reinstall options without disk

**EnglishPaul** · 09-12-2007, 02:47 PM

This may be a bit of a basic question, but in the near future I hope to reinstall my system from scratch.
However, I have realised that though I have an XP disk, office was preinstalled under a new licencing scheme so I don't have the disk.

What are my options? Do I have to contact the manufacturer or can I somehow store what I already have?

**gistek** · 09-12-2007, 04:17 PM

I don't know of any way to create an install disk from a pre-installed MS Office. You might be able to get something from the company that originally installed Office.

Otherwise you'll probably have to buy a full version.

If the money is an issue, check out Open Office. It has all the same applications that Office has and all except the database are as easy to use and have almost the same functions and features.

For relational database, I still like MS Access best.

Zazula · 09-12-2007, 06:39 PM

If your Office is 2003 or 2007, search your computer for a hidden folder named MSOCACHE.

Moreover, it's of course a good idea to contact the OEM and ask for Office installation media.

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EnglishPaul Still no avatar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,314 OS: XP SP2 Blog Entries: 9	reinstall options without disk This may be a bit of a basic question, but in the near future I hope to reinstall my system from scratch. However, I have realised that though I have an XP disk, office was preinstalled under a new licencing scheme so I don't have the disk. What are my options? Do I have to contact the manufacturer or can I somehow store what I already have?

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gistek Folding Along Join Date: May 2007 Location: PA, USA Posts: 1,907 OS: Bobbi=xp, sp3 Muse=Vista Home Premium	Re: reinstall options without disk I don't know of any way to create an install disk from a pre-installed MS Office. You might be able to get something from the company that originally installed Office. Otherwise you'll probably have to buy a full version. If the money is an issue, check out Open Office. It has all the same applications that Office has and all except the database are as easy to use and have almost the same functions and features. For relational database, I still like MS Access best. __________________ I am not a computer professional, My advice comes from personal experience and/or friends who are computer professionals. Learn By Doing Un-versity Interested in Search and Rescue? Check out the Civil Air Patrol. Come Fold with us. TSF Folding@Home Team

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Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Re: reinstall options without disk If your Office is 2003 or 2007, search your computer for a hidden folder named MSOCACHE. Moreover, it's of course a good idea to contact the OEM and ask for Office installation media. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)