My computer probably has a corrupt version of MS Office. It seems to be saving, but the changes aren't saved. Or the changes are saved but the date isn't changed. Or files just totally disappear. Some files just won't open, so I end up typing them in again from hard copy. I'm not sure it's the program or the computer (an HP). I need to go to London in January and hope to buy a new laptop there. How does one go about taking it out of the box and getting it running? If the MS Office is preloaded, that would help, but is it necessary to register the software or the machine on the internet? I won't be using it for internet other than to get it going, so presumably security software won't be necessary. I don't trust electronic store employees, having had some bad experiences. Since I will be doing library work at the University College of London, perhaps they will have a WiFi set-up. If they don't, any suggestions where to find one and how to go about using it? Perhaps it is a bad idea to try this at all, technologically challenged as I am.