end of microsoft office home and student 2007 trial, HELP??

Andy_L

If he's still at school/uni then
http://www.software4students.co.uk/
will sell uk a copy for ~£40

If your employer is a member of microsoft's home user program then you can buy a copy for ~£20

Snakeeyes21

or direct from microsoft for £38.95 for office 2007 ultimate
http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-uk/default.aspx

John_Gray

shopaholic2006 wrote: »

Ii realised ms works was preinstalled on the laptop but from what I can see is exactly the same as open office.

Err, no. MS Works is pretty poor compared with Open Office, which is not quite as compatible with Microsoft Office as Microsoft Office is! (Surprise?!)

stone7

Not_a_Newbie wrote: »

We tried openoffice and found it to be very annoying.

Amazon are selling a 3 user licence home and student for £60.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=microsoft+office+2007&sprefix=microso&sprefix=microso

If you install this on computer A then on to computer B and then on to computer C, how does it know not to load on to computer D?

I assume it asks for your computer's product key from the sticker on the bottom. If this is the case, could you not enter computer A's product key into computer D on the install?

[Deleted User]

stone7 wrote: »

If you install this on computer A then on to computer B and then on to computer C, how does it know not to load on to computer D?

I assume it asks for your computer's product key from the sticker on the bottom. If this is the case, could you not enter computer A's product key into computer D on the install?

Why would it ask you for your Windows product key?

Part of the installation will be to generate a code based on the configuration of the hardware in the machine that the software is being installed onto. This code will be registered against the product key of Office so that any further installations would fail validation.

single_lonely

ive used open office before but found it to be a little slow and memory intensive.

student license for £40 would be my prefer option.
or office 2010 beta for free also

Cumbrian_Male

penrhyn wrote: »

MS Office Standard is £39 for two licences at software4students.

Never tried them, so don't know what they are like.

http://www.software4students.co.uk/Microsoft_Office_Standard_2007-details.aspx

I have bought from them, no problems at all.

totalsolutions

OP, If you liked Office 2007 then why have you not gone for the Free Beta Office 2010, just the same only better. Free use til' October. Did you read the replies ? there is a link to Office in one of the previous posts.

Esqui

althas wrote: »

One alternative you COULD do if you want Microsoft Office, is the same thing I have just done. The home and student verson (but please check this before you buy incase they have changed it) comes with 3 licences. This means you can istall it legally on 3 different machines. So see if any of your son's friends want it and have a word with their parents, or anyone you work with. This is how I did it and cost us £25 each

Technically you can't do this. I was once bored and read the EULA which means you agree to use it on 3 PCs in the same household. I have no idea how they would catch you out on it, but interesting to know nonetheless.

shuaibf

theirs a way of crackin trial versions so they done ask for the serial and that way you unlock the full version just google it