Are free downloads safe?

[chakka35]

I was investigating the price of Microsoft Word for my wife to install in her new laptop and discovered, to my surprise, a site from which Word 2007 can be downloaded free!
Anyone tried this? What are the possible dangers?

[Dodger666]

Most of the websites that offer you a "Free" download are offering you just that, a free download. You will then get a free trial period before you are expected to pay for it should you want to keep it.

As Eddie says download OpenOffice instead. You can get 100% free software from sites such as this. http://www.freenew.net/

[chakka35]

Thank you both for those prompt replies.

[another-view]

Also, the website may say it is Word 2007 but when you actually click on it, it installs "destroymypc.exe" or similar and wipes your machine.

Be careful!

[chakka35]

Thanks also, another-view. I have decided to give it a miss and have a look at Open Office as suggested.

[woofgang]

Ha ha iwork costs......£58.73.....and the family (5 computer version) is.....a searing £60.48.
gotta getta Mac :-)

[another-view]

Hardly worth getting a new computer for an extra £1.50 is it.

[chakka35]

Very grateful fo the info re Open Office. It's excellent - and so easy to use for one who's been using Word for years. Thanks, all.

[society]

Thanks for sharing this site Dodger,http://www.filehippo.com/is my choice of free-download sites but I do like this one.

[piggynose]

hi EDDIE51, hate to be a pain in the butt, but could you give me and all the other muppets a blow by blow acount of how you make OO suitable to use when sending documents to people with only microsoft word. please try to make it not too complex to understand. i´ll have my paper and pen at hand to record everything

thanx in advance
piggy

[ChuckFickens]

Piggy,

http://www.mydigitall...osoft-office-formats/