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I just purchased a new computer that is a Microsoft XP
Professional.

does this not have any software included? (Word, Excel,
etc.)

Is this an added purchase? No CD came with it
 
Windows XP Professional is an operating system.

MS Office and the included programs are applications. You
must buy applications as needed or desired.

When you buy a computer it is important that you read and
understand what software is included, what is optional and
what you need.


| I just purchased a new computer that is a Microsoft XP
| Professional.
|
| does this not have any software included? (Word, Excel,
| etc.)
|
| Is this an added purchase? No CD came with it
 
This is a very common mistake where people do not understand that office and
windows are two very different things since xp came along. Office, if it
doesnt come with your computer, is a seperate product and will need to be
purchased seperatly.

Windows XP is the operating system in which you run on your computer.

Office XP is a set of programs that come with most computers in a package
deal. It includes Frontpage, Word, office tools, Excel and Powerpoint.
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Funny, I don't seem to remember this "confusion" occuring with Windows
2000 and office 2000 ;-)
 
Ray said:
This is a very common mistake where people do not understand that
office and windows are two very different things since xp came along.
Office, if it doesnt come with your computer, is a seperate product
and will need to be purchased seperatly.

Windows XP is the operating system in which you run on your computer.

Office XP is a set of programs that come with most computers in a
package deal. It includes Frontpage, Word, office tools, Excel and
Powerpoint.

More information can be found at
http://support.microsoft.com
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp
www.microsoft.com/office


Ray Taylor
(e-mail address removed)
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And one that always puzzles me, Ray. The same question was never asked about
95 or 2000, so why is XP any more confusing? It's just as big a change,
interface-wise, as 95 was from 3.1 and yet no one ever asked "I bought a
computer with Windows 95 and it doesn't have
Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint/etc. Why?"

Just a random thought.



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-----Original Message-----
I just purchased a new computer that is a Microsoft XP
Professional.

does this not have any software included? (Word, Excel,
etc.)

Is this an added purchase? No CD came with it
Click to expand...


Those applications are not part of Windows XP, or any
previouse version of Windows for that matter. You must
purchase them. You can buy individula elements such as
Word, Excell, etc. Or you can buy an Office Suite that
includes several. Have a look at Microsoft Office website
to see what's included in the various versions.

Hope this helps,
Milt
 
Probably because you were fortunate enough, but paid for, inclusion of the
Office 2000 suite as part of the computer package deal. (See the above
replies.) I got MS Works with mine but it was inadequate after using Office
97, so I purchased and installed Office xp to be able to keep using my 97
created documents.

Malv
 
Before XP, computers were more geeky and the users were well
informed. Computers are now sold at WalMart and pretty
soon, probably the local grocery store. The users and the
sellers are not well informed and thus they don't even know
which questions to ask before the purchase.


| Ray Taylor wrote:
| > This is a very common mistake where people do not
understand that
| > office and windows are two very different things since
xp came along.
| > Office, if it doesnt come with your computer, is a
seperate product
| > and will need to be purchased seperatly.
| >
| > Windows XP is the operating system in which you run on
your computer.
| >
| > Office XP is a set of programs that come with most
computers in a
| > package deal. It includes Frontpage, Word, office tools,
Excel and
| > Powerpoint.
| >
| > More information can be found at
| > http://support.microsoft.com
| > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp
| > www.microsoft.com/office
| >
| >
| > Ray Taylor
| > (e-mail address removed)
|
| And one that always puzzles me, Ray. The same question was
never asked about
| 95 or 2000, so why is XP any more confusing? It's just as
big a change,
| interface-wise, as 95 was from 3.1 and yet no one ever
asked "I bought a
| computer with Windows 95 and it doesn't have
| Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint/etc. Why?"
|
| Just a random thought.
|
|
|
| --
| Cassandra
| Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead
Are People
| Too!'
|
| Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse,
insults, bequests
| of £1million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve
(dot) co (dot)
| uk. Change the obvious to the obvious.
| Private requests for assistance will not be acknowledged.
Please post
| all correspondence to the group so that all may benefit.
Thank you.
|
|
 
-----Original Message-----



Those applications are not part of Windows XP, or any
previouse version of Windows for that matter. You must
purchase them. You can buy individula elements such as
Word, Excell, etc. Or you can buy an Office Suite that
includes several. Have a look at Microsoft Office website
to see what's included in the various versions.

Hope this helps,
Milt
.
After reading your Post and the replies, my first
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question is - Where did you buy your PC? It should have
come with at least a WindowsXP OEM/reinstall disk. If
not, your going to have a lot of trouble ($$$)later. The
best place to buy what you need is to bid on eBay, it is
less expensive than retail stores.
 
True. I should have said this only happens with windows xp and office xp.

Ray Taylor
(e-mail address removed)
 
With the sudden drop in computer prices, more and more technological
illiterate people are buying computers and have seen someone elses computer
with windows xp, then they want the same for their computers.

Another reason is because microsoft have just made office and windows more
'transparent' with each other. You can just about always buy another
computer and it will have office or works on it.
People have simply got into expecting it.

Ray Taylor
(e-mail address removed)
 
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