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How do i share Microsoft office software with another computer in my house without a CD Drive?

My main computer has a copy of microsoft Office 2003. I am wanting to copy this piece of software to a netbook i have in a sperate room. This netbook does not have a CD Drive so am unable to install the software directly onto it.

Am i able to copy and paste the entire folder onto a External HDD and then load it up that way?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You need the original installation software, only then you can install that on your netbook. I actually prefer using OpenOffice on netbooks. It is completely free, works like MS Office, and can edit MS Office docs as well:

    http://www.netbookfreeware.com/openoffice-free-mic...

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Share Microsoft Office

  • Stacey
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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    the best way to do this would be to make an ISO file... there's many programs that let you do so: magic iso, power iso, alcohol 120%, deamon tools... the list goes on... once you've made an image of the disc (ISO) and put it on your external hdd, you'll have to also place the program you created it with so you can install that program and use the "mount" function. what these programs do is use space on your hdd to make a "virtual rom" and "virtual discs", your computer will recognize these drives as being physical even if they are not really there (only in data form) recommendation: I use Magic Iso, but to mount the images u create with it, will require it's mounting program called Magic Disc. It's totally free to use and you can make any size image if you use ".UIF" (Universal Image File), but can only be mounted with Magic Disc. there is a slight possibility that you can just copy all the data from the disc to a folder on your external, since it's an older version of office (this would only work if you don't need a key to install)... from that folder you could run the ".exe" from the computer that u want to install it to Ultimately if none of that works, there is a last method of doing this: you need to have the computer with a real physical rom and the netbook connected on a network through a router... both have to be connected using Ethernet cables and then after placing the disc in the rom, you can right click on the drive and share it to the network... once shared, the netbook should be able to see it in My Network Places and do the installation directly from there Hope some of this helped and good luck

  • 1 decade ago

    You could copy the install files, or make an ISO of the install CD and use it as virtual drive on the netbook.

    For free ISO software, go to www.magiciso.com

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