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jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 13 8:42 pm Post subject:
Ah - same as mine then.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 13 1:00 am Post subject:
fixing poorly pooters and recipies for lice in the same thread is a first even for ds

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Dordogne

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 13 7:50 am Post subject:
Dont have any advice re the IT problems, but TOTALLY sympathise re child........... .......glad you had a rant......by the sounds of it, wont be your last regarding this scenario. You have my complete and total understanding.

MarkS

Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 2626

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 13 5:47 pm Post subject:
Nuke it from space. Sounds like this machine is totally compromised - it will be quicker and easier to reinstall from scratch. Boot from your ubuntu stick and backup the data files he needs, then nuke it.

toggle

Joined: 30 Dec 2006
Posts: 11622
Location: truro

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 13 6:04 pm Post subject:

I've considered the option of an ubuntu install. be a good learning exercise for him. but in practical terms the machine is of far more use with MS office installed. which means fixing the current install. at the very least enough to get the XP key. whatever open office may claim, it isn't compatable.

actualy, i'm sure someone told me ages ago vista keys work with xp. I do have the documentation of my last machine that was vista. prob have the key with that. it's just a damn nuisance the disks i had from when i was running xp are defunct

oldish chris

Joined: 14 Jun 2006
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Location: Comfortably Wet Southport

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 13 10:19 pm Post subject:
check out Libre Office 4, see if it meets the bill. or Apache Open Office The little sweetie can do you, his classmates and the rest of us a big favour by doing a compare and contrast with MS Office.

toggle

Joined: 30 Dec 2006
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Location: truro

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 13 12:18 pm Post subject:
i know libreoffice has the same issues. they are absolutely fine for simple text, but do anything more complex than that and the formatting all goes to hell.

oldish chris

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Location: Comfortably Wet Southport

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 13 5:20 pm Post subject:
allegedly, you can install MS Office in Ubuntu using "WINE": https://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/06/how-to-install-microsoft-office-suite-2010-in-ubuntu-12-04-using-wine-1-5/

toggle

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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 13 5:49 pm Post subject:
ohhhhhhhh. interesting

oldish chris

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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 13 5:56 pm Post subject:

toggle wrote:

ohhhhhhhh.

interesting

suspect that it might rival sweet little boys for sheer frustration, but surely a little more productive than lurking round here

toggle

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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 13 6:01 pm Post subject:

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