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Saving Office at Computer Format

by ianoutram May 5, 2007 8:54PM PDT

I have a legal and registered copy of MS Office on my Windows XP computer (it was pre-installed when the computer was purchased). However I did not receive any Disks.

I now need to reFORMAT the computer and I obviously need to preserve the MS Office software but do not know how to do this.

I can copy the program to my external hard drive but as I understand it this will leave elements of the program missing and if I also copy over the Windows operating files I will probably also be transferring the virus I need to kill.

Help and advice please.
Ianoutram

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Sorry, there is no way to do this.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 5, 2007 9:51PM PDT

Software that did do this is no longer made (ie MagicMover.)

However most discover they should clone said drive and then repair the OS. There is also Open Office.

-> Bottomline. If it is legit then you have rights to the media from it's maker or Microsoft. If you don't have such rights then you won't be able to get the media and the all important CDKEY.

Bob

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For OEM....
by Papa Echo May 5, 2007 9:53PM PDT

You usually are not supplied the program disc. There should be some sort of "Recovery disc" and usually also a "Utilities" disc supplied with the computer. Or you are supposed to make/create the disk from a hidden partition of you HD. The OS and other preinstalled programs are all in there. Look for it at Start>Programs>Recovery (or similar), or get instructions from the owner's manual,or documents which came with the computer, or seek help from where you bought the computer. BTW, how will you reinstall Windows after reformating ? You cannot just copy over the programs. It will not work. You have to reinstall from an original disc, from a ghost image, or from "Recovery discs" supplied by the manufacturers.

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Why re-format?
by MarkFlax Forum moderator May 6, 2007 1:21AM PDT
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