MS Office install discs?

[maqo]

I recently purchased a 2378-FVU with MS Office (Word / Excel) installed. However, it doesn't seem possible to install some of the basic Excel add-ins, such as the Analysis ToolPak or the Solver. Are the required .msi files that Office prompts for created on the IBM recovery discs once they're made, or since this is a packaged version of the program, am I just out of luck?

[Esteban]

I do not have the answer to your question. You, or someone else, may be able to answer mine.

When you buy a ThinkPad with MS Office do you get back up discs of Office?

Or is Office pre-installed and shipped without back up discs?

[maqo]

Well, if IBM shipped the original Office installation discs, my question wouldn't have made much sense, would it?

[lvlolvlo]

you should've gotton the actual office cd's....if not you can call M$ and request them. they'll ask for your product id and blah blah blah...but they'll send em out to you.

I had lost my Office 2000 CD awhile back and called them up and they had sent a replacement set to me with a new cd key.