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kate said:
hi bought new pc only to find no xcel on windows xp. Why.
If you think that Windows XP includes Excel, sorry to tell you
that you're mistaken. Neither it, nor any other version of
Windows, has ever included Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, or
any significant other 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 Excel (or Office), it was because the vendor who sold
it bundled Excel as part of the package he sold you, not because
that version of Windows came with Excel.
What is best way to correct this?
If you want Excel, you need to buy it, either alone or as part of
Microsoft Office.
However, if all you want to do is view existing Excel
spreadsheets, rather than create them yourself, you don't need a
copy of Excel. You can download a free Excel viewer at
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/xlviewer.aspx