Does Windows Vista Basic contain Microsoft Office or do you have to pay extra for this to be installed?

Question

Does Windows Vista Basic contain Microsoft Office or do you have to pay extra for this to be installed?

Answer 1

If you're upgrading from XP to Vista, if Office wasn't on your computer already, it won't be on it after you upgrade.



If you're buying a new computer that comes with Vista installed, there will most likely be a Trial version of Office, and possibly have a full version of Word, and unlikely, but still possible, have a full version of Office.

Answer 2

None of the Windows Vista flavors/bundles/versions contain Microsoft Office. MS-Office is 'sold separately'! Although they all come with the good old (revised) Word-pad (which you can use to view most of the text files/documents but not MS-Office files like Word). I believe there are some document 'viewers' (readers) available for free from Microsoft (for viewing Office documents like Visio, etc).



You have to either purchase MS-Office, or alternatively you may also want to take a look at open-source Office: http://www.openoffice.org/

MS-Office is available in the following flavors:

Student edition, Standard edition, Professional edition.

Answer 3

None of the Vista versions include Office as a component, as the Office suite or individual items such as Word are a major purchase in their own right. Just regard Office in your mind as a separate product entirely. Many supplied Vista pcs do include a *trial* version of Office 2007 and often a full version of Works. But that's up to the OEMs who make them. You can install earlier versions of Office onto Vista if you own them.

Answer 4

no Vista does not have Microsoft Office. But if you have a solid copy of Office from your old computer then this can be installed. if this is a brand new computer then you will need to buy the software

Answer 5

Some come with a 60 day free trial of Microsoft office 2007 however this will have to be purchased if you want it permanently.

Answer 6

No, Vista is an Operating System, Office is the software (Word etc.), and you have to buy it. You can download OpenOffice.org free from the Internet which will give you some facilities.

Answer 7

I have just bought two computers. One doesn't have office on it the other, a different model has a trial period of full office publisher, word, powerpoint ect. It's a case of shopping around but as for the fully operating package the answer is no I'm affraid

Answer 8

You will have to buy it - Basic Vista - Why????





If you want - email me and I can tell you excellent Basic Vista upgrades to make it work more like Premium version



Office 2007 is NOT (unlike below answer) on Basic - it may have Word only - not the full suite

Answer 9

MS Office is not included in Vista (if it's already on ur computer - great), you will have to buy it but. if you got vista when buying a new computer it should you should get office.

Answer 10

yes, windows vista are mostly likely microsoft office. you donrt have to pay extra just to install, you can find it here www.microsoftvista.com

and you can do it by yourself almost the same thing is microsoft office but the differences only are the design and most reliable to used than ms office but i ask my firen dthey told me better to use ms office becouse it works very slow the w.vista.

Answer 11

Windows vista basic...the microsoft office 2007 will already be installed in that computer from all i know, my brother is using that and it already had the office 2007. You do not have to buy it seperately.

Answer 12

I believe that it comes with a 30 day free trial of "Word"

Answer 13

ya need ta buy it! lol

Answer 14

You need to buy it.