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Title: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with SP2
Post by: notquitehelium on January 11, 2007, 08:23:43 PM

Does it include a version of Microsoft Word?  My current edition (ME), doesn't, or at least not since we had to an entire system wipe.  >:(  So, if I were to buy and download Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with SP2, would I get a version of Word?

Heck, if I bought Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with SP2, would that upgrade me from ME?  Do I need to buy the full?

Title: Re: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with
Post by: dl65 on January 11, 2007, 10:42:07 PM

notquitehelium....

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So, if I were to buy and download Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with SP2, would I get a version of Word?

 [highlight]In a word , NO .[/highlight]

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Heck, if I bought Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with SP2, would that upgrade me from ME?  Do I need to buy the full?

 ..... In theory it would however the problem is that win98 and ME are both built on the old 16 bit DOS base and Win 2k and Win XP are built on the much more reliable NT 32 bit  platform.  Given that Win ME is probably the worst o/s you could have (thats just my opinion ), I would advise you to spend the extra money and get the full version of XP.

dl65  ::)

Title: Re: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with
Post by: fat_basterd21 on January 12, 2007, 03:38:59 AM

I you need a good word program you can check out abiWord or if you want a whole office suite look at "Open Office" both are free too

Title: Re: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with
Post by: GX1_Man on January 12, 2007, 04:09:23 AM

If you have a real WinME CD then you can do the upgrade version BUT it would be best to backup your data first and then format the drive during install which erases everything. Just loading XP on top of ME will have several side effects, none of them good.

If you do not have a real Win ME CD, then you could buy the OEM versionof XP from www.newegg.com, etc. as it does not require a previous version of Windows CD.

If ME is working for you just look at Open Office or AbiWord as suggested. You don't have to spend any money at all.  ;)

By the way you cannot legally buy and download a copy of Windows. Lots of internet scams on that.

Title: Re: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with
Post by: notquitehelium on January 14, 2007, 03:45:05 PM

Thank you all.  I went and bought the Microsoft Suite 2005.  I think I will wait and buy a new laptop in May or so.  Any Vista complaints?

Whoever said the ME is the worst, you are correct.

Title: Re: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with
Post by: GX1_Man on January 14, 2007, 04:18:22 PM

Glad you are all fixed up.

There is a lively Vista discussion here:

http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1165260877;start=all