossman bought a new laptop for them and all of us to use. It's got Windows 7. Went to install the good-old Lotus 1-2-3 that we still use and it's not compatible. Dangit, I was able to install it on my fairly new Windows XP. We've tried to convert our files to Excel but keep getting too many error messages and we're all just so comfy with Lotus. So I thought about buying the newest version of Lotus, Version 9.8, but Windows says that the manufacturer of Lotus claims it's not compatible with the 64-bit operating system on the new laptop: http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/com...=all&os=32-bit However, when I go to IBM's website, they claim that their software IS compatible: https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docv...id=swg21411413 Should I even try (buy Version 9.8 and try to install it on the new computer?)? Or just put in some major overtime installing Excel on everyone's computers, finally figuring out all the errors, and training all my co-workers? (The rest of us have Widows XP (version 2002, service pack 3)). Anybody? Please: Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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