does windows xphome edition come with microsoft word?

[Janette]

I have a friend that cannot open a word document I sent
her she has windows xp and I have windows 2000.
Does she have to buy microsoft office to open word
documents?

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows XP is an "Operating System". It does not include Microsoft Word.

How to Buy Microsoft Word 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/office/word/howtobuy/default.mspx

or

Microsoft Works Suite 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/products/works/products/suite.asp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"Janette" > wrote in message:
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|I have a friend that cannot open a word document I sent
| her she has windows xp and I have windows 2000.
| Does she have to buy microsoft office to open word
| documents?
|

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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.


Bruce Chambers
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"Janette" > wrote in message
...
>I have a friend that cannot open a word document I sent
> her she has windows xp and I have windows 2000.
> Does she have to buy microsoft office to open word
> documents?
>

[Gordon]

"Janette" > wrote in message
...
> I have a friend that cannot open a word document I sent
> her she has windows xp and I have windows 2000.
> Does she have to buy microsoft office to open word
> documents?
>

No. Go to www.openoffice.org and download OpenOffice. It will open and edit
Word documents and it's FREE!