Re: XP Home Edition Inadequate

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From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 03/02/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:36:07 -0700

Greetings --

1) Go to store/shop that sells computer software. (No, you cannot
legitimately download these via the Internet, but you could order
them, I suppose. Try www.cdw.com)

2) Purchase either Microsoft Word and PowerPoint or a Microsoft
Office suite that
contains both.

3) Return home.

4) Insert installation CD in PC's CD drive and follow the on-screen
prompts and instructions to install application and desired additional
features.

   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.

Bruce Chambers 

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"Craig" <cneigh@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:507401c3fff8$2eca5490$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>I just purchased a new Toshiba Satellite P15 S409 with
> Windows XP Home software from Toshiba.  I purchased the
> computer over the Internet.
>
> I use the computer overseas in an office environment,
> i.e., sharing / editing files. To my extreme displeasure
> I discovered that XP Home cannot open Word documents with
> the installed software programs WordPad or Microsoft
> Works Word Processor. Another program I cannot open with
> XP Home are Power Point programs which are valuable as
> training aids.
>
> What options do I have?
>
> Upgrade XP Home, if possible, to get the software I
> mention above.
>
> Purchase the entire software bundle of XP Office or XP
> Office Professional to get the software I mention above.
>
> Are either of these options available for downloading
> over the Internet -- remember I am overseas and don't
> have a Comp USA or Circuit City down the street.
>
> I appreciate any assistance.
>

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