My Programs are gone

hey guys i just got windows 7 professional. i did the clean installation. unfortunately i didnt save everything i had before i did it. my question is where did my microsoft office and microsoft word programs go???? when it loaded i only had the recycle bin on my desktop. i thought it would automatically include microsoft office, microsoft word...etc. can someone please tell me how i can get those programs back? is there a website i got to download them again from?? really confused thanks

Hey there, help1991.

As said above, because you've opted to do the Clean Installation, you've lost all applications - including your Microsoft Office Suite.

The only thing that you can do now is to locate your installation disks and reinstall everything. Yes, the Office programs are from Microsoft, but you still need to install them along with everything else. Good luck.

help1991 said:

hey guys i just got windows 7 professional. i did the clean installation. unfortunately i didnt save everything i had before i did it. my question is where did my microsoft office and microsoft word programs go???? when it loaded i only had the recycle bin on my desktop. i thought it would automatically include microsoft office, microsoft word...etc. can someone please tell me how i can get those programs back? is there a website i got to download them again from?? really confused thanks

The programs you refer to are not part of Windows and never have been. They are part of Microsoft Office, which is a separately purchased package (and generally not cheap, unless you go for a student version). You will need to purchase a copy at a retail store or online.

You may also opt to install the free OpenOffice suite of programs which are compatible with Microsoft Office, but doesn't have all the bells and whistles. This can be obtained at OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite.