How to Install Office Via Data Cable

Microsoft Office comes on CD or DVD when purchased in a retail store. Many people choose to make a digital copy of the software disc in case the original is scratched or damaged in some other way. The most common copying method is to make an ISO file. This file contains instructions that allow you to burn an exact copy of the original. ISO files are also useful because they do not require users to pass them to a physical disc for the installation programs to run. A copy of Office in ISO form could be installed from an external hard drive via data cable.

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  Copy the ISO copy of Microsoft Office to an external hard drive.

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  Connect the external hard drive to the computer you wish to install Office on via the supplied data cable.

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  Download and install an ISO burning/mounting software program (see Resources). Many freeware and shareware options exist. But, for the purposes of this task, they all function exactly the same and work equally well.

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  Right-click on the ISO file located on the external hard drive and select "Mount to" from the available options in the contextual menu under the heading of your installed ISO burning/mounting software. Select one of the listed virtual drives.

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  Click on "Computer" in the "Start" menu and right-click on the virtual drive you chose in the previous step. Select "Install or run program" from the contextual menu. Follow the onscreen instructions to install Microsoft Office to the target computer from the external hard drive connected via data cable.