Alternatively, get the Works Suite, which includes Word. It is not
free, but cheaper than buying an entire Microsoft Office suite.

--
Stefan Blom


"Pat Garard" apgarardATbigpondDOTnetDOTau wrote in message
...
Darling Loretta,

Truly, I weep for you!

Why don't you use Open Office?
It's free!!
Simple documents are compatible with Word!
Go NOW to:
http://www.openoffice.org/
and download your very own copy of v1.1.4!

Ah! Rescued again!!!
--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Melbourne, Australia
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"Loretta" wrote in message
...
Why do people who just need to write letters with Word have to buy
the
entire
Office package? People who are not working in an office do not
need the
other programs that come with Office and it isn't right they are
forced to
purchase an entire package that's very expensive when all they
need is
Word.
With Windows XP I am finding out it won't allow me to download my
Office
'97
and I am going to be forced to purchase the 2003 edition and this
isn't
right. When you don't have any use for all the other programs and
already
purchased a prior version of it I don't understand why Microsoft
won't
allow
you to download the version you already invested into. XP will
not allow
me
to fully install my Office '97 and I think people should have the
right to
make a choice if they want to upgrade to a newer version when they
don't
require it for just letter writing or saving some articles and
other items
from the Internet. If I had known this was going to happen to me
I doubt
very much if I would have upgraded to a newer computer and would
have
stuck
with the one I had. All I was looking for was a little more
memory space
in
another computer and didn't know it was going to lead to all these
unwanted
expenses because of a block that won't allow me to download Office
'97.
While you are at home just don't require to have Excel, Access and
Powerpoint
when all you are interested in doing is writing letters
occassionally. I
feel as if someone is putting my back up against a wall and
forcing me to
purchase something I don't need. It's not as if I am running an
office
from
home that I need all that extra stuff and it would be very
considerate if
we
are forced into purchasing a newer version of something it could
be sold
seperately and not as a package in order to avoid the high expense
of
buying
the entire Office program.

Loretta