The difficulty with getting access to Excel and Word goes on. One person picked up on my scream for help and gave me a usb-stick with a licensed product (something I already paid for but cannot use), but when trying to install it I realized that:
1. It was ze German version. Which I could live with, after all it was how I learned the difference between wann and wenn when doing some consultancy work with a German pc provided to me. Wann means when and wenn means if. If anybody can explain the logic to me, please do. Why I learned it? I was trying to do an if-sentence in Excel and couldn't understand why the program didn't accept it. Wenn.
and 2. The file was zipped and Winzip is no longer a free product. Anybody who thinks I'm gonna pay for Winzip raise their hands now. I thought so.
So I guess it's down to how long my current computer will last before I can use Excel and Word again, 'cause no way will I buy a new one before this one doesn't work anymore.
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ha, I can't believe how difficult this is. Can't you just call Dell?
There are plenty of free alternatives to winzip. Try http://www.7-zip.org/
and I'm pretty sure these days there is no longer the German version of Excel or the English version of Excel, the default language depends on the language of your operating system, which you can change, and you can also change the editing language.
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It's dependent on the compression used, but for the standard, windows has had its own zip conversion application built into the OS since XP. There are still language versions of office, unless you go with the full pro licence that includes the language pack. Those aside, I'm working from home tomorrow and will have time to connect and take a look. Can't have you complaining about poor support!
Yay, I did install that DE-version of the winzip, but haven't tried the usb-stick again. If guru is available tomorrow, I'm on! Even if I didn't understand a word what you were saying ;).
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