RE: from Gail re: Windows 7 CPU

[Bob Van Buren <http://www.vbconsulting.com/~bobvb>]

Gail,

First, no we cannot "move" Microsoft Office 2003 from the old to new computers; it has to be installed from an original Microsoft CD.  Nor would I recommend it anyway.  It is already three generations out of date.

Second, Office 365 is subscription based at $99/year, forever.  Over the course of five years you will have spent $500.

I highly recommend that you get the Office 2013 Home & Business with her new farmerinthedell.  That is a perpetual license with no renewals required.  Yes, it will be slightly different.  There will be a learning curve; I don't want to sugar-coat that fact.  But it is functionally equivalent to the earlier versions.

One thing to note: There is no Outlook Express like you are using now in Windows 7.  Nor is there a functional equivalent that can address a POP3 e-mail account like your Cox.net mailbox.  We will have to go through a multi-step conversion process and use Outlook 2013 for your e-mail.

Bob