Multiple office products installed, which to keep?

[heatherp.]

Hopefully I put this thread in the right place...

my boss gave me his old laptop and upon initial cleaning i discovered in the
add/remove list there are 3, i think, office products. this is what it says:

microsoft office xp professional with front page - 506 mb
microsoft office xp standard for teachers and students - 182 mb
microsoft office xp media content - 88mb

i'm just using my computer for plain old home use, but would like to keep
excel and word. can i or should i delete the professional front page version?

and do i need media content, whatever that is?

any info would be most helpful for the computer illiterate

thanks,

heather

 

[Bob I]

Get the Office XP CD and install key from your boss, otherwise you don't
have the license to use the software.

 

[DL]

Nor will you be able to uninstall or repair

The size as reported in the Add/Remove dialogue cannot be relied upon
If xp pro was installed after xp T&S all it would have done is add
components not included in T&S
Once you have the cd's you use these to modify the installation, that is
remove components you dont want, eg Front Page