Word is not a part of windows. It is a separate program, included with Microsoft Office and with the better, or is it just the later, versions of Microsoft Works. I didn't know there was a Word 98, I had Windows 97 in Microsoft Office on a computer I purchased in 1994 or so, I know it came with Windows 3.11 and I upgraded to Windows 95. I liked Word 97 just fine, I now have Word 2000 on another computer running Windows 98, It seems to be OK too, but they both have WAY more features than I ever use. Most of the newer economy computers come with Microsoft Works or Corel Office or something rather than Microsoft Office, I have not had the opportunity to use Works. I haven't seen Word by itself, but I did see MS Works on the shelf at Wal-Mart the other day, one cheep version with a word processor, and another version for something in the $95 range which did include MS Word. I do not know which is the current version. But, if you have 97 and are not doing really heavy word processing, you won't gain much, in my opinion. I just remembered that some of the newer Word documents cannot be opened with Word 97 though. --- If there is a 98, it is still obsolete. --- These are just my opinions. Alfred http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adelr/ ==== ==== =========== ========== ========== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Heck" <jeheck@cox.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 10:37 AM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Differences in Word 97 and Word 98? > Can anyone tell me the differences between Word 97 and Word 98? Would it be worth it to me to purchase Word 98? I had Windows XP put on last summer and was surprised that I did not get an upgraded Word! Or is that not unusual? > > Janet in Baton Rouge, LA > a >