Dumb Question: Does Word Exist In Windows XP Media Center 2004?

[Guest]

Long story short: My daughter's laptop ran on Windows XP Media Center 2004.
Someone got the clever idea to replace that OS with Windows XP Professional
Office. But since the machine was built for Media Center, I ripped out the
new OS and re-installed Windows XP Media Center 2004. However, when I look at
the word processing program it looks like an anemic version of Microsoft
Word. Is my impression correct? Is there a way to make it more robust? Or is
this the price one pays for all the "media power" of this OS. I would be
grateful for any advice. Thanks.

 

[Gordon]

Long story short: My daughter's laptop ran on Windows XP Media Center
2004.
Someone got the clever idea to replace that OS with Windows XP
Professional
Office. But since the machine was built for Media Center, I ripped out the
new OS and re-installed Windows XP Media Center 2004. However, when I look
at
the word processing program it looks like an anemic version of Microsoft
Word. Is my impression correct? Is there a way to make it more robust? Or
is
this the price one pays for all the "media power" of this OS. I would be
grateful for any advice. Thanks.

No version of Windows includes any other WP application other than Wordpad -
if Word was originally bundled with the machine then you should either have
had a separate CD or the restore CD would contain it....

 

[Guest]

Thanks so much. I appreciate you taking the time. Thanks again.

 

[Gordon]

Thanks so much. I appreciate you taking the time. Thanks again.

YW. if you can't afford Word then have a look at Open Office - a free fully
functional Office suite that is easily the equivalent of office 2002....

www.openoffice.org

 

[Xandros]

Long story short: My daughter's laptop ran on Windows XP Media Center
2004.
Someone got the clever idea to replace that OS with Windows XP
Professional
Office. But since the machine was built for Media Center, I ripped out the
new OS and re-installed Windows XP Media Center 2004. However, when I look
at
the word processing program it looks like an anemic version of Microsoft
Word. Is my impression correct? Is there a way to make it more robust? Or
is
this the price one pays for all the "media power" of this OS. I would be
grateful for any advice. Thanks.

I'm not certain what "media power" means to you but Windows XP Media Center
is designed to be the hub of your home entertainment system not an office
environment. It certainly doesn't mean that this operating system has
powerful word-processing ability. In fact no Windows operating system comes
with a robust wordprocessor. You can purchase Microsoft Word as a stand a
lone product or included in Microsoft Office. There is also an excellent
freeware alternative called OpenOffice http://www.openoffice.org/ which can
be setup so it will open and save as MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint files.

Be advised that without a Microsoft Office product like Word installed
Outlook Express has no spellchecker. If you purchase Office 2007 the
spellchecker doesn't work properly with Outlook Express. To gain
spellchecking functionality in Outlook Express you can install this freebie
http://www.geocities.com/vampirefo/

 

[VanguardLH]

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Long story short: My daughter's laptop ran on Windows XP Media
Center 2004.
Someone got the clever idea to replace that OS with Windows XP
Professional
Office. But since the machine was built for Media Center, I ripped
out the
new OS and re-installed Windows XP Media Center 2004. However, when
I look at
the word processing program it looks like an anemic version of
Microsoft
Word. Is my impression correct? Is there a way to make it more
robust? Or is
this the price one pays for all the "media power" of this OS. I
would be
grateful for any advice. Thanks.

You installed an OS. OS = operating system - not word processor,
spreadsheet program, CAD tools, stock market analysis, or anything
else. Now you will have to reinstall all the other software that came
bundled with that host. If you don't have the CDs, you may have to
use a hidden partition to restore an image of the original pre-built
setup. If you can't find the applications software, call whomever
sold you the the laptop for support to ask how to install the bundle
that came with the computer.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Long story short: My daughter's laptop ran on Windows XP Media Center 2004.
Someone got the clever idea to replace that OS with Windows XP Professional
Office.

There's no such thing, really. Are you talking about the operating
system "Windows XP Professional," or the productivity suite "Microsoft
Office XP Professional?" They're two very different things, despite
Microsoft's appalling propensity for confusing naming conventions.

But since the machine was built for Media Center, I ripped out the
new OS and re-installed Windows XP Media Center 2004. However, when I look at
the word processing program it looks like an anemic version of Microsoft
Word. Is my impression correct?

The only applications included with any version of Windows that could
even loosely be called "word processing" programs are the pure text
editor Notepad, and the slightly more advanced Wordpad. Neither can
truly be considered word processors, though.

Is there a way to make it more robust? Or is
this the price one pays for all the "media power" of this OS. I would be
grateful for any advice. Thanks.

Neither the Microsoft Office application suite, nor any of its
individual component applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,
Outlook, etc.), have _ever_ been "part" of *any* Windows operating
system. They are, and always have been, separate applications, that
must be purchased and installed separately. Microsoft Office comes
pre-installed on new computers only when the computer manufacturer
chooses to offer it, and the purchaser is willing to pay extra for it.



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[Allan]

There's no such thing, really. Are you talking about the operating system
"Windows XP Professional," or the productivity suite "Microsoft Office XP
Professional?" They're two very different things, despite Microsoft's
appalling propensity for confusing naming conventions.



The only applications included with any version of Windows that could even
loosely be called "word processing" programs are the pure text editor
Notepad, and the slightly more advanced Wordpad. Neither can truly be
considered word processors, though.




Neither the Microsoft Office application suite, nor any of its
individual component applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,
Outlook, etc.), have _ever_ been "part" of *any* Windows operating
system. They are, and always have been, separate applications, that must
be purchased and installed separately. Microsoft Office comes
pre-installed on new computers only when the computer manufacturer chooses
to offer it, and the purchaser is willing to pay extra for it.



--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

If MS Works is included with a new computer as a "bonus" freebie it includes
a word processor which is inferior to Word but respectable for many
purposes. I understand there is now a "free" version of Works available (ad
supported).