Have you tried? Yes, Office 97 will run under Windows XP. If
you run into an installation hiccup (I can think of three common
ones), search this forum for the usual solution or post a
question about your particular problem.
Yes. If you have Service Pack 2 on your computer you might have problems
installing it, if so you'll find fixes, workarounds, etc. by searching
earlier posts in this newsgroup or microsoft.public.office.setup