Microsoft XP Home vs Professional

"Melissa Campbell" <melissac@rasmussen.edu> wrote in message news:095001c352b4$86885b60$a601280a@phx.gbl...

> I just had Microsoft home installed on my computer at home
> and I can't find Microsoft word, powerpoint or excel.

And you won't either!

> Does this program contain these products?

No, and XP isn't a program per se, but rather an operating system, on which you can run programs.

> Do I need to purchase Microsoft XP Professional to gets these products?
>

XP Professional is also an operating system, with just a few more advanced features (mainly security) than Home has, and does not have Office products with it. You need to purchase and install Microsoft Office XP (2000 is cheaper, still available, and supported too). You would need to purchase the "Standard" version of OfficeXP to get the office programs you listed. Keep in mind, that no Office product has ever been part of any Windows operating systems, as they a totally separate products.

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net> wrote in message news:vi2f7f6apbjn8b@corp.supernews.com...

> They are, and always have been, separate applications, that
> must be purchased and installed separately.

Bruce, get your pillocking words right, will you!

Those applications DO NOT have to be purchased and installed separately. They can be purchased bundled as in OfficeXP Standard (which has PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Word). You'd have this poor girl buying separate pieces of Office software at an enormous cost!

" Ted" <"""""'"""""""> wrote in message
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> "Bob Day" <bobday.nh@verizon.net> wrote in message

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> >
> > "Melissa Campbell" <melissac@rasmussen.edu> wrote in message
> > news:095001c352b4$86885b60$a601280a@phx.gbl...

> > > I just had Microsoft home installed on my computer at home
> > > and I can't find Microsoft word, powerpoint or excel.
> > > Does this program contain these products? Do I need to
> > > purchase Microsoft XP Professional to gets these products?

> >
> > No. You need Microsoft Office XP. It contains all
> > the applications you mentioned. It's pretty expensive
> > though. You might be able to purchase just what you
> > need separately.

> Purchasing the programs separately would be much more expensive,
> than buying them bundled in an Office Suite.

Obviously, "Ted", as I suggested in my response to
the OP, it's a balance between the cost of buying
the whole package of applications and the cost of
just the applications you need, purchased separately.
And, considering your reputation in this group, I
will not be continuing this discussion.

-- Bob Day