Most OEM software such as Word that comes bundled with a pc will not
transfer to another pc and O/S, as it's tied to the pc it came with.

"someone" wrote in message
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If you had Word before (or the entire Office suite), you've already paid
for it. Windows ME uses Word 2000. Don't you have the original CDs that
you got with ME? It should have CDs for the Office Suite, or at least for
Word, since you had it. You just have to reinstall it with the XP you
installed.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Word, Works, Office are all add-ons. Go to the Download Center:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/P...displaylang=en
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"John Merrill" wrote in message
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Just had XP installed...used to have ME. I always had "WORD" when using
ME but now, with ZP, I don't. I do have a program called "Wordpad". Is
that XP's replacement for "WORD"? I miss WORD as it had spellcheck and
grammar check which "Wordpad" doesn't have. Do I have to go back to the
computer store and actually buy the program called "WORD" and then
install it myself?

Thanks