New Posts For Thread: Computer help pleasehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23404846/computer-help-pleaseJust got a new computer, had excel files transferred across but can't read them, how can I solve this problem? Cheers.Torrents are perfectly legal to use (but downloading copyrighted material is ..erm well you know) if looking on the internet for a torrent to download,you came upon one you liked,you would then need this safe software to download it for you (best ohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23404846/computer-help-please?post_id=417045398#417045398Torrents are perfectly legal to use (but downloading copyrighted material is ..erm well you know) if looking on the internet for a torrent to download,you came upon one you liked,you would then need this safe software to download it for you (best oMon, 16 Nov 2009 08:19:26 -0600Ah, I now see Rockin Horse has already linked to the free excel viewer.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23404846/computer-help-please?post_id=417045394#417045394Ah, I now see Rockin Horse has already linked to the free excel viewer.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:19:23 -0600If all you want to do is read them (and not change them) then Microsoft supply free viewers for Word, Excel and Powerpoint. You can download them from microsoft.com.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23404846/computer-help-please?post_id=417045390#417045390If all you want to do is read them (and not change them) then Microsoft supply free viewers for Word, Excel and Powerpoint. You can download them from microsoft.com.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:17:33 -0600OpenOffice can read Excel files, no need to transfer data from the Excel files. Just install OpenOffice and double click the file.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23404846/computer-help-please?post_id=417045374#417045374OpenOffice can read Excel files, no need to transfer data from the Excel files. Just install OpenOffice and double click the file.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:54:51 -0600ROCKIN HORSE I've downloaded openoffice, is it possible to transfer data from excel to create new files? By the way I would not abuse you if you posted a link to microsoft office!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23404846/computer-help-please?post_id=417045370#417045370ROCKIN HORSE I've downloaded openoffice, is it possible to transfer data from excel to create new files? By the way I would not abuse you if you posted a link to microsoft office!Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:53:19 -0600You can get what you need from the net...way I would approach it would be install a prog called UTorrent then go to a fairly well known torrent site (eg Pirate Bay) and search for what you need. Good luck.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23404846/computer-help-please?post_id=417045330#417045330You can get what you need from the net...way I would approach it would be install a prog called UTorrent then go to a fairly well known torrent site (eg Pirate Bay) and search for what you need. Good luck.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:32:20 -0600there would be Torrents of abuse if I linked it thoughhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23404846/computer-help-please?post_id=417045326#417045326there would be Torrents of abuse if I linked it thoughMon, 16 Nov 2009 07:32:04 -0600Open office is verry ,very good and free,if you look hard enough though word is availablehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23404846/computer-help-please?post_id=417045322#417045322Open office is verry ,very good and free,if you look hard enough though word is availableMon, 16 Nov 2009 07:31:03 -0600ROCKIN HORSE, that's done the trick for reading old excel files, cheers.Is it possible to get excel, word etc free off the internet or does it need to be bought?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23404846/computer-help-please?post_id=417045318#417045318ROCKIN HORSE, that's done the trick for reading old excel files, cheers.Is it possible to get excel, word etc free off the internet or does it need to be bought?Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:28:38 -0600Thanks for all your help, I am running windowsXP and had microsoft office on my old computer but not installed on the new one.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23404846/computer-help-please?post_id=417045314#417045314Thanks for all your help, I am running windowsXP and had microsoft office on my old computer but not installed on the new one.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:20:35 -0600