Macbeast
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| posted on 25/10/09 at 06:10 PM |
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Transfer to netbook
I have a question from friend and I don't know the answer. She says :
"I've a little netbook which doesn't have a disk drive. My Microsoft Office copy allows me to instal on more than one computer so
it's legal to use on the netbook as well as my big laptop. Can I use a USB/USB connector to transfer / instal the programme by running the disk
in my laptop and linking laptop to netbook or would I need to get an external diskdrive for this?"
Or what ?
Please save my reputation and tell me how :-)
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vinny1275
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| posted on 25/10/09 at 06:13 PM |
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You should be able to do USB - USB, or you can copy all the content of the Office CD to a USB stick and install it on the Netbook from there......
HTH
Vince
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locogeoff
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| posted on 25/10/09 at 09:35 PM |
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I'm typing this on a EEE pc.
I presume you mean cdrom less, as if it is completely diskless I doubt you could install office on it, for this situation I share the cd drive on my
partner's laptop, then install stuff over the home network.
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Macbeast
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| posted on 25/10/09 at 09:35 PM |
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Thanks Vince. I think transferring disk to memory stick will probably be easier and safer.
Thanks also Geoff. I haven't seen the machine so I don't know but yes, I think she means no CD /DVD drive.
[Edited on 25/10/09 by Macbeast]
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BenB
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| posted on 25/10/09 at 10:54 PM |
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Presumably if it was arsy re running of a USB you could use Magic ISO to rip an ISO and then run a virtual CD-ROM on the netbook?
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 25/10/09 at 11:31 PM |
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You can't directly connect the USB ports of two host devices (e.g. PCs) with a simple cable, though it is possible with a special interface.
By far the easiest solution is to simply copy the Office CD to a USB stick (or to an SD card if the netbook as a built in card reader). This should
be a trivial job, unlike installing Windows from a USB stick which is rather more involved.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 09:16 AM |
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why not just put open office suite on it as it will only be used for reading docs........the netbook is great for surfing.....doing serious dox on it
is tedious.
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Macbeast
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 12:27 PM |
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Thanks people
She reports it is now working.
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