power point

I am going to have to have a Melissa moment here and express my frustration at technology. You would think the newest version of Microsoft would include PowerPoint, but I can't find it (just got a new computer this spring...can only find PowerPoint Viewer, but that doesn't let you create power points) and so went to download a free trial version. Estimated time to download was 27 HOURS!! So far this morning the plan was just to finish up what I started in class last week. One hour in and no progress at all. So giving up and will just have to finish by coming early to class and hammering it out. I am not going to sit at the computer and fight with it all morning when there is laundry, dishes, watering, cleaning, organizing, et al to finish on my day off.
How all this relates to our future profession is what is a teacher to do if she desires to utilize her technology training but lacks the necessary equipment? I assume most teachers have decent computers, but do most classrooms have computer projectors (so the power point could be projected for the kids to see?) In my 5 years experience classrooms were not equipped with such. As my classmates have mentioned, most teachers don't have time to jump through all these hoops to use extra technology. Most teachers with whom I have worked keep everything in good old fashioned file folders.
I am open to making the best use of what we are learning but in the face of 27-hour downloading times I am looking in other directions!