MS Office 2013 licence expired - queries

waterwatereverywhere

Hi,

I have a laptop which came preloaded with a trial version of MS Office 2013. It expired some time ago and I've been making do with Libre Office which has suited me fine until now.

For work reasons I may need to have MS Office again. What would be the cheapest way of sourcing this?

Alternatively I think I may have an old disc with a much earlier MS Office version on it - would I be able to load that to the laptop? Would I have to delete MS Office 2013 before trying to load the older software?

I think the older software was for Windows XP but the laptop has Windows 7 Home Premium, so not sure whether it would even work?

Many thanks for any tips on this.

Jivesinger

I think it depends how old the version of Office is?

I think Office 2003, for instance, should work fine with Windows 7, but is not compatible (officially, at any rate) with Windows 8 or later.

ohreally

waterwatereverywhere wrote: »

For work reasons I may need to have MS Office again

If its required for work ask your employer to provide it.

J_B

waterwatereverywhere wrote: »

For work reasons I may need to have MS Office again. ure

Dare I ask why 'work reasons' deem that you need M$ Office??

Nodding_Donkey

Ask at work about the Micro$haft HUP (Home user program). If they take part you can get the full office suite for under £20. If they don't and they insist you use Office at home let them pay for it.

GunJack

Office 2000 and 2003 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) will work on W7, but Outlook won't properly, there are known compatability issues. Outlook 2000 just won't work, and Outlook 2002/2003 will but it won't save e-mail account passwords properly so you need to enter them every time you open it up

having just tried both versions on W7 recently I know this to be the case

macman

I very much doubt that you'll 'need' MS Office for work purposes, unless you are working with complex macros etc. You'll simply need to be able to open, edit and save files in MS proprietary formats (.docx and .xlsx), both of which Libre Office will do.

waterwatereverywhere

Thanks for all the replies.

The reason I need this for work reasons is because I am trying to get underway with work from home (self employed) and the agencies who provide this type of work all seem to make it a minimum requirement in their terms that you have MS Office - some insist on 2013 where others will accept older versions. Otherwise I wouldn't be bothering as Libre Office suits me fine.

Gunjack, many thx for your reply which is really helpful. How do I go about loading it though - do I need to delete/remove the existing version first? Is it wise to do this just in case something then doesn't work with my installation?

waterwatereverywhere

Hi Nodding Donkey,

Please can you tell me how the Home User Program would work? If you buy this through your employer are you only entitled to use it if you remain their employee? Do you buy it once and it lasts forever or do you then have to buy additional licences?

The reason I ask is that I'm trying to work from home with a view to giving up the day job. If I achieve this then I wouldn't be working for the employer from whom I would participate in the Home User Program - so would I lose the ability to use it when I leave?

shaun_from_Africa

The Microsoft HUP is a process where businesses who are large volume users of Microsoft products have to register with and they are then given a program code.
The companies give this code to their employees who can apply directly to Microsoft to buy MS office at a vast discount. It's currently £8.95 for the full Office Professional Plus 2013 and this covers you for 2 installations, one on a PC and one on a laptop and it is a lifetime licence (provided you stay at the same company)

You are meant to remove it from your computers if you leave the company you work for, but in reality, I doubt if too many people actually bother.
http://www.microsofthup.com/hupuk/home.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=microsoft%20home%20user%20program&utm_content=paidsearch&utm_campaign=g%20-%20uk%20-%20emea%20-%20microsoft%20ehup%20-%20ps%20-%20ehup&keywordid=66-73902&k_userid=331b688d-ee2a-9549-d3e6-000031697570

Nodding_Donkey

Not much I can add to Sean's answer