pctech45
02-25-2008, 02:12 AM
I got an interesting problem with Microsoft Office 2007 that I need to find out if anyone else has seen.
I've been running Office 2003 for quite some time now and it does what I need it to do. One of these days I'm going to try using Linux but that's a ways off. My job at a military base is making it mandatory to use Office 2007. Why the military is pushing Vista and Office 2007 I'll never know because it causes all kinds of headaches with our XP programs.
I decided to get the Home Use Office 2007 for my home and install it. I have Windows XP on my home computer. When I did, I noticed that the minimize, restore up, and close buttons in the upper right hand corner of the screen didn't work. I could right click on the task bar or just through the menu to close it out, but I've always been able to use the "X" button to close out applications. Note: I never had this problem with Office 2003. This is a real pain in the arse.
I don't have this problem at work (I have a system with a dual monitor ATI card, don't shoot me because it was forced upon me), and I have Office 2007 on my laptop and I don't have the problem there either but that's because I'm not using it in dual view mode.
Now, this is where it gets interesting. I got online and I couldn't find anyone else who had the problem. I decided to upgrade my video drivers (I have an NVidia 6200A dual monitor card). During the process of upgrading the driver I noticed that right after the loading and restart, when the computer was cloning the display (identical displays on each monitor), the buttons worked. But the moment I went to "dual display" the buttons stopped working.
This evidently has to be either a problem with NVidia drivers or a Microsoft incompatibility issue. I'm wanting to find out if anyone else has had this problem and if so is there a fix for it? I'm going to try and contact NVidia and ask them. I can't contact Microsoft because I'm not going to pay $99 to $250 for support.
Thanks.
I've been running Office 2003 for quite some time now and it does what I need it to do. One of these days I'm going to try using Linux but that's a ways off. My job at a military base is making it mandatory to use Office 2007. Why the military is pushing Vista and Office 2007 I'll never know because it causes all kinds of headaches with our XP programs.
I decided to get the Home Use Office 2007 for my home and install it. I have Windows XP on my home computer. When I did, I noticed that the minimize, restore up, and close buttons in the upper right hand corner of the screen didn't work. I could right click on the task bar or just through the menu to close it out, but I've always been able to use the "X" button to close out applications. Note: I never had this problem with Office 2003. This is a real pain in the arse.
I don't have this problem at work (I have a system with a dual monitor ATI card, don't shoot me because it was forced upon me), and I have Office 2007 on my laptop and I don't have the problem there either but that's because I'm not using it in dual view mode.
Now, this is where it gets interesting. I got online and I couldn't find anyone else who had the problem. I decided to upgrade my video drivers (I have an NVidia 6200A dual monitor card). During the process of upgrading the driver I noticed that right after the loading and restart, when the computer was cloning the display (identical displays on each monitor), the buttons worked. But the moment I went to "dual display" the buttons stopped working.
This evidently has to be either a problem with NVidia drivers or a Microsoft incompatibility issue. I'm wanting to find out if anyone else has had this problem and if so is there a fix for it? I'm going to try and contact NVidia and ask them. I can't contact Microsoft because I'm not going to pay $99 to $250 for support.
Thanks.