Problem Installing Word 2003 on HP Windows 11 Laptop

When trying to install Word 2003 on an HP laptop running Windows 11, I got the following error message:

Installing ODBC components. Error 1919. Error configuring ODBC data source: Visual Foxpro database, ODBC error 6: component not found in the registry. Verify that
the Visual Foxpro database exists and that you can access it.

I clicked on "ignore" and the program installed, but it won't me save files. When I click on save or try to click on the link under options where file locations are the program
hangs and I have to exit.

I would greatly appreciate any suggestions you can make how to solve this problem.

Thank you

 

Thanks for your reply. Not sure if I was in Admin mode. Whatever the default is. If Admin mode required, wouldn't the program prompt me at the start of the installation or when the error message came up?

 

NOT supported on Windows 11 is Office 2013 or earlier versions of Office: https://office-watch.com/2022/will-your-microsoft-office-will-work-on-windows-11/

 

Will try this out, thanks.

 

Thanks for this link. Why Microsoft would be so nasty to people who like older versions of its programs is beyond me.

 

This is worth a try.