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install office 2007 (retail copy) on a netbook

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smitty

Flightless Bird
I already own office 2007 Retail copy. I have had it installed on my gateway
laptop for a few years now. I just purchased a samsung netbook with no CD
drive. How can I install it on my netbook. I see no need to pay for the
preinstalled version on the netbook, when I already own it. Can I download it
from the internet to my netbook or is there some other way to install it
without having to pay for another copy of it. Thanks
 
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JoAnn Paules

Flightless Bird
You may find that buying an external drive is a good idea.

Try copying the disc to a USB flash drive and install from that.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"smitty" <smitty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:574C9F2A-1D54-4A55-AE9A-596F5C284926@microsoft.com...
>I already own office 2007 Retail copy. I have had it installed on my
>gateway
> laptop for a few years now. I just purchased a samsung netbook with no CD
> drive. How can I install it on my netbook. I see no need to pay for the
> preinstalled version on the netbook, when I already own it. Can I download
> it
> from the internet to my netbook or is there some other way to install it
> without having to pay for another copy of it. Thanks
 
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James Silverton

Flightless Bird
JoAnn wrote on Sun, 16 May 2010 14:41:43 -0400:
>You may find that buying an external drive is a good idea.


> Try copying the disc to a USB flash drive and install from
> that.


USB external drives are remarkably cheap and work well.


--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
 
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LVTravel

Flightless Bird
"smitty" <smitty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:574C9F2A-1D54-4A55-AE9A-596F5C284926@microsoft.com...
> I already own office 2007 Retail copy. I have had it installed on my
> gateway
> laptop for a few years now. I just purchased a samsung netbook with no CD
> drive. How can I install it on my netbook. I see no need to pay for the
> preinstalled version on the netbook, when I already own it. Can I download
> it
> from the internet to my netbook or is there some other way to install it
> without having to pay for another copy of it. Thanks


The other methods (copy onto a usb device on another computer, network the
computer across the network or purchase an external DVD player) also work
but you may be able to download your version from
http://www.microsoft.com/office/downloads/ if it is, as you say, a retail
full version install and it matches one of the three versions on this site.
Remember it is a large download and you will need broadband connection to
satisfactorily download in a reasonable amount of time.
 
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