Microsoft word?????

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I have windows xp home edition but have just noticed that it doesnt have
word, is this normal if so where can i get it from?
Any help greatly appreciated :)
 
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sadiemarie said:
I have windows xp home edition but have just noticed that it
doesnt
have word, is this normal
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Yes, it's normal.
Neither Windows XP, nor any other version of Windows, has ever
included Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, or any other
significant application software. Such programs have to be
bought, either by themselves or as part of Microsoft Office.



If your previous computer, running an older version of Windows,
came with Word, it was because the vendor who sold it bundled it
as part of the package he sold you, not because that version of
Windows came with it. Some, but not all, vendors do the same with
Windows XP. Yours apparently didn't.


if so where can i get it from?
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You'll have to buy it. You have a choice of buying it standalone,
as part of Microsoft Office, or, least expensively, as part of
Microsoft Works *Suite* (not the regular Works).

Alternatively, there are other word processing processing
programs and suites available that are less expensive. You might
want to consider WordPerfect Office, StarOffice, or the freeware
OpenOffice.
 
Ken Blake said:
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Yes, it's normal.
Neither Windows XP, nor any other version of Windows,
has ever included Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,
or any other significant application software. Such
programs have to be bought, either by themselves or
as part of Microsoft Office.



If your previous computer, running an older version
of Windows, came with Word, it was because the vendor
who sold it bundled it as part of the package he sold
you, not because that version of Windows came with
it. Some, but not all, vendors do the same with
Windows XP. Yours apparently didn't.





You'll have to buy it. You have a choice of buying it
standalone, as part of Microsoft Office, or, least
expensively, as part of Microsoft Works *Suite* (not
the regular Works).

Alternatively, there are other word processing
processing programs and suites available that are
less expensive. You might want to consider
WordPerfect Office, StarOffice, or the freeware
OpenOffice.
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Also, if you're satisfied with a subset of Word
features, XP does come with Wordpad, which is fully
functional and quite useful, depending on what you need
to do. It's fine for many home applications and will
handle graphics too.

HTH,

PopS
 
sadiemarie said:
I have windows xp home edition but have just noticed that it doesnt have
word, is this normal if so where can i get it from?
Any help greatly appreciated :)
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Neither the Microsoft Office application suite, nor any of its
individual component applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,
Outlook, etc.), have _ever_ been "part" of *any* Windows operating
system. They are, and always have been, separate applications, that
must be purchased and installed separately.


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I have windows xp home edition but have just noticed that it doesnt have
word, is this normal if so where can i get it from?
Any help greatly appreciated :)
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You're not confusing it with "Works" are you? A lot of PC's in the UK
come bundled with MSWorks. (very useful ;-()

Mike H
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