Just as an FYI...different countries have different laws about what software can be purchases and used within their countries. The US allows just about everything...but some countries only allow the sale of software in their native language. Guess...like France...they don't want to in infest their country with foreign languages! ;-) Dian D. Chapman Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP & Instructor Free Tutorials: www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word Tips & Tricks eBook: www.mousetrax.com/books.html Learn VBA the easy way, thru video! www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 5:53 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Office 2003 Launch in NYC - an OT grumble :VSMail mx3 Sorry..I hit send too fast on that last one...ooops Anyway...Anne said "I would feel happier, for instance, knowing I had upgraded Word and Excel to make them better/faster/more appropriate to my needs on a modular cost basis than having paid out for something that perhaps contains substantial improvements to - say - Access which I hardly use but which is part of the Office Suite I've purchased." Well...you CAN buy the individual programs here in the States...tho I have never seen the advantage in that, cuz you pay more for two individual programs than you do for the whole suite....but, I'm curious...you can't do that in the UK? Or, are you saying you buy the whole suite so the programs within it are compatible? Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com Free e-Books, Newsletter, and tutorials -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Anne Robson Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 4:16 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Office 2003 Launch in NYC - an OT grumble :VSMail mx3 Hi Dian Thanks for your input on this which is as ever illuminating and fair. ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************