-------- Original Message -------- From: Carl Rylander <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:12:16 +0000 (GMT)
> Dear Users, > > If I buy a PC with Windows Vista operating system already installed, > will I be able to use OPen Ofice alongside? Will I be able to use > any free programs alongside if I buy Windows Home and Student? > > Thanks, > > CARL RYLANDER Carl, You are confusing a couple different things here. Windows Vista does not restrict you from installing and using any "correctly" created software, free or otherwise. So the answer to your question is, yes you will be able to install OOo (OpenOffice.org). You refer to "Windows Home and Student", by which I think you mean "Microsoft Office - Home and Student Edition". If you install OOo, you should not need to buy the Microsoft program, because there are very few features in MS Office that an inexperienced user would need to use, that cannot be done equally well using OOo. The best thing to do is to install and try OOo and if you believe it lacks features that you need, you can always buy and install MS Office. Both programs can coexist on your computer without conflicts. Hope this helps. Dave -- This is a mailing list which exists to support users of OpenOffice.org All answers are given by other users who volunteer their time. If you are not subscribed to this mailing list you may not see all the replies to your query. Please reply to [email protected] only. You should also be aware that all details of messages posted to this list are publicly available to anyone with an Internet connection For mailing list info see: http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html For on-line support see: http://support.openoffice.org/index.html For a knowledge base see: http://kb.cybersite.com.au --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
