MS Office software question
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MS Office software question
I recently bought a software for my laptop. It's the Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007. During loading to my laptop it asked for a code which is on the inside of the case it came in. I wanted to load it to my other laptop but it won't allow it. How can I install to my other l/top? Do I have to spend another $160? yikes! Do I have to contact MS? Thanks for any replies and please be simple, I'm not a computer buff.
I'm beginning to see why it's better to spend alittle more when purchasing a computer. I always thought your choice is primarily on H/drive, memory, speed,ect. I didn't think of seeing what software is included can save a ton of money as compared to buying it later and installing. A lesson learned on my part.
I'm beginning to see why it's better to spend alittle more when purchasing a computer. I always thought your choice is primarily on H/drive, memory, speed,ect. I didn't think of seeing what software is included can save a ton of money as compared to buying it later and installing. A lesson learned on my part.
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Micro$oft used to allow it to be installed on one laptop and your desktop PC, but they may have stopped that. Once you install it and register it to that machine, you can't install it and register it on another one. One computer only.
Most of the cost of computers these days is the OS and the other software you use. The hardware isn't really all that expensive. I think M$ charges too much for software, but it's what everyone uses, so they have you by the short ones unless you want to learn Linux and do file conversions all the time.
Try this software. http://www.openoffice.org
It's free, and it will do most of what you need an Office suite for.
Most of the cost of computers these days is the OS and the other software you use. The hardware isn't really all that expensive. I think M$ charges too much for software, but it's what everyone uses, so they have you by the short ones unless you want to learn Linux and do file conversions all the time.
Try this software. http://www.openoffice.org
It's free, and it will do most of what you need an Office suite for.
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if i remember right, you shud be able to install the software and choose register later like you don't have an internet connection. if it is connected to the internet then you shud disconnect it so if it automatically starts searching for an internet connection, it won't find one. that's how i got the one on my desktop onto my laptop but then my laptops insanely old so it doesn't do anything more than dial up. *shrug*
somewhere my boss came up with a bunch of illegal copies and i called him on it because my brand new dell (well it was brand new when i started there and i'm the ONLY one that's used it) won't update the office programs and i need the updates and templates for work... i asked him why won't it update (full well knowing why) and he says it's probably illegal.... uh .. duh!
talk about business ethics...
somewhere my boss came up with a bunch of illegal copies and i called him on it because my brand new dell (well it was brand new when i started there and i'm the ONLY one that's used it) won't update the office programs and i need the updates and templates for work... i asked him why won't it update (full well knowing why) and he says it's probably illegal.... uh .. duh!
talk about business ethics...
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Originally Posted by ford4life69
if i remember right, you shud be able to install the software and choose register later like you don't have an internet connection.
Your boss is a case in point, but he's merely one among many.
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"I didn't think of seeing what software is included can save a ton of money as compared to buying it later and installing. A lesson learned on my part."
There are large amounts of high quality Free and Open Source software available. Unless you absolutely require multiple installations of MSFT Office, there are many options. Mozilla Thunderbird is an excellent email client, and OpenOffice is a highly capable office suite.
There is also the choice to migrate to Linux on your second machine. It takes some study, but then your whole operating system and choice of thousands of programs will be free.
Ubuntu or Kubuntu are good introductory Linux distributions. If you are on dialup they will ship a free CD. Google searches will tell ya all you need to know.
There are large amounts of high quality Free and Open Source software available. Unless you absolutely require multiple installations of MSFT Office, there are many options. Mozilla Thunderbird is an excellent email client, and OpenOffice is a highly capable office suite.
There is also the choice to migrate to Linux on your second machine. It takes some study, but then your whole operating system and choice of thousands of programs will be free.
Ubuntu or Kubuntu are good introductory Linux distributions. If you are on dialup they will ship a free CD. Google searches will tell ya all you need to know.
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From: Wolfforth
Yeah I'm running 98se on my laptop. It's ancient I know but so is the laptop. I really only keep it around because it's infrared capable and so is my cell phone. Makes it really easy to get free ringtones on my computer. I can use dialup on it from hotel rooms on the rare occasion I do travel and need info the phone book can't provide. I had to reformat the whole thing and hadn't tried to put office back on it. I just used it to transcribe notes from accounting class on the go mostly before it crashed. *shrug* Now with bluetooth, don't really need infrared anymore.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
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"Yeah I'm running 98se on my laptop. It's ancient I know but so is the laptop."
A clean 98SE install is still plenty useful on older hardware. If you can find copies of Office 97 or Office 2000 they don't have activation and work fine for most folks.
A clean 98SE install is still plenty useful on older hardware. If you can find copies of Office 97 or Office 2000 they don't have activation and work fine for most folks.
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From: North Van BC, Canada. EH!
There is always a way around M$ and their limitations. A few of the forums I am on, deal only in file sharing. I can download the greatest & latest garbage from m$ and have a working crack for it as well.
I have had Office 2008 since mid 2007. It works great, and I can get my updates. Although 90% of the critical updates are NOT critical, unless they're a security update.
I have had Office 2008 since mid 2007. It works great, and I can get my updates. Although 90% of the critical updates are NOT critical, unless they're a security update.
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OpenOffice rocks. Unless you need to use the database, then go with MS Access, but you need to know how to set up a relational database proplerly.
I used to teach MS Office Suite classes, and OpenOffice Writer and Calc (spreadsheet) are just fine for most users. I haven't really tested the OpenOffice Impress (Powerpoint). Since the files are readable by MS Office, you can always change later if necessary.
I used to teach MS Office Suite classes, and OpenOffice Writer and Calc (spreadsheet) are just fine for most users. I haven't really tested the OpenOffice Impress (Powerpoint). Since the files are readable by MS Office, you can always change later if necessary.
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