Question by Moncy: How can i download Microsoft Office if i don’t have an Optical disc drive?
I have a Gateway netbook or notebook (i can’t tell what’s the difference between the two) and i want to install microsoft office but it doesn’t have an Optical disc drive. Is there anyway i can download office without a CD, please help.
Best answer:
Answer by Scrawny
If the notebook is on a network, you could copy the CD to the hard drive of another computer on the network and then copy that to the [...]
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