MS Office 2010 Professional for £43.99 (normally £429.99) Edited

bugeyed

cubegame wrote: »

Or you could save yourself the cash and use the free online versions which will be launched in June. I have been beta testing these and they are as fully functional as the real thing.

Please take the time to read the thread. We have covered the free office products earlier such as open office and google docs. We have also covered beta versions. The thread is specifically designed for those that need or want the functionality of MS Office due to work or schooling needs as well as personal preferences but do not wish to pay microsoft £400 for the pleasure.

As a professional beta tester you will of course be aware of the dangers of blindly advising people not confident in their computing abilities in the use of beta software and the effects of a beta disaster such as the one in windows 2000 and the original betas for open office '1'. Fortunately, google used a closed group for beta testing as theirs opened a can of worms about vunerabilities. Had that been a public beta, it would have finished google.

This is why this is posted on a grabbit board and not a techie board.

bugeyed

hogshead wrote: »

Thanks for the helpful advice bugeyed. I know to some these ? seem trivial, very obv, etc but some people aren't confident with PC so cheers for bearing with me on that.

So I want it on 1 lappy & 1 PC which should I download it onto 1st & how to I get it onto the 2nd device, via the burned disc or email link again?

No problem. I have been building systems and writing my own software since the mid-eighties and can sometimes be a bit too technical or I end up over explaining things. But I always understand that we all have a different knowledge base.
I can't iron, am a poor cook and would ask a mechanic to change a brake pad on my car. So we all have strengths and weaknesses. That's why these forums are fantastic, because we can all help each other :money:

To your questions

This would depend on where you want to keep a copy of the original download for backup. Personally, I'd choose the desktop in my household, as it has 3TB of storage and is a great storage medium. Presuming you have a DVD burner in the desktop, it will also be easier to burn a disc image which would be quicker than re-downloading to the laptop. Also this provides an extra backup.
Purchasing digital downloads always have the one pitfall, that they eventually one day are no longer available to re-download, so keep at least one full image backup and at least one burnt disk backup and you have a better backup facility than if you had bought one physical disk.

Once installed, Microsoft office never needs the disk unless it is entirely uninstalled. Even a repair via add/remove programs, uses files it places in an installation folder, so once installed you can place the burned disk in a safe place as a backup. Print off the email and keep it with the disk so you have the install number and if you ever need it, the details to find the link to get the download again in the event of a catastrophic system failure in your PC

bugeyed

aliasojo wrote: »

Just to clarify again, it's still not an iso file. It does come down as an application which you can then either click on to start the install or you can also burn to disk.

I haven't purchased the Office digital download for myself but the advice from the Software4students site regarding the Windows 7 digital downloads is as follows:

Windows 7 digital download requirements

Due to technical requirements copies of Windows 7 purchased via digital download are required to be burnt to DVD for use. To install Windows 7 purchased via digital download please use the following guidelines

1. Download the Microsoft_Windows_7 installer from your account once the product has been purchased
2. Double click the installer
3. This will download an ISO image of Windows 7 to your hard drive, please allow this download process to complete fully before proceeding
4. Burn the image file downloaded to a DVD as an ISO image format
   (please note that this my require additional DVD burner software)
5. Your copy of Windows 7 is now ready to be installed from DVD

Please follow this link for instructions on burning an IMG or ISO file: Walkthrough
Please follow this link for instructions on "How to install Windows 7": Walkthrough


Although the advice is for purchases of Windows 7, I assumed Office 2010 digital download was via an ISO image.
The link on burning an ISO or IMG file (near enough the same thing) is very useful with a link to a free image burn software.

naypo

I purchased Office 2007 from Software4Students and just received an e-mail saying that it will cost me £5 to download Office 2010 or £8 to have the disc sent to me in the post!
It's supposed to be free to download according to microsoft so is the fee because it's being offered earlier then September? (nothing on microsofts website about 2010 being available to buy in the UK yet)

Looks like it works out cheaper for those who bought Office 2010 directly from Software4Students after all! DOH and oh well!

bugeyed

naypo wrote: »

I purchased Office 2007 from Software4Students and just received an e-mail saying that it will cost me £5 to download Office 2010 or £8 to have the disc sent to me in the post!
It's supposed to be free to download according to microsoft so is the fee because it's being offered earlier then September? (nothing on microsofts website about 2010 being available to buy in the UK yet)

Looks like it works out cheaper for those who bought Office 2010 directly from Software4Students after all! DOH and oh well!

Not sure why Software4students requires a fee to download the 'free' upgrade. It may well have something to do with getting it first.
You could register at microsoft for an email to be notified when the general upgrade release is online. This will be free and so in the meanwhile, use your 2007 product and save £5
Sign up here for the reminder email for the free download http://office2010.microsoft.com/en-us/tech-guarantee/microsoft-office-2010-technology-guarantee-FX101825695.aspx

Ashley3283

I originally ordered 2007 standard and received an email saying that I can download 2010 Professional or buy the disk.
I clicked on buy disc so they are sending it to me via royal mail.
Will the 2010 version they are sending me have 2 new licences or will I need to use my 2007 product key?
Thanks

bugeyed

Ashley3283 wrote: »

I originally ordered 2007 standard and received an email saying that I can download 2010 Professional or buy the disk.
I clicked on buy disc so they are sending it to me via royal mail.
Will the 2010 version they are sending me have 2 new licences or will I need to use my 2007 product key?
Thanks

Lucky you if you get the professional upgrade from the standard.
Maybe a glitch

Generally, the licence key is on a sticker on the back of one of the disks.
This disk will be the main install disk. The other one is usually for office communicator. Read my earlier posts for more info on that.
Worth checking the email to make sure they haven't provided the licence key in that. It's the usual format of 5 groups of 5 alpha-numeric characters.
Your licence for 2007 will be recorded as being used in an upgrade purchase by microsoft and MUST not be sold on as this would break the licence agreement and could invalidate your upgrade licence. So once 2010 is installed, keep the 2007 licence in case you ever get an issue with activation and need to contact microsoft support (telephone activation)

Ashley3283

bugeyed wrote: »

Lucky you if you get the professional upgrade from the standard.
Maybe a glitch

Generally, the licence key is on a sticker on the back of one of the disks.
This disk will be the main install disk. The other one is usually for office communicator. Read my earlier posts for more info on that.
Worth checking the email to make sure they haven't provided the licence key in that. It's the usual format of 5 groups of 5 alpha-numeric characters.
Your licence for 2007 will be recorded as being used in an upgrade purchase by microsoft and MUST not be sold on as this would break the licence agreement and could invalidate your upgrade licence. So once 2010 is installed, keep the 2007 licence in case you ever get an issue with activation and need to contact microsoft support (telephone activation)

Thanks for all of your help, I have checked my order and this is what is showing.

Product Price Quantity Subtotal
Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2010 Upgrade £6.81 1 £6.81

Product Cost :£6.81
Tax (V.A.T. 17.5 %) : £1.19
Transaction Charge :£0.00
Total :£8.00


Cheers

sweetheartlmg

bugeyed wrote: »

Technically the answer is 1 user 1 desktop 1 laptop
Can they find out if you have 1 on a pc in 1 house and other on a pc elsewhere - No

I have tried to understand this thread but still unsure about a few things (not a computer person); I bought Microsoft Office proffessional 2007 from Software4Students a few weeks ago and it's still at home in the envelope, will try install on my laptop over the weekend but wondered if my second user could be my daughters laptop which is kept in my parents home? My parents have their own Desktop but they keep my daughters laptop there for when my girls come to visit? which is normally every school break. My girls do their homework a lot at my parents because my Mum collects them from school until I finish work. Thanks

bugeyed

sweetheartlmg wrote: »

I have tried to understand this thread but still unsure about a few things (not a computer person); I bought Microsoft Office proffessional 2007 from Software4Students a few weeks ago and it's still at home in the envelope, will try install on my laptop over the weekend but wondered if my second user could be my daughters laptop which is kept in my parents home? My parents have their own Desktop but they keep my daughters laptop there for when my girls come to visit? which is normally every school break. My girls do their homework a lot at my parents because my Mum collects them from school until I finish work. Thanks

Microsofts rather odd rules on where the other computer must be located will never be understood and would never stand in court. The fact that they insist the second licence be on a portable device actually contradicts their terms because a portable device would be portable and therefore could be based anywhere. So ignore the rule.
If you bought a CD and they told you it was only ever to be played on one machine, the first one you put it in, and never in a machine in someone elses house, we'd find it laughable. They can restrict how many computers you use your licence for software on but not where.
So go on - be a rebel and install it on your daughters laptop.
One of my licences for office 2007 was on my desktop pc at home in England and the other was on my daughters laptop in Florida - different countries - and the FBI never came for me so I guess microsoft never figured it out


So the answer is - yes install 2nd licence on your daughters laptop at your parents home