Techie Help Needed Please!!

[Brassed off]

All you techies out there, be nice to me - I am not techie at all

 

I've managed to boot up the new 'puter (it's on Vista btw) but I can't seem to download Skype onto it at all. When I try to download, all I get is a message saying ".exe is not a valid Win32 Application".

 

I've had a look at Skype problem page but I haven't got time to read everything on there

 

Anyone got any quick solutions?

[Brassed off]

Erm, don't ask me what happened. I decided on a re-boot and Skype miraculously appeared. It also "knew" who I was and signed me in as Brassedoff2

 

Oh well, at least I have it now

 

And for my next trick...... I have windows XP on old 'puter and Vista on new 'puter. I want to transfer all my word docs from the old 'puter to new 'puter. The new 'puter is Vista. Can it be done?

[Lula]

yes, because your documents are in Word or Excel and that doesnt change because the OS will automatically recognise them, although I dont know about a quick way to do it lol

[Brassed off]

Hey me neither Lula. Am trying to be a clever clogs but am stumped on this tbh. If they were done in word on XP, will they automatically transfer over to Office 2007 in Vista

[Lula]

what version of office were you using on XP? actuall y it shouldnt matter cos the latest version of Office, will recognise those that have gone before

[Brassed off]

Erm, sorry, without cranking up old comp, I just don't know.

[Bookworm]

If old PC and new PC are networked , you can just transfer from 1 to the other.

 

Otherwise, you can open a free to try account HERE, (doesn't have to be that ome, there's plenty of them on the net) which gives you 14 days, u/load your files there from old PC and d/l to new PC, voila.

[Robdblynd]

I have desktop running XP with Office 2003 and lappy running Vista Ultimate and Office 2007. Lappy has no problem recognising docs saved as

Word 2003 and simply saves them on it's hardrive as complaint with Word1997-2003documents.

[Brassed off]

If old PC and new PC are networked , you can just transfer from 1 to the other.

 

Otherwise, you can open a free to try account HERE, (doesn't have to be that ome, there's plenty of them on the net) which gives you 14 days, u/load your files there from old PC and d/l to new PC, voila.

 

Hmm, one for Mr Bo methinks Bookie I'll get him to have a look at this thread

 

I have desktop running XP with Office 2003 and lappy running Vista Ultimate and Office 2007. Lappy has no problem recognising docs saved as

Word 2003 and simply saves them on it's hardrive as complaint with Word1997-2003documents.

 

Yes, we had Office 2007 installed at work a while back and at first had to save into Word1997-2003 documents until it was installed on all the comps.

 

Erm, don't mention lappys to me Robd That's the reason I couldn't get on CAG at New Year And it's still not up and running - something to do with memory and AOL Says it all really.

 

Will probably be posting on here again when I've showed the thread to Mr Bo.

 

Thanks for the info girls !!

[honey5]

if networked use a shared folder to transfer from one to the other

honey x

[Brassed off]

Erm, not techie Honey but I do vaguely remember Mr Bo trying to transfer from old to new comp at New Year. Not sure if that means they were networked or not

 

I know that I can take a wire out of one box and put it in the other to boot up old comp if that helps?

[Curlyben]

What you bust now

 

Hey what happened to getting a memory stick

Simple C&P on to that would work a treat.

[maroondevo52]

Bo, Don't touch it with a fork!!!!!

[Tezcatlipoca]

Office 2007 will read all Office 2003 files (and vice-versa with Micro$oft's compatibility patch).

 

As to swapping between the two, the quickest and easiest - assuming you have one - is to use a USB key.

[Brassed off]

Oh Gawd, that's it. Gotta get Mr Bo to come and have a look at this thread. Wooosssshhhh

 

Confused? I will be

[Curlyben]

Office 2007 will read all Office 2003 files (and vice-versa with Micro$oft's compatibility patch).

From experience the "patch" isn't needed.

The only thing you MUST remember is to save documents from 2007 in 2003 format, basically .DOC rather than the newer .DOCX

 

Here's how to do it with pics: How do I save word documents in Office 2007 so they can be opened in older versions of Office?

[honey5]

or........... buy a caddy get mr BO to take the old hdd out of the other puter and connect via the usb cable to the new one then you can transfer everything onto the new puter that was on the old one

just had to do the same thing with this silly thing and its vista too

 

youll get them cheaper elsewhere most likely but to show you what i mean

 

Maplin > hard disk caddy

 

(this way you get to clear the old one and keep a spare too )

honey x

[Tezcatlipoca]

From experience the "patch" isn't needed.

 

Indeed. I should have pointed out that the patch allows 2003 to read .#x formats (.docx, .xlsx, etc.). 2007 can be told to save in a 2003 compatible mode.

[maroondevo52]

Then, once you've whisked the two egg whites, add a little salt and give them a shake. Then place them in an oven, gas mark 7.

[**Tilly**]

Then, once you've whisked the two egg whites, add a little salt and give them a shake. Then place them in an oven, gas mark 7.

 

There you go Bo problem solved

[Brassed off]

Don't give up your day jobs you two

 

Bo *attempts* to peel Mr Bo off the couch to come and read this thread