Upgrade to XP Professional

[Patrick]

I have WindowsXP Home Edition. I need to upgrade to XP
Professional Editon for online school. What do I need to
purchase & also have Excel, Access, Word, & PowerPoint
included?
Thanks

[Perdita X. Dream]

Patrick wrote:
> I have WindowsXP Home Edition. I need to upgrade to XP
> Professional Editon for online school. What do I need to
> purchase & also have Excel, Access, Word, & PowerPoint
> included?
> Thanks

It would appear you're another labouring under the misapprehension that Pro
is that much more expensive because it includes Office - I'm still puzzled
as to why there are many people who think this because no version of Windows
has ever done - nor will ever do. If you really need Windows Professional
and Office then you must purchase the Windows XP Professional upgrade and
the Office XP Professional full licence (assuming you're not in posession of
a qualifying product - i.e. Office 2000 or 97). There is no bundle (that I'm
aware of) that will allow you to purchase both together at a reduced price,
though if it's for school then I suggest you contact your tutor.

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[Harry Ohrn]

You need to purchase MS Office Professional. This is sold separately.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/
Open Office is a freeware alternative that you might be interested in
downloading however the d/l is huge http://www.openoffice.org/product/ You
can set the preferences to "Open", manage and "Save As" Microsoft files.
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"Patrick" > wrote in message
...
> I have WindowsXP Home Edition. I need to upgrade to XP
> Professional Editon for online school. What do I need to
> purchase & also have Excel, Access, Word, & PowerPoint
> included?
> Thanks

[Ron Martell]

"Patrick" > wrote:

>I have WindowsXP Home Edition. I need to upgrade to XP
>Professional Editon for online school. What do I need to
>purchase & also have Excel, Access, Word, & PowerPoint
>included?
>Thanks

Do you need:

1. Windows XP Professional, which is an enhanced version of the
Windows XP operating system including some additional features and
functions not included in XP Home, such as the ability to log into a
Windows NT/2000 Server Domain, Internet Information Server, Remote
Desktop, File and Folder level security settings for NTFS drives,
etc.?

2. Office XP Professional, which is a suite (collection) of business
related application programs including Word, Excel, Access, &
PowerPoint?

3. Both Windows XP Professional and Office XP Professional?


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
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[Harry Ohrn]

"Perdita X. Dream" > wrote in message
...
> Patrick wrote:
> > I have WindowsXP Home Edition. I need to upgrade to XP
> > Professional Editon for online school. What do I need to
> > purchase & also have Excel, Access, Word, & PowerPoint
> > included?
> > Thanks
>
> It would appear you're another labouring under the misapprehension that
Pro
> is that much more expensive because it includes Office - I'm still puzzled
> as to why there are many people who think this because no version of
Windows
> has ever done - nor will ever do. If you really need Windows Professional
> and Office then you must purchase the Windows XP Professional upgrade and
> the Office XP Professional full licence (assuming you're not in posession
of
> a qualifying product - i.e. Office 2000 or 97). There is no bundle (that
I'm
> aware of) that will allow you to purchase both together at a reduced
price,
> though if it's for school then I suggest you contact your tutor.
>
> --
> Perdita X. Dream
>
How do you read that into the OP request? Patrick says he needs to upgrade
to XP Pro due to on-line school and then asks what else he needs to
purchase. Nowhere does he imply that XP Pro also contains an Office Suite.
--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp