Wordpad is the only word program I'd need to install. It's odd the tiny discs drives aren't being used for these notebook. I saw some online about the size of a half dollar. Soon they will be the size of a dime. The other programs I have installed on my computer are backed up at Carbonite.com so I can download them directly to any computer I own. Super easy. I recommend carbonite or any of the other online back up services. One crash and there goes your pictures, music, files, and programs. There are several sites that will give you up to 2gigs of space free.