I just got a new hard drive and installed the Windows XP software for it but
it did not come with Word or other Microsoft programs, is there any way that
i can download these for free?

No, there is no way to get Word free. The cheapest way to get it is as part
of Works Suite; see
http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...s.aspx?pid=001. The
last time I looked, this was deeply discounted at Amazon (with no shipping
charges), and there is a $20 mail-in manufacturer's rebate in effect until
January 1, 2006.

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"TODS" wrote in message
...
I just got a new hard drive and installed the Windows XP software for it
but
it did not come with Word or other Microsoft programs, is there any way
that
i can download these for free?

The Word that is included with the latest version of Works Suite is exactly
the same as Word 2002.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




E. Barry Bruyea wrote:
On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:02:37 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

No, there is no way to get Word free. The cheapest way to get it is
as part of Works Suite; see
http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...s.aspx?pid=001.
The last time I looked, this was deeply discounted at Amazon (with
no shipping charges), and there is a $20 mail-in manufacturer's
rebate in effect until January 1, 2006.


Is the 'Word' included with 'Works' the same full blown version in
'Office'? I've heard it is somewhat scaled down.

TODS shared this with us in microsoft.public.word.newusers:

I just got a new hard drive and installed the Windows XP software for
it but it did not come with Word or other Microsoft programs, is
there any way that i can download these for free?

No, but there is another office suite that is "Free" (which is better
than just "free") and it's called OpenOffice
(http://www.openoffice.org).
And of course it's compatible with MS Office.

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Amedee Van Gasse wrote:
TODS shared this with us in microsoft.public.word.newusers:

I just got a new hard drive and installed the Windows XP
software
for it but it did not come with Word or other Microsoft
programs, is
there any way that i can download these for free?

No, but there is another office suite that is "Free" (which is
better
than just "free") and it's called OpenOffice
(http://www.openoffice.org).
And of course it's compatible with MS Office.

--
Amedee Van Gasse using XanaNews 1.16.5.2
If it has an "X" in the name, it must be Linux?
Please don't thank me in advance. Thank me afterwards if it
works or
hit me in the face if it doesn't. ;-)

Well, yeah, it's compatible, and worth having, but ... since it's
78Meg or more, be prepared to spend some time if you're on a
dialup. It's not EXACTLY the same as Word though; there ARE
differences, and I know at least one person was having trouble
using it for a class because of those diffs. So, how "good"
openoffice is depends on what you're going to use it for.

Pop

Pop shared this with us in microsoft.public.word.newusers:

Amedee Van Gasse wrote:
TODS shared this with us in microsoft.public.word.newusers:

I just got a new hard drive and installed the Windows XP
software
for it but it did not come with Word or other Microsoft
programs, is
there any way that i can download these for free?

No, but there is another office suite that is "Free" (which is
better
than just "free") and it's called OpenOffice
(http://www.openoffice.org).
And of course it's compatible with MS Office.

--
Amedee Van Gasse using XanaNews 1.16.5.2
If it has an "X" in the name, it must be Linux?
Please don't thank me in advance. Thank me afterwards if it
works or
hit me in the face if it doesn't. ;-)

Well, yeah, it's compatible, and worth having, but ... since it's
78Meg or more, be prepared to spend some time if you're on a
dialup. It's not EXACTLY the same as Word though; there ARE
differences, and I know at least one person was having trouble
using it for a class because of those diffs. So, how "good"
openoffice is depends on what you're going to use it for.

Pop

I should have added: YMMV

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If it has an "X" in the name, it must be Linux?