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Hello everyone and a big Hi to Enid & Helmut joining the list for the first time
Welcome
We have a note from Avril today who needs some help
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Any suggestions, please:
We have "lost" some software that came with the computer. It is the Apple Works (for Macs) that has the word processing/spreadsheet/database etc in it. I have tried all the possible methods of searching for it, to no avail. We still have a file on the desktop which was produced using the spreadsheet option, but of course cannot open it. We have no idea how it came to be "lost". I am very wary of reinstalling it as all the bundled software that came with the computer would need to be reinstalled at the same time (as far as I am aware), and it would mean backing up all the existing files (which we have never done).
Can anyone help?
Avril
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I am not familiar with Mac OS but would be pretty sure you probably wouldn't have to reinstall everything from the CD
Usually these "system Restore" type disks have a selective restore/install function where you can pick what parts of the system to install or repair
The Windows disks work this way too
However if you don't need the programs in future but just need the data from this file there is a simpler way
The spreadsheet file you want to open - what kind of file is it?
If you aren't sure just tell us the extension eg. .doc or .txt or whatever
I can probably tell you what program to use to open it or extract the information without having to reinstall the program originally used to create it
Following on from our recent Meeting discussion the Open Office program is pretty good at compatibility and can open lots of file formats - many more than MS Office
And because it is MS Office compatible it can open weird files and convert them to Office docs - very handy
There is a version of Open Office for both Mac OS & OS X as well as Linux, Windows, etc
Most importantly - You should also back-up your files!
Just burn the data files to a CD or DVD
If you have no burner use your network or a portable hard drive (hard disk or a thumb drive) to copy them from that machine to another that does
You may also like to consider imaging your whole hard drive as we have discussed at prior meetings
Let us know how you get on and if you need any more specific help
Cheers
MATT
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Welcome
We have a note from Avril today who needs some help
----------
Any suggestions, please:
We have "lost" some software that came with the computer. It is the Apple Works (for Macs) that has the word processing/spreadsheet/database etc in it. I have tried all the possible methods of searching for it, to no avail. We still have a file on the desktop which was produced using the spreadsheet option, but of course cannot open it. We have no idea how it came to be "lost". I am very wary of reinstalling it as all the bundled software that came with the computer would need to be reinstalled at the same time (as far as I am aware), and it would mean backing up all the existing files (which we have never done).
Can anyone help?
Avril
--------------
I am not familiar with Mac OS but would be pretty sure you probably wouldn't have to reinstall everything from the CD
Usually these "system Restore" type disks have a selective restore/install function where you can pick what parts of the system to install or repair
The Windows disks work this way too
However if you don't need the programs in future but just need the data from this file there is a simpler way
The spreadsheet file you want to open - what kind of file is it?
If you aren't sure just tell us the extension eg. .doc or .txt or whatever
I can probably tell you what program to use to open it or extract the information without having to reinstall the program originally used to create it
Following on from our recent Meeting discussion the Open Office program is pretty good at compatibility and can open lots of file formats - many more than MS Office
And because it is MS Office compatible it can open weird files and convert them to Office docs - very handy
There is a version of Open Office for both Mac OS & OS X as well as Linux, Windows, etc
Most importantly - You should also back-up your files!
Just burn the data files to a CD or DVD
If you have no burner use your network or a portable hard drive (hard disk or a thumb drive) to copy them from that machine to another that does
You may also like to consider imaging your whole hard drive as we have discussed at prior meetings
Let us know how you get on and if you need any more specific help
Cheers
MATT
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This email is brought to you on behalf of the Mulligrubs - Milton Ulladulla Internet & Computers Users Group
http://mulligrubs.shoalhaven.info/
The Mulligrubs meet on the last Thursday of each month at the Ulladulla CTC - Top of the Town Complex, Ulladulla NSW 2539
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