Software with Vista

[Stacy]

I was given a new Dell computer for Christmas. It has Vista on it and I'm
still trying to get use to the new format, bells and whistles. I can't find
Word or Excel on my computer. Are these programs not included with a new
computer or Vista?

 

[Mick Murphy]

Word and Excel(which are part of the Office suite of applications), have
never come as part of a Windows Operating system.

You only have them if they are a Trail version from the computer
manufacturer(which you then have to buy), or you have specifically ordered
them to he installed, which you haven't.

You can buy Office CD from basically any computer shop.

 

[BirgerH]

Hey Stacy.
I don't know if this is fair to Microsoft, but there will be a free
alternativ to the Microsoft Office-packett.
visit www.openoffice.org

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

No, Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel or not a part of
the Windows Vista operating system, you have purchase those separately.

http://www.microsoft.com/office

 

[Charlie Tame]

I was given a new Dell computer for Christmas. It has Vista on it and I'm
still trying to get use to the new format, bells and whistles. I can't find
Word or Excel on my computer. Are these programs not included with a new
computer or Vista?

Open Office should work for you if you are on a limited budget Stacy, it
is very similar to MS Office but completely free so no harm in trying
it. The new MS Office is different than the ones you are used to so you
may get along with Open Office better.

If you decide to buy then get the proper version as I believe there are
a few compatibility issues with older versions. Don't consider buying
"Cheap" internet "Offers", buy direct from a proper retailer. If you
later discover the "Cheap" one is a pirate copy you will end up paying
twice.

Charlie

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I was given a new Dell computer for Christmas. It has Vista on it and I'm
still trying to get use to the new format, bells and whistles. I can't find
Word or Excel on my computer. Are these programs not included with a new
computer or Vista?

No, they are not included with Vista. Neither Windows Vista, nor any
other version of Windows, has ever included Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
Access, or any other significant application software. Such programs
have to be bought, either by themselves or as part of Microsoft
Office.

If your previous computer, running an older version of Windows, came
with these, it was because the vendor who sold it bundled it as part
of the package he sold you, not because that version of Windows came
with it. Some, but not all, vendors do the same with Windows XP.

If you want Word and Excel, you can buy them, either separately, or as
part of Microsoft Office. Alternatively, you can get another office
suite, such as WordPerfect, or the free Open Office.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I was given a new Dell computer for Christmas. It has Vista on it and I'm
still trying to get use to the new format, bells and whistles. I can't find
Word or Excel on my computer. Are these programs not included with a new
computer or Vista?

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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Bruce Chambers

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