how to restore microsft office after reformatting.

ive reformatted my laptop and before doing that i saved my microsoft office
into my external usb. how will i restore it back after reformatting having
saved it in my usb?

You cannot, assuming you mean you copied the Office folders, You can only
restore data files from copies, not programs.
You have to install from origonal media, be that a downloaded set up file,
or an office cd/dvd

"layfabia" wrote in message
...
ive reformatted my laptop and before doing that i saved my microsoft
office
into my external usb. how will i restore it back after reformatting having
saved it in my usb?

You can't.

Office applications have to register themselves, this means they must be
installed. I suppose if you knew the GUID -- the really long string of hex
digits that you will find throughout the Registry -- you might be able to
manually add the apps back in. I've never tried, nor do I know anybody that
has tried, but I throw it out as a remote possibility to preclude the
requirement of installinig.

In any case, us mortals have to install the Office Suite. You can then, or
before, copy your various documents onto the newly reformatted drive so that
you can open them with the newly installed Office applications.






"layfabia" wrote in message
...
ive reformatted my laptop and before doing that i saved my microsoft
office
into my external usb. how will i restore it back after reformatting having
saved it in my usb?

But if the OP has formatted the drive in his computer, that option is not
available. And from the question asked, I presume that the OP's level of
technical sophistication is not that high.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

ALWAYS post your Outlook version!
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message
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You can't.

Office applications have to register themselves, this means they must be
installed. I suppose if you knew the GUID -- the really long string of hex
digits that you will find throughout the Registry -- you might be able to
manually add the apps back in. I've never tried, nor do I know anybody that
has tried, but I throw it out as a remote possibility to preclude the
requirement of installinig.

In any case, us mortals have to install the Office Suite. You can then, or
before, copy your various documents onto the newly reformatted drive so that
you can open them with the newly installed Office applications.






"layfabia" wrote in message
...
ive reformatted my laptop and before doing that i saved my microsoft
office
into my external usb. how will i restore it back after reformatting having
saved it in my usb?

Good point. I had a brain fart. I was thinking that one could create a new
entry, assign a GUID, then set the parameters. But, I don't think you can
create new GUIDs through Regedit.

You're right though, the OP does not appear to be able to do this. I was
reacting to my own statement that Office _must_ be reinstalled, I was
acknowledging the caveat that if one knew the GUID -- a 32 digit hex code --
then one could write the Office apps into the Registry and avoid the
installation requirement.

I know plenty obout my computer, and I would never in a million years be
able to know what the GUID(s) would be to get around the physical
installation of the applications, even it that was a possible method of
getting Office apps to run.





"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
...
But if the OP has formatted the drive in his computer, that option is not
available. And from the question asked, I presume that the OP's level of
technical sophistication is not that high.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

ALWAYS post your Outlook version!
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message
...
You can't.

Office applications have to register themselves, this means they must be
installed. I suppose if you knew the GUID -- the really long string of hex
digits that you will find throughout the Registry -- you might be able to
manually add the apps back in. I've never tried, nor do I know anybody
that
has tried, but I throw it out as a remote possibility to preclude the
requirement of installinig.

In any case, us mortals have to install the Office Suite. You can then, or
before, copy your various documents onto the newly reformatted drive so
that
you can open them with the newly installed Office applications.






"layfabia" wrote in message
...
ive reformatted my laptop and before doing that i saved my microsoft
office
into my external usb. how will i restore it back after reformatting
having
saved it in my usb?

me either/

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

ALWAYS post your Outlook version!
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message
...
Good point. I had a brain fart. I was thinking that one could create a new
entry, assign a GUID, then set the parameters. But, I don't think you can
create new GUIDs through Regedit.

You're right though, the OP does not appear to be able to do this. I was
reacting to my own statement that Office _must_ be reinstalled, I was
acknowledging the caveat that if one knew the GUID -- a 32 digit hex code --
then one could write the Office apps into the Registry and avoid the
installation requirement.

I know plenty obout my computer, and I would never in a million years be
able to know what the GUID(s) would be to get around the physical
installation of the applications, even it that was a possible method of
getting Office apps to run.





"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
...
But if the OP has formatted the drive in his computer, that option is not
available. And from the question asked, I presume that the OP's level of
technical sophistication is not that high.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

ALWAYS post your Outlook version!
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message
...
You can't.

Office applications have to register themselves, this means they must be
installed. I suppose if you knew the GUID -- the really long string of hex
digits that you will find throughout the Registry -- you might be able to
manually add the apps back in. I've never tried, nor do I know anybody
that
has tried, but I throw it out as a remote possibility to preclude the
requirement of installinig.

In any case, us mortals have to install the Office Suite. You can then, or
before, copy your various documents onto the newly reformatted drive so
that
you can open them with the newly installed Office applications.






"layfabia" wrote in message
...
ive reformatted my laptop and before doing that i saved my microsoft
office
into my external usb. how will i restore it back after reformatting
having
saved it in my usb?