Can older Version of Office be loaded onto Win10?

I have a copy of Office 2003 and its been installed on every W10 version to date. The only thing that didn't work was the Office menu bar. W10 complained when I tried to install it.

nithig said:

So the question is: can a 2007 Office be loaded onto Win 10?

Nithig,

Yes, Office 2007 is fine with Windows 10.

• I have it on three Windows 10 computers [Home, Pro, x86, x64] and have no problems.
• Updating to the Fall creator's update [Ver 1709] succeeded without incident.

Check your new computer before installing Office 2007. You might well have a short term [1 week / 1 month] trial version of Office 2016 / Office 365 installed on it. You could uninstall it before installing Office 2007 to help ensure no problems came to bite you later on [see Uninstall Office from a PC - OfficeSupport].

• If you really are just going to use Word then I think that you could get away with having both versions installed at the same time.
• Judging by the reports of other users, the real killer is trying to have both versions of Outlook installed.
• Since you would only have a short term trial of Office 2016 anyway, there'd be no harm in getting rid of it.

I have stayed with Office 2007 for the same reason you are doing so; I do not want to pay for something I do not like when I can stick with what I like without spending a penny.

Do note that Office 2007 is no longer supported.

• Its updates to Tuesday 10th October 2017 are still available but new ones will not be issued.
• Newly-identified security vulnerabilities in Office 2007 will not be patched.
• You will be well-protected by Windows defender but your security vulnerability will be greater than it would be if you were using a currently-supported Office version.

You could consider changing over to OpenOffice, LibreOffice or one of the other free versions. Many people seem to be happy with them.

Denis