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Hi,
My #2 home-office computer is an obsolete but still useful 450 MHz PC
with Windows XP. It has "crashed and burned" (software wise!) and I
have to put it back together again after an XP reload (I think I'll
rename in Humpty Dumpty!)

Can anyone point me towards a good computer forum where I can get
advice on free or shareware software and other IT help? I've not
found a Usenet group that does this.

I need to get the following software types installed on the #2 PC
right away and need some recommendations:
1. Word Processor (I will mostly use MS Wordpad with .rtf files as I
don't do clever formatting, also Openoffice WRITER is an option for
when I'm sent MS Word files.) But my wife still need a way to open
obsolete Wordperfect files (not sure our decade-old Corel Wordperfect7
CD will load under XP.)
2. Spreadsheet (OpenOffice CALC will suffice - it opens .xls and .123
files)
3. Presentation grahics (liker Powerpoint, which I can't afford.)
Openoffice has IMPRESS - I've just made it work with a .ppt file,
that's a step forward!
3. Business card software recommendations (a Google search brings up a
lot of trial ones - which is best?)
4. IE for Internet (on XP CD)
5. Email - all on Rogers-Yahoo webmail so no problem.

Anyway, rather than burdon the good people here, is there a Windows XP
forum I can join to discuss all these questions?
Thanks and cheers,
Roger
 
Engineer wrote:
Hi,
My #2 home-office computer is an obsolete but still useful 450 MHz PC
with Windows XP. It has "crashed and burned" (software wise!) and I
have to put it back together again after an XP reload (I think I'll
rename in Humpty Dumpty!)

Can anyone point me towards a good computer forum where I can get
advice on free or shareware software and other IT help? I've not
found a Usenet group that does this.

I need to get the following software types installed on the #2 PC
right away and need some recommendations:
1. Word Processor (I will mostly use MS Wordpad with .rtf files as I
don't do clever formatting, also Openoffice WRITER is an option for
when I'm sent MS Word files.) But my wife still need a way to open
obsolete Wordperfect files (not sure our decade-old Corel Wordperfect7
CD will load under XP.)
2. Spreadsheet (OpenOffice CALC will suffice - it opens .xls and .123
files)
3. Presentation grahics (liker Powerpoint, which I can't afford.)
Openoffice has IMPRESS - I've just made it work with a .ppt file,
that's a step forward!
3. Business card software recommendations (a Google search brings up a
lot of trial ones - which is best?)
4. IE for Internet (on XP CD)
5. Email - all on Rogers-Yahoo webmail so no problem.

Anyway, rather than burdon the good people here, is there a Windows XP
forum I can join to discuss all these questions?
Thanks and cheers,
Roger
Click to expand...
http://www.techytopics.com/

Offline for a day or so for a refit, but the chatroom is open and the
guys there are helpful.

Ron(UK)
 
On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:10:24 -0700 (PDT), Engineer
<junk2007@rogers.com> put finger to keyboard and composed:

Hi,
My #2 home-office computer is an obsolete but still useful 450 MHz PC
with Windows XP. It has "crashed and burned" (software wise!) and I
have to put it back together again after an XP reload (I think I'll
rename in Humpty Dumpty!)

Can anyone point me towards a good computer forum where I can get
advice on free or shareware software and other IT help? I've not
found a Usenet group that does this.
Click to expand...
Try alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt for PC hardware questions.

Try microsoft.public.windowsxp.general or other groups in that
hierarchy for your software questions.

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.
 
Engineer <junk2007@rogers.com> wrote in news:a6349364-2e2d-4848-8760-
f21cc1cb8de8@p58g2000hsb.googlegroups.com:

Hi,
My #2 home-office computer is an obsolete but still useful 450 MHz PC
with Windows XP. It has "crashed and burned" (software wise!) and I
have to put it back together again after an XP reload (I think I'll
rename in Humpty Dumpty!)

Can anyone point me towards a good computer forum where I can get
advice on free or shareware software and other IT help? I've not
found a Usenet group that does this.

I need to get the following software types installed on the #2 PC
right away and need some recommendations:
1. Word Processor (I will mostly use MS Wordpad with .rtf files as I
don't do clever formatting, also Openoffice WRITER is an option for
when I'm sent MS Word files.) But my wife still need a way to open
obsolete Wordperfect files (not sure our decade-old Corel Wordperfect7
CD will load under XP.)
2. Spreadsheet (OpenOffice CALC will suffice - it opens .xls and .123
files)
3. Presentation grahics (liker Powerpoint, which I can't afford.)
Openoffice has IMPRESS - I've just made it work with a .ppt file,
that's a step forward!
3. Business card software recommendations (a Google search brings up a
lot of trial ones - which is best?)
4. IE for Internet (on XP CD)
5. Email - all on Rogers-Yahoo webmail so no problem.

Anyway, rather than burdon the good people here, is there a Windows XP
forum I can join to discuss all these questions?
Thanks and cheers,
Roger
Click to expand...
www.daniweb.com

There's a spot there for questions like yours, and a whole bunch of
people who are happy to answer them.

FWIW, Office 2007 Student and Teacher Edition has Word, Powerpoint, and
Excel and is price at around $150. It sounds like you make quite a bit
of use of those types of programs, so it's probably worth purchasing.
Think of it as an investment.

Puckdropper
--
If you're quiet, your teeth never touch your ankles.

To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm
 
Puckdropper wrote:
Engineer <junk2007@rogers.com> wrote in news:a6349364-2e2d-4848-8760-
f21cc1cb8de8@p58g2000hsb.googlegroups.com:

Hi,
My #2 home-office computer is an obsolete but still useful 450 MHz PC
with Windows XP. It has "crashed and burned" (software wise!) and I
have to put it back together again after an XP reload (I think I'll
rename in Humpty Dumpty!)

Can anyone point me towards a good computer forum where I can get
advice on free or shareware software and other IT help? I've not
found a Usenet group that does this...

snipped

Anyway, rather than burden the good people here, is there a Windows XP
forum I can join to discuss all these questions?
Thanks and cheers,
Roger

www.daniweb.com

There's a spot there for questions like yours, and a whole bunch of
people who are happy to answer them.

FWIW, Office 2007 Student and Teacher Edition has Word, Powerpoint, and
Excel and is price at around $150. It sounds like you make quite a bit
of use of those types of programs, so it's probably worth purchasing.
Think of it as an investment.

Puckdropper
Click to expand...

I've found expert help here: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/

-S
 
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