can I install office on a usb flash drive?

[Avgwhtguy]

I want to be able to take office with me anywhere I go, can I install office
xp on a 1GB usb flash drive? Will there be a problem with registry entires
not being added/deleted or modified if I do this?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

MS Office places files in the \Program Files\ and the \Windows folders and definitely uses registry entries. If you can fit an
entire virtual PC on the flash drive you might be able to do this.

There are USB drives available with Linux and Open Office, if I recall correctly, prepackaged on them.

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I want to be able to take office with me anywhere I go, can I install office
xp on a 1GB usb flash drive? Will there be a problem with registry entires
not being added/deleted or modified if I do this? >>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

Pricing and Packages for '2007 Microsoft Office System'
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

 

[Bob I]

It won't work at the next PC you plug it into, not to mention the EULA
angle.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You cannot install Office on a flash drive.
I suggest you purchase and use either a
notebook or Tablet PC.

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Windows - Shell/User
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| I want to be able to take office with me anywhere I go, can I install office
| xp on a 1GB usb flash drive? Will there be a problem with registry entires
| not being added/deleted or modified if I do this?

 

[Tony Jollans]

What an interesting idea - could it really work? It's probably OT to ask
how!

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Enjoy,
Tony

MS Office places files in the \Program Files\ and the \Windows folders and

definitely uses registry entries. If you can fit an

entire virtual PC on the flash drive you might be able to do this.

There are USB drives available with Linux and Open Office, if I recall

correctly, prepackaged on them.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Tony,

One that I saw was 'computer on a stick' at the local Fry's electronics.
http://www.fingergear.com/

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<<"Tony Jollans" <My Forename at My Surname dot com> wrote in message What an interesting idea - could it really work? It's probably OT to ask
how!

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Enjoy,
Tony >>

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Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

Pricing and Packages for '2007 Microsoft Office System'
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

 

[Tony Jollans]

Thanks, Bob,

I didn't know you could boot off them - I'll have to try to find an excuse
to try it