Need those old excel files? How about Word 6.0/97? Or even some of your old Lotus notes? Office03 users might want to skip service pack 3.
>> Office 2003 update blocks older file formats.
Office 2003 Service Pack 3, which was made available in September, blocks a lengthy list of word-processing file formats, including Word 6.0 and Word 97 for Windows, and Word 2004 for Macintosh. It also blocks older versions of Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, Corel Quattro spreadsheet, and Corel Draw graphics package.
>> Office 2003 update blocks older file formats.