microsoft 2010 help needed please

hello hi everybody
i never used ms office but now i got an urgent work so i got my ms office 2010 from a friend because my net is 2 slow to download 700MB so when i try to install it says ((the upgrade patched cannot be installed by the window installer service becuase the program to be upgraded may be missing or the upgrade patch may update a different version of the program. verify that the program to be upgraded exisits on your computer and that you have correct upgrade patch)) im having a toshiba laptop with window 7 ultimate p]lease help me what should i do

And where did your friend get this copy of Microsoft Office 2010 from?

Please read through the licensing conditions in these Office 2010 FAQs: Office 2010 Frequently Asked Questions - Products - Office.com

i dont know he just puted in a flash for me

hopes said:

i dont know he just puted in a flash for me

Can we have that in English please?

You do realise that if you want a program like Microsoft Office 2010 you normally have to buy it.

For your friend to legally give you his copy he would need to get the license transferred to you.

hm yeah im sorry i know i have to buy it from a store but i thought this software may be like the other ones just install and ready to go

I'm sorry, we don't discuss piracy on this forum.

If you want to legally acquire Office 2010 then you'll need to buy it. If you are still in education you should be able to get the Student & Teacher version, which will give you a big discount on the retail price.

seavixen32 said:

I'm sorry, we don't discuss piracy on this forum.

If you want to legally acquire Office 2010 then you'll need to buy it. If you are still in education you should be able to get the Student & Teacher version, which will give you a big discount on the retail price.

thank you . you people are very sweet in helping others :)

Well, that's the first time I've been called that. :)

The maker's of Java, Sun Microsystems, make a perfectly good free Open Office suite that is fully compatible with Office formats. OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite

Click on the Download link, download and install it by rightclicking the .exe file to Run as Administrator.