MS Powerpoint

MS Powerpoint

by Matt | Published on September 25th, 2007, 7:15 pm | Life

I don't have Powerpoint at home and my son has a project using it at school so I'd like to get a copy. But Don't want to shell out $110 for one stinking piece of software.

Is there an open-source version of it somewhere? I don't know much about that stuff.

Anyone know where I can get a copy of PP for cheap? Older versions are fine. Just has to be Win XP compatible. I found a copy of PP 97 for a reasonable price. Is says Window 2000 compatible. That should work on XP, correct?

There are no 3rd party presentation packages that are completely compatible with MS Office. Open Office Is an excellent package by itself and fairly compatible. The price ($0) is right too.

When installing older MS Office components with a newer version of Office you may have issues with DLL compatibility. What version of Office do you have installed now?

2000 I think.

I figured there might be a hic up.

I did say 'may'. I have run several PCs with older versions of Access coexisting with newer versions of Office. In those cases we installed the old software first and then the newer version.

By all means try it, but take a good backup first - making sure you have the DLL's in the office and Windows directories backed up. Then you will be able to get back. If it asks you if you want to overwrite a newer DLL say no and make a note of the DLL.

I gave in and bought the home/student 2007 edition.

And are you a student? September 26th, 2007, 7:42 pm Reply with quote

And are you a student?

A Person wrote:And are you a student?

Well... he is home

A Person wrote:And are you a student?

no but my son is. Store didn't ask for credentials.

I guess Microsoft have changed the licensing. They used to have a "Student/Educational' license that was for students only. The "Home and Student" version only has a 'non-commercial' restriction, you don't have to be a student - and it can be installed on three PC's so it's not a bad deal although why they don't include Outlook I can't imagine. I have have a tablet and really like OneNote.

I know people who bought the 'Educational" license when they weren't entitled - I had to wonder why. If you don't meet the license terms, you're not licensed, you might as well just steal it and save all your money.

A Person wrote:I guess Microsoft have changed the licensing. They used to have a "Student/Educational' license that was for students only. The "Home and Student" version only has a 'non-commercial' restriction, you don't have to be a student - and it can be installed on three PC's so it's not a bad deal although why they don't include Outlook I can't imagine. I have have a tablet and really like OneNote.

I know people who bought the 'Educational" license when they weren't entitled - I had to wonder why. If you don't meet the license terms, you're not licensed, you might as well just steal it and save all your money.

Spoken like a true certified Microsoft consultant.... :wink:

They have another bundle for like $30 more where it has Outlook instead of OneNote. I think it's just called "Office Pro".

I haven't even read about the functionality of OneNote and what it does.