Office 2010 Starter Edition To-Go Device Available on USB Flash Drive

Summary

What is an Office Starter To-Go:

Ø      An Office Starter To-Go device allows customers to carry Office Starter programs on a USB Flash Drive and use it on other systems regardless of whether Microsoft Office is pre-installed or not.

Ø      This feature has been introduced with Office 2010 and is not available with any previous Office versions.

Advantages:

Ø      Office Starter To-Go can be used even after "n" number of OSRI (Operating System Reinstallation) has been performed on the system.

Ø      It can be used on all DELL systems with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), 32-bit version or Windows 7 OS.

Ø      Office Starter To-Go can be used on FIHD (Factory Installed Hard Drive) systems which do not have Office Starter pre-installed.

To create a Microsoft Office Starter To-Go device, Please Follow the below mentioned Steps:

1. If Excel Starter or Word Starter is open, click File, click Help, and then click Take Office With You.                                                                                                                                                  If Excel Starter or Word Starter is not open, click the Windows Start button, click All Programs, click Microsoft Office Starter, then click Microsoft Office 2010 Tools, and then click Microsoft Office Starter To-Go Device Manager 2010.

2. If this is the first time you have run the device manager, the device manager displays a message telling you that it must download files from the Internet. Click Start to continue.
3. Plug your device into your computer's USB port.
4. Click the device.

 NOTE    If there is not enough space on the device, remove some files. Go to the Windows Start menu, click Computer, double-click the device and delete files until you have enough free space. In the Windows Taskbar, click Microsoft Office Starter To-Go Device Manager. Remove the device and plug it back in to refresh information in the device manager.

5. Click Install.
6. Leave your device connected to your computer while the device manager copies the necessary files to it.

When you're ready to use your new device on another computer, do the following:

1. Plug the Office Starter To-Go device into any computer where you have administrator rights.
2. On the Windows Start menu, click Computer, and then click the device.
3. Click Office.exe, and then click the program you want to run: Word Starter or Excel Starter.

WARNING   Do not remove the device while Office Starter is running. If the Office Starter To-Go device is removed while Office Starter is running, Office Starter programs will shut down, and any unsaved data will be lost.

4. As you use your device to store files on it, be sure to leave at least five megabytes (5 MB) of free space for your Office Starter settings to be saved. Settings include personal preferences, such as your custom dictionary and color scheme. Also, leave as much free space as possible to receive background updates for Office Starter To-Go, which are downloaded from the Internet.
5. When you are finished using Office Starter, close the programs, and close Microsoft Office Starter To-Go.

Office Starter To-Go remains available in the Windows Taskbar.

Note    You can re-open Office Starter while the device is plugged in by right-clicking Office Starter To-Go in the Taskbar, and then clicking Open.

6. Right-click Office Starter To-Go in the Taskbar, click Close, and then clickSafely Remove Hardware in the Taskbar, and click the device.

Windows tells you whether it is safe to remove the device. You may need to close other applications—for example, if the device is displayed in Windows Explorer, close Windows Explorer, and then try the Safe to Remove Hardware program again.

7. Remove the device when it is safe to do so.

When you remove the device, you take Office Starter with you. Office Starter is not installed on the computer.