microsoft works 8.5

i had to reconfigure my comp and start new, i just bought it 4 months ago.
now i cant find microsoft works or anything from microsoft. i still have my
product key slip that came with the comp. do i need it and can i reinstall
works? if so how?

can-d wrote:
> i had to reconfigure my comp and start new, i just bought it 4 months
> ago. now i cant find microsoft works or anything from microsoft. i
> still have my product key slip that came with the comp. do i need it
> and can i reinstall works? if so how?

Microsoft Works is not part of Vista. It may have been bundled with Vista by
the manufacturer/supplier of your computer, if so then it may be on the
recovery disks supplied by the manufacturer/supplier or in the recovery
partition on your machine.

Have you read the documentation that came with your machine?

What is the make and model?

Have you tried to contact the manufacturer/supplier?

Does you computer have a Recovery Wizard, that you can use to recover just applications, choosing from a list of programs that came
with your computer?

"can-d" <can-> wrote in message news:09F1ED11-C6B7-45E2-A24D-...
>i had to reconfigure my comp and start new, i just bought it 4 months ago.
> now i cant find microsoft works or anything from microsoft. i still have my
> product key slip that came with the comp. do i need it and can i reinstall
> works? if so how?

"can-d" <can-> wrote in message
news:09F1ED11-C6B7-45E2-A24D-...
>i had to reconfigure my comp and start new, i just bought it 4 months ago.
> now i cant find microsoft works or anything from microsoft. i still have
> my
> product key slip that came with the comp. do i need it and can i reinstall
> works? if so how?

First, understand, Microsoft Works is a separate application and is not a
part of Windows but some OEMs choose to bundle additional software with
their systems and, apparently, Works was bundled with yours. You'll need to
contact your computer's tech support, in order to find out how to restore
Works to your setup.

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On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:46:00 -0700, can-d
<can-> wrote:

> i had to reconfigure my comp and start new, i just bought it 4 months ago.
> now i cant find microsoft works or anything from microsoft. i still have my
> product key slip that came with the comp. do i need it and can i reinstall
> works? if so how?


If you reinstalled Windows Vista, that doesn't also automatically
reinstall Works. If your computer came with Works, you should have
gotten a separate CD to reinstall Works.

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"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:46:00 -0700, can-d
> <can-> wrote:
>
>> i had to reconfigure my comp and start new, i just bought it 4
>> months ago. now i cant find microsoft works or anything from
>> microsoft. i still have my product key slip that came with the
>> comp. do i need it and can i reinstall works? if so how?
>
>
> If you reinstalled Windows Vista, that doesn't also automatically
> reinstall Works. If your computer came with Works, you should have
> gotten a separate CD to reinstall Works.

Are vendors still doing that or will Works be on the recovery
partition? It will help if the OP will tell us the make and model of
the computer as GreenieLeBrun asked.





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On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:17:57 -0700, XS11E <>
wrote:

> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:46:00 -0700, can-d
> > <can-> wrote:
> >
> >> i had to reconfigure my comp and start new, i just bought it 4
> >> months ago. now i cant find microsoft works or anything from
> >> microsoft. i still have my product key slip that came with the
> >> comp. do i need it and can i reinstall works? if so how?
> >
> >
> > If you reinstalled Windows Vista, that doesn't also automatically
> > reinstall Works. If your computer came with Works, you should have
> > gotten a separate CD to reinstall Works.
>
> Are vendors still doing that or will Works be on the recovery
> partition?


I'm not sure, but it probably depends on the vendor.




> It will help if the OP will tell us the make and model of
> the computer as GreenieLeBrun asked.
>
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"Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:17:57 -0700, XS11E <>
> wrote:

>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote:

>> > If you reinstalled Windows Vista, that doesn't also automatically
>> > reinstall Works. If your computer came with Works, you should have
>> > gotten a separate CD to reinstall Works.
>>
>> Are vendors still doing that or will Works be on the recovery
>> partition?

> I'm not sure, but it probably depends on the vendor.

Compaq had all the added software on my recovery partition, no CD came
with the laptop IIRC. I think that's getting to be the normal method
now.





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My HP gave me the option to burn 11 recovery CDs or 2 Recovery DVDs.
All factory installed software was included, but when you do a system
recovery, it restores it to original factory settings.
It formats the hard drive and reinstalls everything.
If you have data you want, burn it to CD or copy it to a removeable or
external hard drive.

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> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:17:57 -0700, XS11E <>
>> wrote:
>
>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote:
>
>>> > If you reinstalled Windows Vista, that doesn't also automatically
>>> > reinstall Works. If your computer came with Works, you should have
>>> > gotten a separate CD to reinstall Works.
>>>
>>> Are vendors still doing that or will Works be on the recovery
>>> partition?
>
>> I'm not sure, but it probably depends on the vendor.
>
> Compaq had all the added software on my recovery partition, no CD came
> with the laptop IIRC. I think that's getting to be the normal method
> now.
>
>
>
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