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What programs come with Windows 7 Starter?

Anonymous
2010-11-12T02:48:45+00:00

I understand that Windows does not include Office.  What I want to know is what it does come with.  Does it come with calculator, textpad, card games, an internet browser, some program to make my webcam work, mail, etc., or in other words, will a computer that comes with Windows 7 Starter actually DO anything?  What features are there, other than sunshine and lollypops?

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-11-12T03:17:17+00:00

    Hi

    Office never came with any version of Windows. It is a standalone suit.

    Calculator, textpad, card games, an Internet browser are available.

    You can download Windows Live 2011 and have email and web cam applications too.

    http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials?os=other

    This page has a list of features that are not supported by Starter.

    http://windows.about.com/od/windowsosversions/a/Win7Starter.htm

    Jack-MVP Windows Networking. WWW.EZLAN.NET

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-11-12T15:23:57+00:00

    On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:48:45 +0000, Andrea128 wrote:

    I understand that Windows does not include Office. 

    Correct. No version of Windows ever has.

    What I want to know is what it does come with.  Does it come with calculator,

    Yes.

    textpad,

    Do you mean "Notepad"? Yes.

    card games,

    Yes.

    an internet browser,

    Yes.

    some program to make my webcam work,

    No.

    mail, etc.,

    No.

    or in other words, will a computer that comes with Windows 7 Starter actually DO anything?  What features are there, other than sunshine and lollypops?

    Very little. And there's nothing special about Windows 7 in this

    regard. Windows is an operating system, not a bunch of application

    programs. In general, you need to get your own applications and

    install them. In my view, that's good, not bad, since it keeps down

    the price of Windows, and lets you choose what application programs

    you want, rather than having any forced upon you.

    Ken Blake (MS MVP)

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