Cardian wrote:
> 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.....

Sure - bundled with - but they are not part of the Windows operating system.
Heck, some retailers will bundle Corel Draw or Norton Utilities if their
customers ask for them. Heck, some retailers would bundle their grandmothers
with Windows if they they it would clinch the sale.

All that means is that the retailer is selling the computer with Windows and
has also installed Microsoft Office as part of the deal. But Windows and
Office are two distinct products. Windows is the operating system and
Microsoft Office is a suite of programs including a word processor program
[Word] and a spread sheet program [Excel] etc.