I have just got a new laptop and am selling my old one.
The only problem is my old laptop had MS Works on it and this one has no word processor.
I have lost the install disk for it and would like to know if I can copy it onto a blank cd and put it on this one. If so could you tell me how to do it please.
Many thanks
2007-07-28 06:54:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
http://www.openoffice.org/
Open Office is free. It has everything you will need. You will be able to open all of your old files, also save as word documents. I was sceptical about this at first but it is sponsored by Sun Microsystems (the Java people) so I thought I'd give it a try. The suite of programmes includes a pretty good spreadsheet and presentation software.
I bet they would have liked to have called it "I can't believe it's not M******ft office" but copyright rules prevail and all that....
2007-07-28 07:12:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. The only way to do it is to use a program called 'ghost' and make an image of the entire contents of the old harddrive and put that image on the new harddrive.
Just get another copy of works for less than $10.
http://techbargains.pricegrabber.com/user_sales_getprod.php?masterid=3920813&lot_id=3148839
2007-07-28 07:08:04 · answer #2 · answered by cowboysfan19721972 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Unfortunately you can't. If you are only after a basic word processor, then AbiWord is a much smaller download than OpenOffice; free here
http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/AbiWord/abiword.html
no longer supported but still available: Atlantis Nova (free)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis_Nova
2007-07-28 07:07:25 · answer #3 · answered by zoomjet 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, programs must be loaded from the original disks.
You can download a full featured word processor for "Open Office". http://www.openoffice.org
BTW, this is a free, open source program.
2007-07-28 07:01:06 · answer #4 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No you need the install disk.
Just use openoffice. Its free and it works just as good as Word or Microslops crap.
2007-07-28 06:58:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
you could try a software package called 'laplink'...we used to use it in the office to move the complete contents (programs and files) of one computer to another.
good luck
2007-07-28 07:10:41 · answer #6 · answered by Blue October 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its really easy, depending on your OS, if you have a mac, no clue. IF A WINDOWS, rename the file blank.doc, blank being the file name, and run it with word
2007-07-28 07:43:20 · answer #7 · answered by selicos 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Put it on a cd and download it to your new laptop.
2007-07-28 06:57:33 · answer #8 · answered by Gengis 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Use Openoffice instead.
MSWorks is horrible.
www.openoffice.org
2007-07-28 06:57:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋