Which version of Vista to get Word?

Hi

I'm considering buying a laptop with Vista - either Basic or Premium Home
Editions are available - but I can't find out if either version comes with MS
Office. I only really need Word but does anyone know if either version
provides this or more?

Thanks

Rich

Hi,

Niether version does. No version of Windows contains Word, they never did.
That is a program that is part of the MS Office suite, though many
manufacturers used to bundle them together. Few do now, though many include
trial versions that you eventually must pay full price for.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Zed" <> wrote in message
news:29606890-713A-4DD8-9004-...
> Hi
>
> I'm considering buying a laptop with Vista - either Basic or Premium Home
> Editions are available - but I can't find out if either version comes with
> MS
> Office. I only really need Word but does anyone know if either version
> provides this or more?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rich

On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:18:15 -0700, Zed <>
wrote:


> I'm considering buying a laptop with Vista - either Basic or Premium Home
> Editions are available - but I can't find out if either version comes with MS
> Office. I only really need Word but does anyone know if either version
> provides this or more?



*No* version of Vista comes with Word, Office, or any other
significant application software. That's not only true of Vista; no
previous version of Windows has ever come with any of these either.

If your previous computer, running an older version of Windows, came
with Word or Office, 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 Vista.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:59:05 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

> On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:18:15 -0700, Zed <>
> wrote:
>
>
>> I'm considering buying a laptop with Vista - either Basic or Premium Home
>> Editions are available - but I can't find out if either version comes with MS
>> Office. I only really need Word but does anyone know if either version
>> provides this or more?
>
>
>
> *No* version of Vista comes with Word, Office, or any other
> significant application software. That's not only true of Vista; no
> previous version of Windows has ever come with any of these either.
>
> If your previous computer, running an older version of Windows, came
> with Word or Office, 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 Vista.

MS Office is an additional cost item. But, you can probably meet your
needs with the free OpenOffice.org - it won't cost a penny to find out if
it works for you. OpenOffice imports and exports MS Office files, and in
many ways is a work-alike replacement.

On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:51:44 -0600, ray <> wrote:

> On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:59:05 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:18:15 -0700, Zed <>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I'm considering buying a laptop with Vista - either Basic or Premium Home
> >> Editions are available - but I can't find out if either version comes with MS
> >> Office. I only really need Word but does anyone know if either version
> >> provides this or more?
> >
> >
> >
> > *No* version of Vista comes with Word, Office, or any other
> > significant application software. That's not only true of Vista; no
> > previous version of Windows has ever come with any of these either.
> >
> > If your previous computer, running an older version of Windows, came
> > with Word or Office, 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 Vista.
>
> MS Office is an additional cost item. But, you can probably meet your
> needs with the free OpenOffice.org - it won't cost a penny to find out if
> it works for you. OpenOffice imports and exports MS Office files, and in
> many ways is a work-alike replacement.



Thank you, but I have no need of OpenOffice, since I already have
copies of Microsoft Office 2007, and Corel WordPerfect Office X3.

In the future, please reply to the person who asked the question, not
to someone else who responded.

OpenOffice *is* a good alternative for many people, but not everyone.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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None do, nor ever have.
Unless the computer manufacturer 'bundles' MS Word or Office with the
computer, you have to buy it separately or use a third party program.
I like the software from http://www.openoffice.org and it is free, MS Office
isn't.

--
A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!

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"Zed" <> wrote in message
news:29606890-713A-4DD8-9004-...
> Hi
>
> I'm considering buying a laptop with Vista - either Basic or Premium Home
> Editions are available - but I can't find out if either version comes with
> MS
> Office. I only really need Word but does anyone know if either version
> provides this or more?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rich

On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:18:15 -0700, Zed <>
wrote:

>Hi
>
>I'm considering buying a laptop with Vista - either Basic or Premium Home
>Editions are available - but I can't find out if either version comes with MS
>Office. I only really need Word but does anyone know if either version
>provides this or more?
>
>Thanks
>
>Rich

This comes up a lot. The reality is Windows NEVER came with Word. Some
box makers like Dell and Gateway have in the past included it along
with other software, but Microsoft never has. If you have only very
modest word processing needs you can always use Word Pad which is
included with all versions of Windows. In Vista it can be found by
clicking Start, All Programs, Accessories.

On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:06:18 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

> On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:51:44 -0600, ray <> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:59:05 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>>
>> > On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:18:15 -0700, Zed <>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> I'm considering buying a laptop with Vista - either Basic or Premium Home
>> >> Editions are available - but I can't find out if either version comes with MS
>> >> Office. I only really need Word but does anyone know if either version
>> >> provides this or more?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > *No* version of Vista comes with Word, Office, or any other
>> > significant application software. That's not only true of Vista; no
>> > previous version of Windows has ever come with any of these either.
>> >
>> > If your previous computer, running an older version of Windows, came
>> > with Word or Office, 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 Vista.
>>
>> MS Office is an additional cost item. But, you can probably meet your
>> needs with the free OpenOffice.org - it won't cost a penny to find out if
>> it works for you. OpenOffice imports and exports MS Office files, and in
>> many ways is a work-alike replacement.
>
>
>
> Thank you, but I have no need of OpenOffice, since I already have
> copies of Microsoft Office 2007, and Corel WordPerfect Office X3.
>
> In the future, please reply to the person who asked the question, not
> to someone else who responded.
>
> OpenOffice *is* a good alternative for many people, but not everyone.

Agreed, I had intended to reply to Zed - sorry for any inconvenience.

On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:18:15 -0700, Zed wrote:

> Hi
>
> I'm considering buying a laptop with Vista - either Basic or Premium Home
> Editions are available - but I can't find out if either version comes with MS
> Office. I only really need Word but does anyone know if either version
> provides this or more?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rich

I second the idea of trying OpenOffice.org - won't cost you a dime to find
out if it meets your needs - it probably will. OpenOffice imports and
exports MS Office files and is, in many ways, a work-alike for MS Office.

Thanks for all the responses guys - much appreciated. My previous one was
indeed bundled from Dell, hence my confusion.

I'll give Openoffice a look, otherwise I'm looking at over £100 for a basic
Msoffice including Outlook, Excel and Word...ouch, no thanks!

Rich

"Zed" wrote:

> Hi
>
> I'm considering buying a laptop with Vista - either Basic or Premium Home
> Editions are available - but I can't find out if either version comes with MS
> Office. I only really need Word but does anyone know if either version
> provides this or more?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rich