Windows XP is an operating system. It comes in several flavors, the common
ones being Home and Professional.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/default.asp
XP Home can be upgraded to XP Pro, although it's not worthwhile for most
people who aren't on corporate networks (in my opinion).
Office XP is a suite of applications. It's sold separately from Windows.
http://www.microsoft.com/Office/
What is it that you wish to do? The odds are good that whatever it is, you
won't be able to do it (legally) online. It may also cost you a fair bit of
money.
The cheapest version of Office is one sold for students and teachers. It's
$135 US at
www.newegg.com, plus $7 for shipping. (I doubt that Newegg
requires that you show a student ID.) The main drawback to this version.
I've read, is that it can't be upgraded. (You'd have to buy a complete new
version, if and when.) Considering the price, that's not too bad.
Hope this helps.
Bob Knowlden
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