Getting software onto a netbook
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Getting software onto a netbookHi there,
I am thinking of buying a netbook soon (already got a good laptop, but its heavy and big and unwieldy, so I'd be using it as a home computer, and doing most of my work on it and just occasionally using the netbook for travel). Before I do I want to check if I can get my existing Office software onto it? I presume netbooks don't have cd drives, right? My copy of Office is a set of discs. So might it be possible to download it from the Microsoft website by using the product licence of the copy I own?
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This should solve your problem: http://www.microsoft.com/office/down...s/Default.aspx
Download and install on the netbook and then enter the activation key which came with your product
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Re: Getting software onto a netbookThanks a lot!(Original post by VBQ)
This should solve your problem: http://www.microsoft.com/office/down...s/Default.aspx
Download and install on the netbook and then enter the activation key which came with your product
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Re: Getting software onto a netbookI'll bear it in mind!(Original post by spikeymike)
Other option is to get an external CD/DVD drive, comes in handy tbh, costs around £10-15. -
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Re: Getting software onto a netbookI just tried to download Office on a new netbook, but it says my product key is false
I've typed it really carefully and I've only had it installed on two other laptops 
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Re: Getting software onto a netbookDefinitely a 3 computer license?(Original post by Craghyrax)
I just tried to download Office on a new netbook, but it says my product key is false I've typed it really carefully and I've only had it installed on two other laptops
Just checked that out. Its Office Professional, and only licensed for two 
