Loading software: What is the best way to load MS Office since this netbook does not have a CD drive?
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Copy the software from the CD to a flash drive and the plug the flash drive into the ASUS and youre good to go. Works for me. I also purchase a little slim CD/DVD burner on ebay for about 46 bux. it plugs into two of the usb points, one for data and one for power. It's about 1/2" thick and just a little bigger the a CD.
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Office is not included by default. You will need to add it should you need those programs.
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The price of the Microsoft Office 2010 varies by license. The netbook is not pre-loaded with a Microsoft Office license, you have to purchase the license separately. If you purchase it as a student, it's much cheaper than if you purchase a personal license. You shouldn't have trouble installing the suite onto the netbook though - make sure you update the netbook with the current Window's patches and you should be fine.
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There is no disc or disc needed. Simply, go to Microsofts website and download the Excel software to your computer.
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Can I use this cd/dvd drive to install software such as Office to an Aser netbook?
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Yes you can. I have mine set up with the 32 bit Microsoft 7 operating system, and I did just recently borrow a USB external CD drive, and successfully installed Mircosoft Office 2003 small business edition (Word Excel Powerpoint Outlook). Not a problem at all. Just be sure, for convenience sake, whatever you install doesn't require a CD to be present whenever whatever program is running, though very few programs are like that. I ran into one that was an automobile service manual for a 1999 model car. The Office 2003 I installed does not need the cd to run.
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I used my desktop computer to copy the files from the Office install cd onto a flash drive. then used the flash drive to install Office onto the Wind. No problems--just open the setup.exe file.
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no CD drive. i installed my programs via USB thumbdrive from a different computer. i downloaded cd to a thumb drive then downloaded them to netbook. hope this helps.
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It also comes free with Works 9.0 (which includes a basic word processor/spreadsheet).Unless you really really need MS Office, OpenOffice can be downloaded free online.
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It being a netbook, no optical drive (CD/DVD) is included. There are three USB ports to allow usage of an external one.
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You should be able to download the Office Home through Microsoft downloads, not sure of the other.
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This laptop does not come with MS Office. Also it is installed with Windows 7.
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360 for a trial period. The new Microsoft Office can only be downloaded, no disks. I found Office 10 on Amazon and installed it. It works really well and I do not have to pay every year to use the office programs.
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Read my review. The way to do it without buying an external DVD drive is to set up a network. Here's step by step process: If you already have your computers set up for "home or small office network," 1) add your netbook to that network by going to My Network Places, and opening up the "Set up a home or small office network" on the left side. Make sure that the network name is the same. Follow instructions fully. You may have to reboot afterwards. 2) on the computer with the DVD drive, go to the My Computer and locate the DVD drive. right click on it and open "Sharing and Security..." Check "Share this folder on the network." 3) on the netbook, open the network and locate the DVD drive. 4) on the computer with the DVD drive, insert a program and stop install. 5) on the netbook, open the DVD drive, locate the "setup" file and run. That's it. If you don't have a set up network, you will have to set up the network for each computer with the same network name. Follow the above instructions for the rest. That's it.
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You can Buy MS Office.. or freely download Open Office and install...same features and compatable.Openoffice.org
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Actually, MS Office is installed but after a short trial period you will have to buy it.
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Yes, you will download the software from the net. This package basically just has a code that you enter and a set of instructions. I also used this to upgrade a netbook that did not have a dvd/cd-rom.