Free Micosoft Office 2003 and Windows XP

allan2006

has anyone actually brought this ?

It definately works, you can choose office 2003 or 2007.

waveyd, you need to goto the site and enter your nhs email address, they then send you an email with a link so you can complete the purchase.

Takes quite a while for delivery from what it says. only £18 though

Derbytilidie

I work at Rolls-Royce. We can get the same deal through RR, I bought MS Office XP for 18 quid 18 months ago. You can now get 2007 for the same price. Theres no restriction on how many copies you can order. The order had to be done via my RR email address.

Computertec

does it work if you get a friend on the nhs with a nhs email.
But then get it for yourself.
My mum works for them

814man

As an IT tech working in the NHS I can only state that this is a very good offer. I have just recieved my copy ordered about a month ago. I initially recieved an e-mail to notify me of a 2 week delay in orders at present.
MS Office 2007 is a fantastic programme and this is a very good price. I would recommend it to any NHS employee.

In reply to Computertec, you Mum is entitled to get one copy for her personal use through this offer. What she subsequently does with that however is up to her, although if your log in name is correct you will know that Microsoft do have way of checking if software is copied or installed without a valid licence and I would not suggest doing such a thing......;)

AMO

Hi,

I know that BT staff and those employed as contractors to BT also have the same scheme.

Anyway, wanted to ask:
1) Is the Office 2007 version really the Enterprise top of the range edition?
2) Will Windows Vista come through on this offer and if so, can you get the Ultimate Edition?

Thanx

AMO

Computertec

Reply to AMO
1) Yes, Enterprise is the top version and the most expensive.
2) Maybe, not straght away though, maybe in a few months

melodytoon

I've only just seen this thread, & it's reminded me that I was told about this offer months ago & forgot to place my order. The link still works, so I'll be placing my order today.

A comment was made that this thread/offer "should be moved, but i'm not sure where. I suppose the "Local" moneysaving thread would do, not that this is a local issue, but because it is restricted to a minority of users." They're right - it is restricted to a minority of users. Just like the one that crops up here from time to time for free energy-saving lightbulbs (only available to those on specific benefits), some shop discounts that are only available at certain branches, discounted phone calls only available for calls to certain countries. There are loads that only some people can make use of, but isn't that often the nature of something being free on the internet? It can't be available to all comers. I've no doubt that there'll come a time when people who miss out on one thing they want find they can get something else they want that others can't, be it because of employment, location or any other criteria that happens to favour them at the time.

As an NHS worker, I'm very grateful for this Microsoft-financed offer. It will enable me to brush up on office skills that the NHS doesn't provide sufficient in-house training for yet still expects me to use at work. It will also enable me to do unpaid NHS work from home, as I'm often expected to cover for staff off sick/on leave because my NHS trust's budget no longer allows for temp staff to provide cover for them - at least I'll be able to do it in comfort & safety at home. It will certainly help NHS workers to progress their careers within the service, & gain more up-to-date qualifications. It seems to me that, for what we give, providing this software at a much reduced price is a very small price for Microsoft to pay. Thanks OP for the post.

LittleVoice

hibees1875 wrote: »

the offer isnt subsidised by the nhs, it is subsidised by microsoft.

That means it's being subsidised by those of us who pay the commercial rate for the product.

Mozart321

I hope this isn't funded from the NHS. OpenOffice.Org is just as good - some bits are even better!

1jim

this has been covered before, it is funded by microsoft to encourgae large business users to stick with microsoft products rather than change to someone else
The benefit to the NHS is that it is seen as a perk of the job so happy staff all round at no cost to them..... and cynically allows NHS staff to do extra work at home using the same software they have at work so no compatability issues to overcome