Adventures in Microsoft Office

[davidn]

I seem to have got a huge amount of comments recently, including the fastest commented upon entry in the history of my Livejournal (15 comments, which for people like l_s_q must seem rather a slow day). Are people so bored of summer that they're hanging around LJ hitting Refresh? Like me?

This evening I finally decided to do something about the way that Microsoft Office doesn't quite work on this computer - a problem that I'm responsible for, as my tactic for installing it was to copy and paste the entire MSOffice directory from my old laptop to this one.

My first plan was to simply go in to the Windows system folder of my old computer and take all the DLLs that it said that it was missing one by one until it worked, but this was hampered when I turned the thing on and found that its monitor had broken down. It wasn't until after I connected it up to another of the several monitors in my room and got confused about which of the four keyboards on my desk I was supposed to be using that I remembered that we would, in fact, have the Microsoft Office CD.

Down I went to the study, ready to search through the unlabelled collection of CD cases that my father keeps there. After a brief hunt through Frontpage, Toolbook, Rise of the Robots 2, and other essential academic software, I eventually picked out the one I was looking for... sadly it's turned out to be Office 95, but seriously, how much difference between the versions can there be?

So I stuck that in the drive and now it's asking me for a serial code. I have a feeling that the code in question was thrown out about five years ago, and I certainly don't remember a certificate of authenticity (most likely because it was nicked from the RGU in the first place). If anyone can come to my aid here, please feel free.

Update! When idly looking at the serial code screen after searching the Internet without any success, I absently typed a string of "1"s in to the box and couldn't believe my eyes when it worked. Unfortunately, redistributer is right in saying that there are differences, and my computer is now having considerable trouble opening any kind of document at all. Back to non-working Office 97 it is. Kruzitürchen.

Comments

[redistributer.livejournal.com]

Believe me, there are differences, and for me as someone who likes to make my documents look pretty ("Arts student"), having to use Office 97 here at work HURTS ME. The thought of Office 95 makes my blood run cold, although that may be from the two sugar-free Red Bulls I from the office fridge that I just drank.

[plette.livejournal.com]

Can't help you with the serial code....but if you can wait until you get to St Andrews, ask Richard or Paul for a copy of MS Office XP Professional that I made for them...complete with CD key :)

Alternately, I'd be willing to burn you a copy and send it by post...could be there within a week or two.

[raphx.livejournal.com]

You're such a law-breaker.

[ern56.livejournal.com]

"Are people so bored of summer that they're hanging around LJ hitting Refresh? Like me?"

Sometimes :(

[yemminie.livejournal.com]

Me too.

[tweeasfuck.livejournal.com]

You defriended me?

*is unworthy*

*is also tipsy*

Just wondering why? I mean, I know I'm all about the fandom squee and woe at the moment...

[davidn]

Ah... you noticed quicker than I thought =/ It's nothing against you, it's just that I don't really share an interest in, er, the style and subject of your journal. Please don't kill me!

[tweeasfuck.livejournal.com]

No, it's ok. I know I'm very boring to non-slash people.

[davidn]

I wouldn't call you boring, just... sorry, I feel that I've terribly offended you now :(

[tweeasfuck.livejournal.com]

No, you haven't, don't worry!

I feel really guilty for mentioning it now.

[davidn]

OK - I won't worry about it, you won't worry about it. Deal? :)

[tweeasfuck.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a plan to me :)

[dunqn.livejournal.com]

your journal is one of the few i actually read the posts in their entirety.

[davidn]

Thanks, that's good to hear!

[steveo-h.livejournal.com]

I have Office 2k or 2k3 if you want them. I'd go for 2k - less fancy crap.

[opera-hat.livejournal.com]

Lawks a mussy - is "Kruzituerchen" a real word?! I've heard it before, but thought it was just a made-up noise. This is stonking.

What does it mean? Is it anything to do with crucifying Turks?

[davidn]

I'm afraid that I've only heard it in Tintin as a German curse word, which I use in times of extreme stress. The interpretation that you have is the closest one that I can see. But it sounds great, doesn't it?

[opera-hat.livejournal.com]

That was where I heard it, too.