Office 2007 - which version

[his_holiness]

Hi, Hope someone can help me out with this question. I will be installing Windows 7 on my laptop soon to finally banish some infernal issues I have with Vista, and I want to install Microsoft Office so assume I need the 2007 version. However I am a little confused as to which package(s) to buy. The Office 2007 standard edition has what I need (Excel, Word, Powerpoint & Outlook) and costs over £250, but I can get the Home edition (Excel, Word & Powerpoint + One note) for around £55 and then purchase Outlook seperately for around £80 therefore saving myself a lot of money. Am I missing a point here , eg is there something missing from the indivisual software versions supplied with the "Home" package vs the "Standard" package, or is this just some peculiar pricing structure from MS? Thanks in advance for any advice.

[snow]

Hi,

 

You don't acutally need to upgrade to office 2007 if you install Windows 7. Just about any edition of office back to 98 will work fine on the OS.

 

If you do want to upgrade however, then as long as the home/student edition has what you need you should be fine with it.

 

Comparison of different editions:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/FX101635841033.aspx

 

Purchasing Outlook seperately is an option, but before you shell out £80 on it, you might want to try a free alternative such as Mozilla thunderbird instead:

Thunderbird - Reclaim your inbox