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SV-net
15-10-09, 01:23 PM
tried open office but I really need MS Excel. I have it installed full version on one PC. But I need it on another, new replacement PC. I dont have the CD for the install and loath to purchase something I already have. can it be done?
Dave20046
15-10-09, 01:28 PM
Possibly, not that I ever have...it's err extremely easy to get copies with eyepatch & parrot included ;)
Mr Speirs
15-10-09, 01:35 PM
Er yeah I have done it. Just grap the Microsoft Office folder and drag it onto a USB stick. Then dump it on another computer. I have done this a couple of times and it seemed to work.
Amanda
15-10-09, 01:37 PM
Surely if you just right click Excel in your Programs drop box you can click send to, and then E-drive and copy it to disc??

Maybe that sounds too easy and a message will come up :confused:
SV-net
15-10-09, 01:44 PM
Ok tried this but its only copied the shortcut, not the whole programme.
Whats eyepatch & parrot, maybe PM me is best!
Amanda
15-10-09, 01:49 PM
Computer , C drive, Programs and then right click Excel???
SV-net
15-10-09, 01:55 PM
Thanks, I just did this. Installed the folder on the new PC and its not opening. Hmmm me thinks I need to look into it a bit more. Cheers anyway.
Dave20046
15-10-09, 02:32 PM
PM'd
SoulKiss
15-10-09, 02:37 PM
Open Office is free and downloadable...

Only just saw you have tried OO - as Dave asks below - what was the problem you had with it?
Dave20046
15-10-09, 02:40 PM
Out of interest why did you not like Open office sv-net? It's supposedly fully compatible with MS orrifice
flymo
15-10-09, 08:18 PM
you cant transfer Office in this way, it consists of files and registry data. Much more trouble than its worth if you want it to work reliably.
7755matt
16-10-09, 04:06 AM
Which version are you trying to transfer? You can get a 60 day trial of Office 2007 downloaded from MS, then just transfer your 'key' for excel (if its 07)

Or if its 2003 then I can lend you an install disc to use with your own key, as I moved over to 2007
Sir Trev
16-10-09, 12:17 PM
Open Office is free and downloadable...

Only just saw you have tried OO - as Dave asks below - what was the problem you had with it?

I never managed to get an OO speadsheet file to open in Excel or vice versa. It kept asking odd questions about character types and all sorts of things. The PC has now died and of course when I recovered it all we got back was XP, so I'm getting hacked off replacing everything. One thing I will not bother with is OO, now that Office Home and Student 2007 is only about £50. [/derail]

Moved Excel to a new folder once - mistake!!!! Nothing worked after that. Moving to another PC would be a pain as already stated.
flymo
16-10-09, 01:30 PM
If you have a genuine copy of Excel that you own then you can contact MS to obtain a replacement key/media. Windows applications are not designed to be moved in the same way as applications on say a Linux or Apple Mac machine. They are installed using an install routine, thats the only reliable way they should be put there.

Settings and preferences can be migrated to other user profiles or computers but thats it.