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@ramdoride wrote:

AARGH, I just booted my newly acquired Dimension and discovered that Windows XP service pack 2 comes with WordPerfect, not Word (husband ordered PC and didn't catch this important detail).

 

"Windows XP service pack 2" doesn't come with either.  The PC did.  Word and Word Perfect are separate applications which have nothing to do with the operating system.

 

I have a Word install disk from an XP upgrade I used on my recently expired IBM.  Can I install that to use in lieu of WordPerfect?

 

From a legal standpoint, if not practical, most probably not.  Most of those applications are one time installations that are tied to the BIOS of the system on which they were initially installed.  The exception would be the non-OEM (retail) Professional versions (and one or two other versions), which will allow installation on both a desktop and a notebook system.

ramdoride,

Thanks for using the Dell Community Forum.

I'm not sure what happened when it was ordered but if you look at the website, when it comes to Productivity Software, there are several choices there.  WordPerfect is what was recommended by the website.  There are choices for Word included.

If you are within the original 21 days of purchase you can contact Customer Care and see what they can do for you. 

The Word disk I have did not come with my dead-IBM bios. That machine came equipped with the lousy Windows Millenium and  I bought the upgrade from Microsoft directly.  If I'm not mistaken, since I bought the upgrade separately, I have the license and can use it any home PC I own (something dredged up from long-term memory).  Does this sound correct?