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More info?)
and if you do not want to spend quite some extra money on those you could
also go and get a copy of the 'Open Office' suite (search the net) that
provides you with free, MS compatible, counterparts for Word, Excel, etc.
george
"Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
news:OGAI7wU7EHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Don't feel bad...many people make the same mistake. Word, Excel,
> Powerpoint, Outlook and similar 'office' programs are not part of Windows
> (and never were.) These are programs that you must purchase separately.
> The confusion arises because most computer vendors include these extra
> programs on their computers (and include them in the price), so people
> think they come with Windows.
>
> Your computer vendor probably included some brand of word processor on
> your computer, at least. If you want the Microsoft programs, you have to
> go out and buy them separately or bundled together as Microsoft Office.
>
> Ted Zieglar
>
> "Lisa" <Lisa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:09A66761-02B0-4BF2-A85D-D56AC4061CF2@microsoft.com...
>>I recently got a microsoft XP program and set my computer up however i
>>have
>> no access to Microsoft WORD, or Microsoft PWERPOINT how can i get these
>> programs on my computer??
>
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