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Q: I have Windows Vista Ultimate, trying to install Office 2010 Pro and it will not let me , says I have to have regular vista SP1. Is this true? If not , how can I install?

Q: I have an old Microsoft Works Database file. How do I convert it to an Office Access file?

Q: I have new pc running Win 7. Have hard drive from old pc (mobo blown) in hd enclosure. Since I have a a bunch of docs, pictures, etc., in MS Office 2003 as well as many folders, contacts, etc., in MS Outlook 2003, do I need to re-install MS Office 2003 from the cd, then bring all the stuff over, or can I just bring the stuff over (w/o running the MS Office 2003 cd)?

Q: I have a Dell Inspiron Duo laptop and need to install microsoft office. I previously purchased Microsoft Office Home and Studunt 2007 and have the disks etc. My laptop, however, does not have a CD drive, so I am unable to use them to set-up the software on my new computer.How can I set up Microsoft office with the software I already have without a CD drive?

Q: After connecting to a domain, I installed Microsoft office 2007. I put icons on the dektop for outlook, word, excel, etc. After rebooting, the icons disappeared, and i had to re-configure my outlook all over again. Why dont these settings stay? Is ther something i have to do to make everything stay?

Q: How come I cannot download Windows or Office updates? I keep getting ERROR80246007 & D1000.

Q: How can I retrieve the HTML code for a smartart graphic created in Office 07 in order that I can use it on a website? Is there another simple and free way of building a similar component which can be but on a site?

Q: My Excel in newly bought Office 2010 prints each cell as a separate page! but only when I select Fit Sheet on One Page, from scaling options. How do I fix this?

Q: I have Office 2007 running on Windows XP. I use Outlook as main email and many times program fails to respond when I double click icon on desktop, and many times it freezes when I move from email to calendar or make changes to calendar. When this happens the only way to fix is a restart and hope the icon on desktop is functional. The problem started a couple weeks ago, and the only recent change to computer was purchase of Kaspersky Internet Security. What can I do to restore normal and efficient function of Outlook?