software installation MY first Netbook.Pardon my ignorance, but how do you install software (e.g., MS Office) on this machine with no CD reader?Thanks for the help.Fred software installation MY first Netbook.Pardon my ignorance, but how do you install software (e.g., MS Office) on this machine with no CD reader?Thanks for the help. » Read More software installation MY first Netbook.Pardon my ignorance, but how do you install software (e.g., MS Office) on this machine with no CD reader?Thanks for the help.Fred « Show Less
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F. Larke,You can use external CD/DVD drive ($60) or a free of cost alternative is to connect your netbook to any computer on your home/work network and use that computer's DVD drive.Also note that MS Office works just fine on netbooks.
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Is there a recommended virus protection for net books? one that doesn't take a lot of space but is still effective?anne
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You can buy software online and download it. Even when I got a good price on Office 2007 on CD it also came with a key to download it. But I bought an external drive anyway to watch DVD's.
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You have to buy a DVD/CD writer to add any software to a netbook. Samsung has two that I've looked at on Amazon; the customer reviews are very helpful. Since most netbooks have at least three 2.0 USB ports, and the price of the Samsung writers are around $50-60, I'd get one. Don't know anything about how MS Office runs on a netbook--remember, a netbook is not a mini laptop--you might want to explore that subject first, don't know. Good luck!
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Hello Mallory, Thank you for contacting us regarding the Gateway NV Series NV52L06U Laptop. Unfortunately, it does not read Blu-Ray discs and Microsoft Office is installed, but it needs another product key to be activated. We hope this answers your questions. If you have any more questions, please feel free to let us know in a reply. Thank you very much for considering shopping with EZCorp on Amazon.com!Have a great day, Mallory!
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Yes, you can use an external CD drive to install software. Are you using a computer without a CD drive?
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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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Can I use this cd/dvd drive to install software such as Office to an Aser netbook?
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No software to install. Windows will install default drivers and then go to the internet to find updates and correct drivers. It takes a minute or two to complete.
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I'm trying to install indesign on my netbook. I did this with photoshop and it worked fine. Now I'm trying it with indesign (using the same copy I have on my desktop) and it's not working - the pop up says that it's missing something fonts maybe... dunno (I'm not so savvyin the technical aspect of computers)!!! I need this to be totally portable.. what can I do?
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Netbooks aren't made for gaming, most games nowadays take at least 2-3gigs of ram to run, and I've never seen a netbook with a disc drive so dvds are out of the question.
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Basically, none. I had a CD with games on it and installed it. I downloaded Adobe Reader off the Internet. I had previously purchased MS Office Professional 2010 ... but would you believe Microsoft would not allow me to install from my CD??? I had to purchase a new key code from them (after purchasing the program for $400+), in order to use it on my new PC! Same with MS Money: my product key code was not "recognized", even though I had never installed it on my old PC!! So I bought Quicken. Norton 360 for 3 PC's was no problem, thank goodness!
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Hi, Thank you for the question. Our systems will not come with any Office software installed. We install only legal versions of W7 Professional on it. Thank you, Jason
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Hi. You can not install any software, but you can use Office web apps. http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/web-apps/Thanks.
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No, so you have to buy a MS Office version and I bought MS Office 2013 which slows down the netbook because it is too big. So go with MS Office 2007 but check if this works with the starter versionof Windows 7 as you have to upgrade that too to Home edition. If I would have known all that I would have bought a laptop instead of a netbook.
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Mine came with a CD. Although my Toshiba Windows 7 Netbook recognized and accepted the adapter, I haven't been able to use it as of yet...even with the long prior installed Dragon software. I have to find my external CD /DVD driver to set everything up the way the quick set up requires. Hopefully once I use the CD driver everything will work accordingly.
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It worked fine for me on the lowly Windows 7 *Starter* edition (on a cheap mini Acer netbook), *but* I didn't install the Iomega *software* because Windows 7 was able to read and write to the drive without any extra software. I formatted the disks using Windows (the usual right-click menu thing) but I don't remember if I used FAT or NTFS or what, and I don't have the Zip drive (or the netbook) anymore so can't do further testing.
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Wait. I found it. Installed ok. But now how do i put my old books into it. Also i hooked up to my computer, used windos exp to see f drive but nothing is visable in ffolder. How do i see whats on my tablet
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Netbooks don't have disc drives for CDs. I bought an external drive but never use it. I usually find an ISO for anything I want to install or I make an ISO on my other computer and share it.
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Doesn't come with one, but you don't need one. From the product description above: "The Eee PC 1005PR-P makes system reinstallation simple with a built-in recovery program that can restore your system to its original factory settings by simply pressing F9 three times during start-up. Coupled with ASUS WebStorage, you can easily back-up your data prior to system recovery to pick up wherever you leave off without a hitch." Same instructions in the manual. Makes sense to me. After all, the netbook doesn't come with a cd/dvd reader. They sort of have to presume you don't necessarily own one (even though it is rather silly not to).