XP HOME & VISTA

[-- 25or6to4 --]

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I have XP HOME which came with MS WORD software, as well as many other XP
programs.
The VISTA did not come with MS based programs.
Can my programs be installed and work on the VISA,
and vice-a-versa, can some of the VISTA programs be used on XP.

Thanks for any information and help provided....

.....25or6to4....

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Not easily. The problem is that you do not own the install info you need.
Some *.msi, or INF, along with the install folder full of needed files, the
registry entries, and other vitals for install. There is also the problem of
'Product Keys", even when you have everything else. What you could move over
would depend on how well you understood what was installed. Pretty much every
app is going to be different.
It's likely that earning the money to buy the product would take less hours
of work than trying to move it.

 

[Gordon]

I scrolled back and didn't see any other posts regarding this.
I have XP HOME which came with MS WORD software, as well as many other XP
programs.
The VISTA did not come with MS based programs.
Can my programs be installed and work on the VISA,
and vice-a-versa, can some of the VISTA programs be used on XP.

Thanks for any information and help provided....

Several major details you omitted - is Vista on a new machine or do you want
to/did upgrade your current machine from XP to Vista?
Secondly, do you have all the CDs for your applications, and were they
pre-installed on your current machine?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I scrolled back and didn't see any other posts regarding this.
I have XP HOME which came with MS WORD software, as well as many other XP
programs.

No, that's not quite accurate. 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.

The VISTA did not come with MS based programs.
Can my programs be installed and work on the VISA,
and vice-a-versa, can some of the VISTA programs be used on XP.

That would depend entirely upon which specific programs and versions
you're thinking of, but, as you've elected to keep that information
secret, we can't provide an answer. I can state that if the programs
in question came bundled on the old computer, than they are most likely
*non-transferable* OEM licenses that live and die with the original
computer.



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[Ken Blake, MVP]

I scrolled back and didn't see any other posts regarding this.
I have XP HOME which came with MS WORD software, as well as many other XP
programs.

A clarification: XP Home did *not* come with Word or any other such
programs.

Neither Windows XP, 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 computer, running Windows XP, came with Word and other
programs, it was because the vendor who sold it bundled them as part
of the package he sold you, not because that version of Windows came
with them.

The VISTA did not come with MS based programs.
Can my programs be installed and work on the VISA,

Depends on what the programs are and what versions they are. *Most*
(but not all) XP-era programs work just fine under Vista. If you have
installation media for them, you can probably install them, but to be
sure, ask about the specific programs and versions. But please ask in
a Vista newsgroup, not here in an XP one.

and vice-a-versa, can some of the VISTA programs be used on XP.

Same answer. Most, but not all, can.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I scrolled back and didn't see any other posts regarding this.

I have XP HOME which came with MS WORD software, as well as many
other XP programs.
The VISTA did not come with MS based programs.
Can my programs be installed and work on the VISA,
and vice-a-versa, can some of the VISTA programs be used on XP.

Thanks for any information and help provided....

You seem to have some misperception on what came with Windows XP Home
Edition...

Windows XP Home Edition is - like Windows Vista - merely the Operating
System. Microsoft Word *may* have come installed on your computer *with*
Windows XP Home Edition - but it is a separate product that you paid for
whether you realized it or not.

If you have multiple licenses for said applications you want installed on
both systems (and have the installation media/product key to install them)
then you can install on both systems. If you have a single license for said
programs (and have the installation media/product key to install them) -
then you can install/leave it installed on either system.

 

[-- 25or6to4 --]

I see how likely "fitting a round peg into a square hole" and what to be
expected.
I appreciate the research and time each of you took to help me.
Now, where can I find a GOOD keyboard ???
This one can't spell correctly worth a darn.
Thanks to all ...
Everone gets a green check

----25or6to4----

 

[miekeB]

You seem to have some misperception on what came with Windows XP Home
Edition...

Windows XP Home Edition is - like Windows Vista - merely the Operating
System. Microsoft Word *may* have come installed on your computer *with*
Windows XP Home Edition - but it is a separate product that you paid for
whether you realized it or not.

If you have multiple licenses for said applications you want installed on
both systems (and have the installation media/product key to install them)
then you can install on both systems. If you have a single license for said
programs (and have the installation media/product key to install them) -
then you can install/leave it installed on either system.

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In addition to this (clear answer by the way): I bought a new computer with Vista. Just got used to use powerpoint and word on my old computer and cannot find both in Vista (Wordpad is no word, I miss so much things in wordpad!)

My old computer with office XP on it (no cd's I am afraid) died on me and
doesn't want to start anymore. I need Powerpoint for my work, how can I get
it in my new Vista computer? I am absolutely no computerwizard, so please a
simple answer! Thanks.

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

: >
: >
: > In addition to this (clear answer by the way): I bought a new computer
with Vista. Just got used to use powerpoint and word on my old computer and
cannot find both in Vista (Wordpad is no word, I miss so much things in
wordpad!)
: My old computer with office XP on it (no cd's I am afraid) died on me and
: doesn't want to start anymore. I need Powerpoint for my work, how can I
get
: it in my new Vista computer? I am absolutely no computerwizard, so please
a
: simple answer! Thanks.

The simple answer is: You'll need to purchase Powerpoint.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In addition to this (clear answer by the way): I bought a new computer with Vista. Just got used to use powerpoint and word on my old computer and cannot find both in Vista (Wordpad is no word, I miss so much things in wordpad!)
My old computer with office XP on it (no cd's I am afraid) died on me and
doesn't want to start anymore. I need Powerpoint for my work, how can I get
it in my new Vista computer? I am absolutely no computerwizard, so please a
simple answer! Thanks.

The answer is a very simple one. Go to your local computer store, or
internet site, and buy a copy. When you get it, follow the
instructions provided to install it.

You can buy PowerPoint either alone, as a part of Microsoft Office, if
you also want other Office components.

Before buying it, find out what version you use at work. You probably
should buy the same version.