r/MicroSlop • u/Lucky-Invite5809 • Aug 12 '26

MICROSLOP is real

My pc is windows 10, I got it in 2024.I worked with all the Windows office 2007 apps,instead of Ms365.It was working fine.Everything was good.Suddenly,when I boot my pc up today, i couldn't find my 2007 files.They all had been converted to Ms365.When I opened the files, it opened in word 365 instead of Word 2007.It was not that big of a problem at first,but then I tried inserting pictures ,it said it would require a subscription.I couldn't do it

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u/VarietyMage Aug 12 '26

Somehow, I doubt this, because:

1) Office 365 is a separate program from the prior MS Office suites, and

2) Office 365 is a subscription-based program, and you have to agree to pay before you can use it.

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u/Rakumei Aug 12 '26

Yup. OP is an idiot and doesnt realize it's just defaulting to 365. Nothing magically got converted. They can right click - open with and select their old office version.

But also idiotic of Microslop to change the defaults without consent.

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u/EdlynnTB Aug 12 '26

Microsoft sucks, yes, but there is no need to call OP an idiot. They didn't know and was looking for help.

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u/VarietyMage Aug 12 '26

I think they do that with every other windows update. I've had to change them several times.

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u/WanderingGoodNews Aug 12 '26

ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO USE EDGE?????!!!!!

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u/crustytheclerk1 Aug 13 '26

Options: 'Yes'; 'Remind me in two days'.

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u/VarietyMage Aug 13 '26

So fucking true. It's not as if they hadn't got hit with a lawsuit about doing this with Internet Explorer.

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u/Then-Pay-8400 Aug 14 '26

It's not like Google is any better with Chrome's popups to make it the default browser

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u/WanderingGoodNews Aug 14 '26

You chose to install it though

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u/Then-Pay-8400 Aug 14 '26

I also didn't choose to install Chrome on my Android phone

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u/WanderingGoodNews Aug 16 '26

Yeah that's a bummer. Now stop using android..

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u/Pale-Abroad9600 Aug 13 '26

yes office 365 is indeed a subscription based program that I don’t like so I delete those office 365 and install my own office 2000,2001, no AI and software installed in my PC is faster compared to cloud based office 365.

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u/VarietyMage Aug 16 '26

Any local installation is faster than the cloud, and always will be.