Hi, Sue. That might be why it's not letting you use Word. I don't know this for a fact, but I've always been told that Office is a bundle, so if you only install pieces of it, you might be OK, but if you install the whole thing, then try to remove individual pieces, I've heard that doesn't work well. Take care. Julie Morales Email and Windows/MSN Messenger: inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx When God puts a tear in your eye, it is because He wants to put a rainbow in your heart. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Stevens" <jmu1942@xxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 12:31 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question Glad to hear that Kellie. I have a Gateway Tower and the Microsoft Office Suite was essentially all on it when I got it. But I didn't want it all on there, so I removed some of it. (smile) Can I buy Word 2000 as a separate disk or CD, or do you know? <smile> Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kellie Hartmann" <kellhart@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 10:13 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question Hi Sue, You can definitely have Word without having Office. I'm running Word 2000 on my computer and don't have office. Kellie