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Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: A Twig on June 05, 2003, 03:02:46 PM

Ok, whenever I run any Office Program, my PC starts tryin to install Frontpage, which I don't want, so I cancel it but its gettin a bit annoyin and means that the "Double-Clicking on a File to Open It" doesnt work, and I then ahve to go and manually Ctrl+O and find it meself...
This has just started recently, any ideas at all???

Grrr frickin Microsoft... :evil: :evil:

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: smilodon on June 05, 2003, 06:41:52 PM

Try this (http://www.openoffice.org/)

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: A Twig on June 05, 2003, 07:01:54 PM

What is it with you and OSS stuff?? Are you on a one man anti-Microsoft campaign??? :D
I'll have a look, but u aint really answered my question TBH..

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: smilodon on June 05, 2003, 10:25:15 PM

I was just making the point that there are alternatives.

As an alternative to struggling with any piece of software that's causing problems looking at another one is always an option.

I can't afford MS Office in a million years but need a document writer and spreadsheet program that can create and work with MS format docs (.doc & .xls). So Open Office was a natural choice for me and works very well.

Experience tells me that your problem may well be something you can turn off in an options menue, but not why it's started all of a sudden. What version of Office is it and have you done any Windows updates over the Net or any recent software installs :?:

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: A Twig on June 06, 2003, 01:30:40 PM

Tis Office XP no less, have not updated or anything, just randomly recently startd wanting me to install it and I no longer er *ahem* have the disk...

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: Tutonic on June 06, 2003, 03:00:18 PM

Open Office = Win

50-something meg free download for a package that can do anything MS Office can, bargain :)

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: smilodon on June 06, 2003, 08:27:54 PM

I'm at a loss then, as we still run mainly Office 97 at work...sorry :(

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: OldBloke on June 06, 2003, 10:39:31 PM

Quote... we still run mainly Office 97 at work...sorry :(

Funnily enough, so do we (BT that is). :?

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: smilodon on June 06, 2003, 11:00:23 PM

It's worse. We at BOC Gases (big global corporation) still use Windows 95 on some PC's and laptops.

A good working buddy of mine, who you all know and love as Chimpy, has Windows 95 8O Why :?: Because BOC does not have a budget to buy anymore laptops, PC's or software licences, so we're all stuck with what we've got, and the poor Chimpboy's got Windows 95.

That's the same BOC what made about half a billion quid net profit last year. Makes ya weep :cry:

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: TeaLeaf on June 06, 2003, 11:52:05 PM

QuoteThat's the same BOC what made about half a billion quid net profit last year. Makes ya weep :cry:

Not half as much as Microsloath whose sales figures suffered as a result.

TL. 8)

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: smilodon on June 06, 2003, 11:55:30 PM

Hey I didn't think of it like that. Thanks TL, I feel all happy again :D

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: smite on June 06, 2003, 11:58:41 PM

Ahhh ya dint want ta say ya worked for BOC u lot cause me and MADness some serious greef...we went to scott and there just as bad....

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: DarkAngel on June 07, 2003, 12:35:35 AM

so glad all my software 100% leagal cough

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: smilodon on June 07, 2003, 12:54:36 AM

What did we do :?:

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: A Twig on June 07, 2003, 10:13:33 AM

My sister used to do the HR for BOC, used to work at the HQ in Windlesham...
Then it got ousourced so she works for PWC now

Title: MS Office shiznit
Post by: Zok on June 07, 2003, 10:38:50 AM

OIC

Dead Men Walking

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