What's more, you can install Office on only two machines. Like Office 2000 SP-1 (a second edition, essentially, of that suite), you must activate Office within the first 50 times you run it by calling a toll-free number or going online, then giving your product ID code (but not your name). And Microsoft's new activation/registration process gets under our skin. Considering that Windows 95 is five years old and counting, that's not too shocking. You'll have to run Windows 98, Me, NT, or 2000 and have a cool 210MB of space to even install XP. Think we're crazy? Well, this year, Office won't work with Windows 95 and lays down a hefty hard drive requirement. XP is still the most comprehensive on the market, but unless you need to collaborate constantly with colleagues, you may want to save yourself the money. Instead, it offers a host of incremental improvements. But the newest edition of the world's leading productivity suite doesn't take us light-years ahead of Office 2000. Microsoft Office outsells the competition nine to one, and for good reason: it's the best suite out there. How much better can the world's best office suite get? Not much, it turns out. You can download SP-2, which combines all previous Office XP service packs, here. According to Microsoft, the most recent release, SP-2, addresses some important security issues-in particular, it fixes suitewide flaws that could allow malicious hackers to run commands from your computer. Since CNET first posted this article, Microsoft has released two service packs.
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