Solved: MS Word 2000 update?

My computer is custom made. On it was installed MS Office 2000. The only disc that I have for all of that is for MS Publisher 2000, which I use for my graphics. My computer also came with MS Works, which for ordinary word processing I find very suitable. I have used Word and have taken a class for the basics, but have not had to use it often until just recently. It is the only one that is universally used for sending attachments by e-mail, something that until now I didn't have need for. I thought I'd update, but found I need the CD for Word, which I don't have. What is my alternative---update somehow without the CD, or buy a new MS Word, if that is available without buying the whole Office complex. My old software for Word is is now corrupted as I can no longer manage the spacing between lines. Any idea you can pass along will be appreciated. Thanks so much. lilart

 

Many people find that OpenOffice meets their needs.

If you really need Word, the cheapest solution would be Microsoft Office Home and Student.

 

Thanks for the info. I really don't want to spend the money on the entire Office suite when it is only Office I need. The Office. org sounds interesting, but not sure it will be able to open the files I send by e-mail on computers that have the original MS Office. I discovered that my husband has the discs for Office. He has an IBM whereas my computer is custom. Both computers are in his name. Would I be able to download Office with his discs with no problems? That sure would be the easiest solution. Hopefully, lilart

 

Whether or not you can install Office using that license on both computers depends on the specific End User License Agreement for that install and version. There should be a TXT file somewhere on the disks that describes the specifics.

I don't understand your concern about "e-mail files". OpenOffice can open and save .DOC files which is the default Microsoft Word format.

 

Yes Open Office can read any Ms Office and Ms Word files and is really quite compatible.

 

Thanks so much to all of you for the info. I'll give OpenOffice a try.
Thanks again. lilart

 

Hi Flavallee, I've been gone this weekend so didn't get your message. Since all I really needed was an uncorrupted software and wasn't worried about getting the newest version, I just ordered Word 2000 from the link you gave. My husband's disc says it is for one computer only, so I was happy to get my own at a reasonable price. Thank you for the link. I appreciate it very much. Also I thank the others that gave me the alternatives. I chose the original Word. Thanks to all. lilart