Office XP what one?

[Ray]

I have the standard XP Op system on my computer which has
Outlook Express and Word. I want to install Office XP,
but am a bit confused about what one I should go for.
They are so pricey I don;t want to get the wrong one. I
specifically want Excel and Powerpoint and the full
Outlook, but would like Access just to learn.

Any suggestions/advice greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Ray

 

[Nada Alwarid [MSFT]]

you can either get the office XP version, or the recently newer and better
released version of office, Office 2003.

 

[Epona]

I have the standard XP Op system on my computer which has
Outlook Express and Word.

Er, no, you don't. No Windows operating system has *EVER* included any
Office applications. You have the either standalone Word, or the latest
version of the Works Suite (which includes Word) preinstalled by your system
manufacturer.

I want to install Office XP,

but am a bit confused about what one I should go for.
They are so pricey I don;t want to get the wrong one. I
specifically want Excel and Powerpoint and the full
Outlook, but would like Access just to learn.

You will need to purchase the Pro edition then. However, if you're running
the latest version of the Works Suite (*NOT* vanilla Works) then you qualify
for the Office 2003 Pro upgrade which is £150 cheaper than the full version
of Office XP Pro (this is, of course, assuming you really are running
Windows XP - 2003 *requires* 2000 (SP3) or later, XP or 2003 Server) and
this would be your best bet.

 

[Ray]

Thanks....manners??? Rephrasing the paragraph would have
been nice, to perhaps something a little less sarcastic.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

If you become a regular poster here, then you will realize that this is just
how she reacts to questions that do not conform to her standards.

Most of the rest of us are more forgiving, and far less sarcastic.

--
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After searching google.groups.com, Ray asked:
| Thanks....manners??? Rephrasing the paragraph would have
| been nice, to perhaps something a little less sarcastic.
|
|| -----Original Message-----
|| Ray wrote:
||| I have the standard XP Op system on my computer which has
||| Outlook Express and Word.
||
|| Er, no, you don't. No Windows operating system has *EVER* included
|| any Office applications. You have the either standalone Word, or the
|| latest version of the Works Suite (which includes Word) preinstalled
|| by your system manufacturer.
||
|| I want to install Office XP,
||| but am a bit confused about what one I should go for.
||| They are so pricey I don;t want to get the wrong one. I
||| specifically want Excel and Powerpoint and the full
||| Outlook, but would like Access just to learn.
||
||
|| You will need to purchase the Pro edition then. However, if you're
|| running the latest version of the Works Suite (*NOT* vanilla Works)
|| then you qualify for the Office 2003 Pro upgrade which is £150
|| cheaper than the full version of Office XP Pro (this is, of course,
|| assuming you really are running Windows XP - 2003 *requires* 2000
|| (SP3) or later, XP or 2003 Server) and this would be your best bet.
||
||
||| Any suggestions/advice greatly appreciated.
|||
||| Cheers
||| Ray
||
||
||
|| .

 

[Ray]

Thanks for your reply, you have been alot of help. Think
I will opt for the newer version as you recommended.

Ray