txloanchick77

My PC came with XP Home edition (with WordPerfect) - Hate it! So I borrowed a friend XP Small Business Office. After strange desktop crash I cannot open any office application or file. It just tells me it is not installed for the current user and I need to set it up. To the best of my knowledge it was not the entire Operating System, just the office suite. Well my computer is known to do some weird things. I am the only user, but have sever folder's in my documents for different user name's documents. I have searched and prodded and poked and just can't find any solution. I have done a lot of work (especially in publisher) and cannot get it. I can see the documents and I know the programs are active. How in the heck do I get this remodied. I am about to throw this POS HP in the pool!

Upon learning floaties do nothing for my Drivers, I will not throw the computer in the pool. As far as the crash the desk top screen blacked out, as to what happened after that, no telling. Upon restart it wanted to reinstall drivers and all kinds of stuff. The program was Small Business XP that I installed from a disk of just the office suite. I know the programs are still on my computer I just can't get to them. For instance a publisher file I created, I can open it but seconds later I am told publisher is not installed for current user. I do not have any other users. I have never had a network or Windows NT near my computer and all that is on it now. When I go to open all users or the documents and settings there are other user folders, but how do I get to that user? Unfortunately, I do not have access to the CD anymore. I have a lot of time and work on the publisher files and word docs. I hate to lose it, but purchasing OFFICE is not an option either. I cannot spend 500 or 600 on software. Miscrosoft makes it hard on an individual! As far as my need for a wordprocessor and spreadsheet application, it has to be word. My industry specific software, Calyx Point and Outlook express use word as the editor. I cannot even spell check my outbound email. I am disguested with Fry's (where I purchased this POS HP. Who in the hell puts wordperfect on an OS? It is not compatable with crap. Logging on as Administrator? I don't have any option as to how to log on. I am but a computer idiot please help. How do I get to the admin log on?