Broken XP help

[VectraMan]

Dump excel and stick openoffice on.

Does it load and save excel files?

[Angela_D]

Have you tried Google ?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice_Calc

Calc is capable of opening and saving spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel file format.

[MrsGoof]

and soon Microsoft s'ware will be compatible with open office http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5153350.stm,
I think this says something about the quality of OpenOffice

[mcquiggd]

... you mean people want to be able to use Microsoft Office instead....?

[TheMonkey]

I'll stick with Microsoft Office actually. I used OpenOffice for about 3 months and it has been consistently slower and more buggy than MSO.

There is NOTHING more stable than Office 2002 SP3

[VectraMan]

Have you tried Google ?

Why, does google load and save excel files?

I've now given up on the old install, and contributed to Bill's coffers to the tune of £250 so sort out my Excel problem.

I'd happily ditch MS office, but then my accountant wants excel files, and everybody seems to work with MS Word files, so I can't see it as anything other than an essential tool for being a contractor. Personally I'd rather use WordPad than Word.

[Mordac]

The MS Action pack contains Office 2003 (including Visio & Project) and a whole load of other stuff for the princely sum of £200 a year.

[Angela_D]

"Why, does google load and save excel files? "

Lame sarcasm won't help you.

1) Google would have answered your file format question regardin Open Office in a moment as I pasted.

2) Yes, Google will with Excel files: http://www.google.com/googlespreadsheets/tour1.html

[Angela_D]

yes....... I didn't realise certain combinations of characters were censored

[VectraMan]

Lame sarcasm won't help you.

Shame really as that's what I do best.