Ts already stated its for 1 PC. Moving Home PC to Office = 1

true, but it would be good for her knowledge. Any more questions, buttercup?

d'uh. I said IF... sad ppl nowday doesn't know how to read, yet claim to be more than an average joe...

yea buttercup got question, Now ive settle the window XP. Thanks for aspire2oo6 for helpin me in purchasing the win XP. now is the Mircosoft Word time. eee.. why all muz Ori?

To prevent your company raided by BSA (Business Software Alliance) and get jailed for using pirated product in commercial environment. But if you think that's all bullshit, you can just continue using pirated. Oh well, governments offices uses pirates...

oh.. how u know governments offices uses pirates?

cos he's the one that installs it for them?

Maybe you can try Open Office first, since it's freeware. See if you like it or rather you can work using it. It's quite powerful and can even save files in .PDF format on its own.

Other alternatives are online office applications in a browser: http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...ticleId=9007884
which mostly are still being developed and may have limitations compared to MS Office. You can download trial versions to check them out. I'm sure the full versions would be much cheaper than MS Office.

My dad factory mostly use. Mircosoft Words and Excel only.

because I was in government before?

World is so unfair..

Yep, unless your dad's company is backed up by some well known politician, you don't have other choice but to obey and use originals, go support originals!

oii don't ignore my post la. try first

btw, there's a few versions of Microsoft Office too.

also, if you want to open Microsoft Word 2007 .docx documents without Microsoft Word 2007 itself, can try reading this thread: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/858387

This post has been edited by rebelsoul76: Nov 28 2008, 06:55 PM

Thanks ya. Now is get my PC done 1st. Monirtor will arrive tml. So i will need to try on the pc. bcoz keep 1 shutdown. Mayb the thermo paste dried. After that only continue in softwares. Hardware not done, how 2 continue wit softwares rite?

Its rapidly changing. Slowly but steadily that most government orgainisations are slowly using legit copies of Windows XP. Guess they have learned their lesson

Even we use illegal MIrcosoft Licience, why Mic not smart enuff to catch
?

oh well, maybe what's you said is true, but i just noticed lately that they've started to pick another company to piratize such as adobe & autodesk, to name a few. afaik, the only original they're using are windows, office and antivirus. the rest are still jack...

Do you need those investigator are so free so check your pc Window Licience, Anti Virus, Adobe, and etc etc? whether its ori or not?

Microsoft won't go after personal users since it will only wastes their times, moneys and resources and what do they get? how much they want to sue that person? 1mil? Microsoft do conduct searches in companies to see if they're using originals or pirates. I once was kinda raided in the office (government one lor), but luckily all are using original softwares...

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Added on November 28, 2008, 9:33 pmNope. They'll bring down BSA people when they suspect and/or there's a complaint about it, but the complaint form isn't anonymous enough so I just kept mum.

This post has been edited by FarCry3r: Nov 28 2008, 09:33 PM

You're right ~!

I've noticed that as well. I guess they aren't worried about Abode hunting down. Unless abode starts hunting them down , then they would switch to it. For now they are just playing safe by using legit Windows

Oh gosh I am getting way off topic.

Anyway , TS as far as you are concern , just use legit and stay legit ! The world is not fair place , but thats life . You have to go on with it

Abode? Oh damn, me too is offtopic. As prasys said, just use genuine, that's life and it will (maybe, god willing) will save your company's ass from getting sued in court.