where did my microsoft works go?

[keena]

Our computer hot a bug off the net and was really slow.my
parents got a computr guy out and he did his thing and fix
and cleaned it out, but now we don't have microsoft works
any more. All we're left with is wordpad and notepad. when
we bought the computer we had it. do we have to buy a new
one or would it be on one of the installation disks? we
have the xp home

[Vinayak Dasgupta]

ok now what you are trying to say is probably that you dont have stuff included in MS Office... well that can be installed from the Microsoft Office CD... see if you have it. Microsoft Office has Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Access...

[John A]

He said Works - that is not on the MS Office CD - it is either a MS
Works or MS Works Suite CD

John Allen

On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 01:06:04 -0700, "Vinayak Dasgupta"
> wrote:

>ok now what you are trying to say is probably that you dont have stuff included in MS Office... well that can be installed from the Microsoft Office CD... see if you have it. Microsoft Office has Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Access...

[JAX]

Hi Keena,

I take it that "Works" was installed when you bought the computer. If that
is the case, it should be on the installation disks that were provided with
the computer, if it was specified as part of the sale of the computer. Look
for disks that are labeled "Works". If you need to, contact the people the
computer was bought from for instructions on re-installing.

HTH, JAX


"keena" > wrote in message
...
> Our computer hot a bug off the net and was really slow.my
> parents got a computr guy out and he did his thing and fix
> and cleaned it out, but now we don't have microsoft works
> any more. All we're left with is wordpad and notepad. when
> we bought the computer we had it. do we have to buy a new
> one or would it be on one of the installation disks? we
> have the xp home

[Peter A. Stavrakoglou]

"keena" > wrote in message
...
> Our computer hot a bug off the net and was really slow.my
> parents got a computr guy out and he did his thing and fix
> and cleaned it out, but now we don't have microsoft works
> any more. All we're left with is wordpad and notepad. when
> we bought the computer we had it. do we have to buy a new
> one or would it be on one of the installation disks? we
> have the xp home

Sounds to me like Windows was reinstalled without Works also being
reinstalled. How was it reinstalled - with a Windows disk, a recovery
disk? If your computer came with Works preinstalled and a restore
disk was used, then Works should be installed also. If your system
came with a full Windows disk then you should also have a Works disk
(assuming that Works was preinstalled).

[Jim Macklin]

It also sounds like the "computer guy" was not well
qualified if he did not properly repair the problem and
reinstall all the software and give you some instruction of
how to keep the computer working properly.

Good help is so hard to find.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


"Peter A. Stavrakoglou" > wrote in
message ...
| "keena" > wrote in
message
| ...
| > Our computer hot a bug off the net and was really
slow.my
| > parents got a computr guy out and he did his thing and
fix
| > and cleaned it out, but now we don't have microsoft
works
| > any more. All we're left with is wordpad and notepad.
when
| > we bought the computer we had it. do we have to buy a
new
| > one or would it be on one of the installation disks? we
| > have the xp home
|
| Sounds to me like Windows was reinstalled without Works
also being
| reinstalled. How was it reinstalled - with a Windows
disk, a recovery
| disk? If your computer came with Works preinstalled and a
restore
| disk was used, then Works should be installed also. If
your system
| came with a full Windows disk then you should also have a
Works disk
| (assuming that Works was preinstalled).
|
|

[R. C. White]

Hi, Keena.

If you tell us the make and model of your computer, someone here may
recognize it and give you some specific advice. You can see your computer;
we can't. Heck, we can't even see all those CDs and manuals that came with
your computer. :>(

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"keena" > wrote in message
...
> Our computer hot a bug off the net and was really slow.my
> parents got a computr guy out and he did his thing and fix
> and cleaned it out, but now we don't have microsoft works
> any more. All we're left with is wordpad and notepad. when
> we bought the computer we had it. do we have to buy a new
> one or would it be on one of the installation disks? we
> have the xp home

[Vinayak]

oh ok... sorry about that... i read about wordpad or notepad and i kinda' thought she/he was talkin about Word processing softwares like Word... my mistake...

[JAX]

Not meaning to defend the "technician", but the PC may have came with a
partition to restore the OS and Works came on the CD's the OP mentioned.
(That was the case with an IBM a friend bought.) The tech may not have been
aware of the CD's or, not asked to install them.

FWIW, JAX


"Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
...
> It also sounds like the "computer guy" was not well
> qualified if he did not properly repair the problem and
> reinstall all the software and give you some instruction of
> how to keep the computer working properly.
>
> Good help is so hard to find.
>
>
> --
> The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
> But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
>
>
> "Peter A. Stavrakoglou" > wrote in
> message ...
> | "keena" > wrote in
> message
> | ...
> | > Our computer hot a bug off the net and was really
> slow.my
> | > parents got a computr guy out and he did his thing and
> fix
> | > and cleaned it out, but now we don't have microsoft
> works
> | > any more. All we're left with is wordpad and notepad.
> when
> | > we bought the computer we had it. do we have to buy a
> new
> | > one or would it be on one of the installation disks? we
> | > have the xp home
> |
> | Sounds to me like Windows was reinstalled without Works
> also being
> | reinstalled. How was it reinstalled - with a Windows
> disk, a recovery
> | disk? If your computer came with Works preinstalled and a
> restore
> | disk was used, then Works should be installed also. If
> your system
> | came with a full Windows disk then you should also have a
> Works disk
> | (assuming that Works was preinstalled).
> |
> |
>
>