While working on a document, screens pop up saying
Microsoft is detecting an error and do I want to report
it? I always say yes. Then I must choose from one or
more more versions of recovered documents which is a real
inconvenience, especially if it is a lengthy doc.

Tonight, the screen told me to download Office updates to
help prevent the crashes and to install the original
Microsft CD. But I don't have Office, so I am afraid
to do this. Can you please advise me? I guess you can
tell I'm pretty much a novice.

Thank you.

June shared this with us in microsoft.public.word.newusers:

While working on a document, screens pop up saying
Microsoft is detecting an error and do I want to report
it? I always say yes. Then I must choose from one or
more more versions of recovered documents which is a real
inconvenience, especially if it is a lengthy doc.

Tonight, the screen told me to download Office updates to
help prevent the crashes and to install the original
Microsft CD. But I don't have Office, so I am afraid
to do this. Can you please advise me? I guess you can
tell I'm pretty much a novice.

Thank you.

You *should* have an installation CD. Perhaps it came with your
computer? Please ask in the shop where you bought MS Office or your PC.
I'm assuming here you are using a legal copy of MS Office.

If they cannot help you, you have to buy a new copy of MS Office.

If you're out of money and don't want to use an illegal copy of MS
Office, try OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org). It's free, Free,
and can work with MS Office (Word, Excel, Powderpoint) documents.

If you have just Word (purchased freestanding or acquired as part of Works
Suite), go ahead and download the Office updates. Only those that apply to
Word will be installed.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"June" wrote in message
...
While working on a document, screens pop up saying
Microsoft is detecting an error and do I want to report
it? I always say yes. Then I must choose from one or
more more versions of recovered documents which is a real
inconvenience, especially if it is a lengthy doc.

Tonight, the screen told me to download Office updates to
help prevent the crashes and to install the original
Microsft CD. But I don't have Office, so I am afraid
to do this. Can you please advise me? I guess you can
tell I'm pretty much a novice.

Thank you.

Mny thanks again. You are terrific!
-----Original Message-----
If you have just Word (purchased freestanding or
acquired as part of Works
Suite), go ahead and download the Office updates. Only
those that apply to
Word will be installed.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups
to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"June" wrote in
message
...
While working on a document, screens pop up saying
Microsoft is detecting an error and do I want to report
it? I always say yes. Then I must choose from one or
more more versions of recovered documents which is a
real
inconvenience, especially if it is a lengthy doc.

Tonight, the screen told me to download Office updates
to
help prevent the crashes and to install the original
Microsft CD. But I don't have Office, so I am afraid
to do this. Can you please advise me? I guess you can
tell I'm pretty much a novice.

Thank you.

.

I was wrong. I DO have Office.I found the Works Suite so
I will install and see what I can do. Many thanks for
your help.
-----Original Message-----
June shared this with us in
microsoft.public.word.newusers:

While working on a document, screens pop up saying
Microsoft is detecting an error and do I want to
report
it? I always say yes. Then I must choose from one or
more more versions of recovered documents which is a
real
inconvenience, especially if it is a lengthy doc.

Tonight, the screen told me to download Office updates
to
help prevent the crashes and to install the original
Microsft CD. But I don't have Office, so I am
afraid
to do this. Can you please advise me? I guess you
can
tell I'm pretty much a novice.

Thank you.

You *should* have an installation CD. Perhaps it came
with your
computer? Please ask in the shop where you bought MS
Office or your PC.
I'm assuming here you are using a legal copy of MS
Office.

If they cannot help you, you have to buy a new copy of
MS Office.

If you're out of money and don't want to use an illegal
copy of MS
Office, try OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org). It's
free, Free,
and can work with MS Office (Word, Excel, Powderpoint)
documents.
.

Works Suite is not the same as Office.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"June" wrote in message
...
I was wrong. I DO have Office.I found the Works Suite so
I will install and see what I can do. Many thanks for
your help.
-----Original Message-----
June shared this with us in
microsoft.public.word.newusers:

While working on a document, screens pop up saying
Microsoft is detecting an error and do I want to
report
it? I always say yes. Then I must choose from one or
more more versions of recovered documents which is a
real
inconvenience, especially if it is a lengthy doc.

Tonight, the screen told me to download Office updates
to
help prevent the crashes and to install the original
Microsft CD. But I don't have Office, so I am
afraid
to do this. Can you please advise me? I guess you
can
tell I'm pretty much a novice.

Thank you.

You *should* have an installation CD. Perhaps it came
with your
computer? Please ask in the shop where you bought MS
Office or your PC.
I'm assuming here you are using a legal copy of MS
Office.

If they cannot help you, you have to buy a new copy of
MS Office.

If you're out of money and don't want to use an illegal
copy of MS
Office, try OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org). It's
free, Free,
and can work with MS Office (Word, Excel, Powderpoint)
documents.
.