Help Please

[nursejudy]

Someone accidently deleted something and then my laptop would not work,they decided to do a full restore from my portable hard drive!Now i seem to be missing Microsoft works and some more stuff ,i have no word processor is there any thing i can do(ps it was not me)

[kirisute]

Very little if the full restore that was performed didn't include your Microsoft works software.

First check its actually gone completely and not just missing its shortcut.

Check here:

C:\program files\microsoft works

Check in there for the software

If its there just create a shortcut back on your desktop.

If not your going to have to reinstall from the Works cd, or use a free alternative like Open Office or google docs.

 

Sadly without knowing what "restore" was performed exactly its impossible to speculate on recovery further...as the PC wasn't working I presume a full factory reset was done...wiping software you've installed after you bought the unit.

If you can get more detailed info on the restore then I can figure out a bit more

Edited March 9, 2013 by kirisute

[nursejudy]

ta

it was done before i realised

[Colin Brett]

PM your address Judy, I might just be able to help you out with some software. What OS are you running?

[Andy_1984]

If you can't get works or word right now you can download and install Open Office. Its freeware software that can open all the Microsoft office documents so you have a word processor for now, does excel too.

 

http://www.openoffice.org/

 

download: http://www.openoffice.org/download/

 

It's helped me out quite a few times with reformats.

Edited March 10, 2013 by Andy_1984

[corydoras]

Judy

 

Have you had your machine since it was new? Did you get any CDs with it?

[nursejudy]

thanks guys ,i dont seem to have any rescue discs,the person who did it feels really bad ...bless him...

[Newt]

Judy - MS Works is more than a little long in tooth.

 

Download the (free) Open Office from http://www.openoffice.org/ and give it a try. The only issue I really have with it is trying to play powerpoint presentations (.pps files) and Microsoft has a free powerpoint player available at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13

[nursejudy]

ta,i tried the open office but could not get on with it,i have found a works cd so have installed it,there are some other bits missing too but i cant remember what they are just know computer is not quite right,might even treat my self to a new one,might i be better with a mac lptop

[Andy_1984]

It will be a huge learning curve, it's far too different from windows to be able to jump right in. Saying that though it is a nice operating system if you can get on with it.

 

i would try and get a play around with it before you consider buying one.

Edited March 24, 2013 by Andy_1984