How can I download free microsoft word?

[TODS]

I just got a new hard drive and installed the Windows XP software for it but
it did not come with Word or other Microsoft programs, is there any way that
i can download these for free?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No, there is no way to get Word free. The cheapest way to get it is as part
of Works Suite; see
http://www.microsoft.com/products/works/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=001. The
last time I looked, this was deeply discounted at Amazon (with no shipping
charges), and there is a $20 mail-in manufacturer's rebate in effect until
January 1, 2006.

 

[E. Barry Bruyea]

No, there is no way to get Word free. The cheapest way to get it is as part
of Works Suite; see
http://www.microsoft.com/products/works/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=001. The
last time I looked, this was deeply discounted at Amazon (with no shipping
charges), and there is a $20 mail-in manufacturer's rebate in effect until
January 1, 2006.

Is the 'Word' included with 'Works' the same full blown version in
'Office'? I've heard it is somewhat scaled down.

 

[Graham Mayor]

The Word that is included with the latest version of Works Suite is exactly
the same as Word 2002.

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[Amedee Van Gasse]

TODS shared this with us in microsoft.public.word.newusers:

I just got a new hard drive and installed the Windows XP software for
it but it did not come with Word or other Microsoft programs, is
there any way that i can download these for free?

No, but there is another office suite that is "Free" (which is better
than just "free") and it's called OpenOffice
(http://www.openoffice.org).
And of course it's compatible with MS Office.

 

[Pop]

Well, yeah, it's compatible, and worth having, but ... since it's
78Meg or more, be prepared to spend some time if you're on a
dialup. It's not EXACTLY the same as Word though; there ARE
differences, and I know at least one person was having trouble
using it for a class because of those diffs. So, how "good"
openoffice is depends on what you're going to use it for.

Pop

 

[Amedee Van Gasse]

Pop shared this with us in microsoft.public.word.newusers:

Well, yeah, it's compatible, and worth having, but ... since it's
78Meg or more, be prepared to spend some time if you're on a
dialup. It's not EXACTLY the same as Word though; there ARE
differences, and I know at least one person was having trouble
using it for a class because of those diffs. So, how "good"
openoffice is depends on what you're going to use it for.

Pop

I should have added: YMMV