Office 2003 pro question

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Hi ... I am a newbie so please forgive me if i ask stupid questions which i have a few to ask ... First is Office 2003 pro an operating system like windows xp ??? Or does office need windows to be install for office to work ??? I was wondering about office 2003 pro software and also the one that students & teacher of office 2003 software , are there any difference between the 2 ???. I am thinking to enroll in college this next semester and i read some where about microsoft given discounts if you are enroll as a student in college that i can get a copy of Office at a cheaper price then if i was to buy it from a retail store .... What would be the best way to go about it ??? i have windows xp pro full install and i want the most updated office software , i believe that is Office 2003 pro am i correct ?? Is there a better way to have everything that is offer in Office 2003 pro ??? I have only one computer and was curious if i should buy the full install version of Office 2003 pro and if i do add this software will there be problems with windows xp pro ??? Please any suggestion would be helpful ... Thank you

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Windows XP is an Operating System software that "drives the machine" for lack of better words. Office 2003 PRO is an Application used to do various things like type Word documents and create spreadsheets in Excel.

Office 2003 is the newest version Microsoft has put out. The "Pro" version come with a few more "applications" than the standard version...

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Okay great thanks ... Well i just did now purchase office 03 pro ....