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Darkboy132 wrote on 2014-10-15 08:20
Recently I restarted my computer to install updates and then after that this pop up showed up. I wasn't sure whether it's valid or not (and a google search didn't give me legitimate answers). I closed it before screenshotting it.
Is this some malware or...?
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Taycat wrote on 2014-10-15 09:49
if you got your computer in the last 4 years, you have microsoft office preinstalled
it's safe.
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Osayidan wrote on 2014-10-15 11:30
Quote from Taycat;1251063:
if you got your computer in the last 4 years, you have microsoft office preinstalled
it's safe.
Only they don't even give you a license for it, so I suggest you uninstall it from the control panel unless you intend to use it.
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Taycat wrote on 2014-10-15 18:54
Quote from Osayidan;1251071:
Only they don't even give you a license for it, so I suggest you uninstall it from the control panel unless you intend to use it.
you can use it, it just has ads on it
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Darkboy132 wrote on 2014-10-15 21:44
Quote from Osayidan;1251071:
so I suggest you uninstall it from the control panel unless you intend to use it.
Better free alternative to microsoft office?
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Taycat wrote on 2014-10-15 21:49
Quote from Darkboy132;1251130:
Better free alternative to microsoft office?
openoffice is just as good/better iirc
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Darkboy132 wrote on 2014-10-15 22:09
Quote from Taycat;1251131:
openoffice is just as good/better iirc
What about LibreOffice?
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Yoorah wrote on 2014-10-15 23:55
LibreOffice is the better version of OpenOffice.
Both aren't as good as MS Office, as much as it pains me to say.
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Osayidan wrote on 2014-10-16 01:53
It's pretty relative, if you only use very basic functionality to write up simple documents or organize some table data pretty much anything works, even google docs. If you're an accountant or scientist and need advanced spread sheet functionality then you can't really go anywhere else but to Excel.
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Yoorah wrote on 2014-10-16 02:27
I'm more concerned by the free Office alternatives still not exporting document formatting exactly when you save as .doc/x. Or at least they didn't the last time I tried it; you'd have extra line breaks here and there, table widths not matching exactly, etc. This is kind of bad for you if you're a student/graduate looking for work and your potential employer is asking for your resume in .doc/x format.
Aside from that, I don't mind the features disparity. People who actually need those advanced features are likely to have access to a copy from their employer, anyway. Google Docs is good enough for homework and whatnot; loved using it for that.
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Darkboy132 wrote on 2014-10-16 03:16
So, what's a permanent solution to ridding the popup?
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Taycat wrote on 2014-10-16 05:06
uninstall microsoft office starter 2010
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Yoorah wrote on 2014-10-16 05:14
It should be noted that Microsoft is now giving out free copies of Office to university students. xd