A standard Office 2007 installation takes up roughly 1GB to 2GB of disk space. Compressed down to 100MB by stripping out Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, clip art, and help files, it becomes incredibly fast to download.
You simply click the executable file ( .exe ), and the program launches immediately.
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Office 2007 was designed during a time when hardware was far less powerful than today. Running it on modern hardware makes it feel instantaneous. Even on a 10-year-old laptop, the portable 2007 Excel opens in under a second. 2. Perfect for USB Drives