Word instead of Works

[Harry Ohrn]

Yes you can generally run older versions of MS Word on XP. An alternative to
purchasing MS Word or an MS Office suite is to install the free OpenOffice
Suite [url]http://www.openoffice.org/product/[/url] . This is a large download of 50MB
and is an exceptional set of applications. No spyware or nags at all. It can
open and save Microsoft Word documents

--

Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell/User]
[url]www.webtree.ca/windowsxp[/url]


"thomp" <thompsal10@aol.com> wrote in message
news:026601c34f23$3f8709d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> When I brought you computer (programs pre-installed) I
> thought that I was getting Mircosoft Word as my
> processor, but I got Mircosoft Works instead. My friend
> gave me her unused Windows 95 software that should
> contain Mircosoft Word as the processor. What I want to
> know is can that software be used to install Microsoft
> Word onto my computer?
>
> My old documents that I saved to disk are in Word and I
> cannot access them from Works.

[Thomp]

Thank you so much Harry.

>-----Original Message-----
>Yes you can generally run older versions of MS Word on

XP. An alternative to

>purchasing MS Word or an MS Office suite is to install

the free OpenOffice

>Suite [url]http://www.openoffice.org/product/[/url] . This is a

large download of 50MB

>and is an exceptional set of applications. No spyware or

nags at all. It can

>open and save Microsoft Word documents
>
>--
>
>Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell/User]
>[url]www.webtree.ca/windowsxp[/url]
>
>
>"thomp" <thompsal10@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:026601c34f23$3f8709d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

>> When I brought you computer (programs pre-installed) I
>> thought that I was getting Mircosoft Word as my
>> processor, but I got Mircosoft Works instead. My

friend

>> gave me her unused Windows 95 software that should
>> contain Mircosoft Word as the processor. What I want

to

>> know is can that software be used to install Microsoft
>> Word onto my computer?
>>
>> My old documents that I saved to disk are in Word and I
>> cannot access them from Works.

>
>
>.
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP-Windows Shell/User\)]

If Works came on your new computer and this is Works Suite, by the way, the
computer doesn't come from Microsoft, it should include Word. Assuming you
purchased a new computer.Word is one of the Works components.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend

"thomp" <thompsal10@aol.com> wrote in message
news:026601c34f23$3f8709d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> When I brought you computer (programs pre-installed) I
> thought that I was getting Mircosoft Word as my
> processor, but I got Mircosoft Works instead. My friend
> gave me her unused Windows 95 software that should
> contain Mircosoft Word as the processor. What I want to
> know is can that software be used to install Microsoft
> Word onto my computer?
>
> My old documents that I saved to disk are in Word and I
> cannot access them from Works.