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« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2009, 07:45:17 PM » |
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Sorry for hijacking the thread but i have a quick computer question and you lot all know what you are talking about so....
I used to have a disc with word/excel etc on it but i cant find it now and after re formatting my laptop (think thats what i did) it wiped all the programs!
Is there a download anywhere on the net where i can get microsoft word on my laptop? or does anybody know where i can get it? pref for free
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« Reply #16 on: October 27, 2009, 07:55:55 PM » |
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Not legally, no. You can probably torrent it but you run the risks of viruses etc etc.
Or you can get OpenOffice which is a free office program that is supposed to be a rival to Microsoft Office, I think Sun Microsystems developed it. It's a rival to Office in the same way Linux is to Windows.
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« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2009, 10:29:37 PM » |
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Open office can read all the office files you currently have and is free, you can also save files in office format http://why.openoffice.org/ |
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« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2009, 10:35:52 PM » |
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Open office can read all the office files you currently have and is free, you can also save files in office format http://why.openoffice.org/So if i have a file saved on word i can open it in openoffice and correct things etc and also send via attachements in emails? |
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« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2009, 10:37:32 PM » |
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Open office can read all the office files you currently have and is free, you can also save files in office format http://why.openoffice.org/
So if i have a file saved on word i can open it in openoffice and correct things etc and also send via attachements in emails? yep, I've switched between openoffice and microsoft office between home, desktop and laptop a lot of times and never had a problem. That was mainly with spreadsheets but I don't think there's much difference with the documents either. |
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« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2009, 10:44:47 PM » |
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Sorry for hijacking the thread but i have a quick computer question and you lot all know what you are talking about so....
I used to have a disc with word/excel etc on it but i cant find it now and after re formatting my laptop (think thats what i did) it wiped all the programs!
Is there a download anywhere on the net where i can get microsoft word on my laptop? or does anybody know where i can get it? pref for free
Cheers
Girgy
do you have a valid product key ? if so, then it isnt illegal |
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« Reply #21 on: October 27, 2009, 10:47:02 PM » |
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Sorry for hijacking the thread but i have a quick computer question and you lot all know what you are talking about so....
I used to have a disc with word/excel etc on it but i cant find it now and after re formatting my laptop (think thats what i did) it wiped all the programs!
Is there a download anywhere on the net where i can get microsoft word on my laptop? or does anybody know where i can get it? pref for free
Cheers
Girgy
do you have a valid product key ? if so, then it isnt illegal I did have the product key but it was written on the cd case that i cant find  |
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Girgy is my new hero! - Evilpie
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Girgy is a m'fkn machine - Daveshoelace
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« Reply #22 on: October 27, 2009, 10:47:16 PM » |
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anyone know what the longterm future is for XP ?
i have some customers running a 2003 server/xp client combination and wonder what the future holds. i am thinking they may go for windows 7 upgrades in maybe 18 months time, when all the wee bugs have been ironed out
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« Reply #23 on: October 27, 2009, 10:50:15 PM » |
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anyone know what the longterm future is for XP ?
i have some customers running a 2003 server/xp client combination and wonder what the future holds. i am thinking they may go for windows 7 upgrades in maybe 18 months time, when all the wee bugs have been ironed out
Norrrr XP will live forever at work I would never dare to bring a vista or windows 7 onto the work setup and have been advised not to by various techy people XP downgrades ftw forever! |
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« Reply #24 on: October 27, 2009, 10:52:29 PM » |
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anyone know what the longterm future is for XP ?
i have some customers running a 2003 server/xp client combination and wonder what the future holds. i am thinking they may go for windows 7 upgrades in maybe 18 months time, when all the wee bugs have been ironed out
Norrrr XP will live forever at work I would never dare to bring a vista or windows 7 onto the work setup and have been advised not to by various techy people XP downgrades ftw forever! arent mircosoft stopping support for xp next year? |
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« Reply #25 on: October 27, 2009, 10:53:29 PM » |
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Part of the windows 7 professional is the ability to download XP and use it in a compatibility mode ( or something like that) in a separate bit..
@ Ironside, its a standard offer, applies to everyone who bought a Vista Premium laptop after 26/06. With it being £27.90, I'm guessing you have a Toshiba laptop...
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« Reply #26 on: October 27, 2009, 10:55:17 PM » |
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after a day and a half of using windows 7 I would like to give it my official seal of approval. it's the bollocks, I love it I do. if it was legal to marry an os it'd be the one I'd choose
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« Reply #27 on: October 27, 2009, 10:56:00 PM » |
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anyone know what the longterm future is for XP ?
i have some customers running a 2003 server/xp client combination and wonder what the future holds. i am thinking they may go for windows 7 upgrades in maybe 18 months time, when all the wee bugs have been ironed out
Norrrr XP will live forever at work I would never dare to bring a vista or windows 7 onto the work setup and have been advised not to by various techy people XP downgrades ftw forever! arent mircosoft stopping support for xp next year? I sure have ever needed their support. Ill have a look tomorrow if I remember as Im not 100% up on the Windows 7 stuff. Surely they wouldnt stop the XP support next year seeing as most businesses insisted it was still available pre loaded on computers as Vista was so poor. |
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« Reply #28 on: October 27, 2009, 10:56:42 PM » |
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after a day and a half of using windows 7 I would like to give it my official seal of approval. it's the bollocks, I love it I do. if it was legal to marry an os it'd be the one I'd choose
Any idea if it networks properly? |
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« Reply #29 on: October 27, 2009, 10:58:49 PM » |
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after a day and a half of using windows 7 I would like to give it my official seal of approval. it's the bollocks, I love it I do. if it was legal to marry an os it'd be the one I'd choose
Any idea if it networks properly? it insta home networks itself without you having to do anything, quite impressive I thought as my lappy told me it was having a chat to my other lappy |
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