Conversation started Mar 4, 2011 at 6:26.
Sathya
Sathya
Mar 4, 2011 06:26
how in the world does Word run w/o a Microsoft Office install ?
Ivo Flipse
Ivo Flipse
Mar 4, 2011 06:43
uhm does it?
Sathya
Sathya
yes
I was arguing with a colleague it's not possible
he sent me winword & excel and it ran :O
Ivo Flipse
Ivo Flipse
how large is that exe?
NSFW: youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AFA-rOls8YA
from a bunch of epic battle raps: geeksaresexy.net/2011/03/02/6-epic-rap-battles
Sathya
Sathya
@IvoFlipse word is 38MB, Excel is 34kb :\
Ivo Flipse
Ivo Flipse
on what kind of computer is he running that?
Sathya
Sathya
I'm running it on mine now
Win XP Pro
I dont have office installed
nhinkle
nhinkle
Mar 4, 2011 06:59
ya thanks @BloodPhilia
looks like it's all fixed now
@Sathya , VMware ThinStall
vmware.com/products/thinapp
Sathya
Sathya
@nhinkle ?
nhinkle
nhinkle
regarding how word runs without installing office
Sathya
Sathya
@nhinkle I doubt it's that - the executables were sent from a system which has got Office installed
nhinkle
nhinkle
o_O
really?
hm
I've definitely seen thinapp used for office before, but maybe that's not it
 
Conversation ended Mar 4, 2011 at 7:01.