No, not ever.

However, PC manufacturers may bundle MS Office or MS Word or MS Excel with
new PCs.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:417202D9-27AB-4E88-B045-2D6A5EB7ED97@microsoft.com,
Cardian <Cardian@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Does word and excel ever come bundled in XP professional? My employer
> seems to recall those two programs included with his version of XP.
> Thanks.....