Office 365 - Amazon option

Boa21
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I am thinking of buying a subscription to Office 365 on Amazon, where there are good deals. If you include either McAfeel or Norton you get 15 months instead of 12 for the same price.

I don't want to use either, so does anyone know if you can block them from installing while you install the rest of 365?
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  • Laz123
    Laz123 Posts: 1,742 Forumite
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    I can't answer your question but if you use Revo Uninstaller (free) it will quickly do its job if they are installed.
  • Peter999_2
    Peter999_2 Posts: 1,259 Forumite
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    Hi Boa21,

    Don't worry, neither of them install as part of Office 365.   You have to install them individually as they are totally separate and they are just product codes that you use.   i.e Just install Office 365 and don't bother with McAfee or Norton.    I have had this offer many times through Argos and I sell the McAfee on for about £5.

    One tip, I always set my microsoft account to non-recurring before I give it the new code to extend it.   Whenever I do this, it offers me a free month if I change it to a recurring payment (as in, when the year/15 months has finished they will charge me £7.99 a month) so I get 13/16 months instead.    You then change it back to non-recurring.

    I once bought 3 lots from Argos and for each lot I just kept changing the recurring payment and ended up with an extra 3 months.

    Hope this helps.
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,743 Forumite
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    Boa21 said:
    I am thinking of buying a subscription to Office 365 on Amazon, where there are good deals.

    I bought mine off E Bay, where there are better deals
    I took the 'one off' payment option rather than a subscription ... cost me nearly a fiver!
  • giraffe69
    giraffe69 Posts: 3,595 Forumite
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    I did renew recently via Amazon. No difficulty in installing without Norton and, as you say, 3 months extra.
  • Boa21
    Boa21 Posts: 279 Forumite
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    Thank you all, really helpful :)
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