Office 11 Snubs Windows 9x, Me "Microsoft has told beta testers of Office 11 that the product will only work with the Windows 2000 operating system with Service Pack 3 installed, Windows XP and later desktop releases. This means that the more than 50 percent of the software company's installed customer base will not be able to upgrade to Office 11 when it is released next year without first upgrading to at least Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 installed." Resistance is futile.