I have an office xp disc, so if I buy a mac can I upload it and use wor, powerpoint ect?

Question

In my house is a disk and it only has office xp, not windows but office xp so if i download it on my mac will powerpoint and word work?

Answer 1

Mac Rocks!

You can Install only DMG files in MAC OS,while windows uses Exe.

So better you buy MSOffice 2008 or IWORK for MAC!

Answer 2

You bought a mac, and macs suck.

It is a diffrent os, and powerpoint which is made for windows won't work with leopord or osx.  

Answer 3

ignore the  post above mine if its still there

the awnser is yes and no

no you cant  use it directly on  mac os  X  

yes  you can with a work around  

you either  use  bootcamp  ( provided with your  macintosh )  to install windows xp or vista on  your mac  and  use  office xp  from there  

or  you buy  paralelles  or vmware fusion  which  are  emulation software they emulate a pc  and you can run windows  in a  window on  the mac os  desktop slower  but much  more convienient

you could also  download  Q  but thats  a  open scource  application and finicky  

you can also try wine which  is a  api layer  (  i wont bore  you with the technicaltities  )  which allow  you to  run certain  windows aplications on  mac os x  

im sure office is one