Microsoft 365 subscription or one off payment from Groupon?

Sunshine_and_Roses

Im trying to use the cheap Groupon product I have bought, but struggling with it.  The email says to download office which is already on my laptop, then use the username and password they have provided.  
When I click on the excel icon it says to sign in, so I tried the new username rather than my email, and get the message "You can't sign in here with a work or school account. Use your personal account instead".  Any ideas?

J_B

Sunshine_and_Roses said:

Im trying to use the cheap Groupon product I have bought, but struggling with it.  The email says to download office which is already on my laptop, then use the username and password they have provided.  
When I click on the excel icon it says to sign in, so I tried the new username rather than my email, and get the message "You can't sign in here with a work or school account. Use your personal account instead".  Any ideas?

I have two cheap ebay 'lifetime' subscriptions.

The first thing is says is ...............

Here's what to do with a new Office 365 account:

1. Uninstall any microsoft office apps in your current PC.
[How to Uninstall Existing Office from a PC]
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/uninstall-office-from-a-pc-9dd49b83-264a-477a-8fcc-2fdf5dbf61d8

2. After uninstall, Go to https://www.office.com/

3. Sign in with your office 365 account, change password for the first time.
   (Be sure to remember this account so that you can install or reinstall Office later)
   (If you can't sign in, Please clear the browser history and cache, data or Use the different web browser)

4. Click 'Install Office' on the upper or right hand corner

5. Download and The install begins.

For video instruction, Click here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_1624597319&feature=iv&src_vid=id0AyL34cDk&v=8yNK1v54HLo

Sunshine_and_Roses

J_B said:

Sunshine_and_Roses said:

Im trying to use the cheap Groupon product I have bought, but struggling with it.  The email says to download office which is already on my laptop, then use the username and password they have provided.  
When I click on the excel icon it says to sign in, so I tried the new username rather than my email, and get the message "You can't sign in here with a work or school account. Use your personal account instead".  Any ideas?

I have two cheap ebay 'lifetime' subscriptions.

The first thing is says is ...............

Here's what to do with a new Office 365 account:

1. Uninstall any microsoft office apps in your current PC.
[How to Uninstall Existing Office from a PC]
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/uninstall-office-from-a-pc-9dd49b83-264a-477a-8fcc-2fdf5dbf61d8

2. After uninstall, Go to https://www.office.com/

3. Sign in with your office 365 account, change password for the first time.
   (Be sure to remember this account so that you can install or reinstall Office later)
   (If you can't sign in, Please clear the browser history and cache, data or Use the different web browser)

4. Click 'Install Office' on the upper or right hand corner

5. Download and The install begins.

For video instruction, Click here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_1624597319&feature=iv&src_vid=id0AyL34cDk&v=8yNK1v54HLo

Fantastic, thank you.  What happens with the Word and Excel documents that I have been working on for the last couple of years?  Do I need to save them somewhere or will I be able to find them again?

Vitor

TBH the £6 “Office 365 Pro Plus” (if indeed that's what the software is) deal is almost certainly an illegitimate licence. Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (the new name for Office 365 ProPlus) is intended for businesses that buy volume licences with a monthly subscription. Word and Excel may drop into read-only mode after about a month.

If the username provided by the seller ends in "onmicrosoft.com" then I'd be extremely suspicious.

If Microsoft detects that the key is mis-used it can be revoked without notice, leaving you with no working copy of Office and if the files are in OneDrive for Business, only limited time to rescue your data.

Sunshine_and_Roses

Vitor said:

TBH the £6 “Office 365 Pro Plus” (if indeed that's what the software is) deal is almost certainly an illegitimate licence. Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (the new name for Office 365 ProPlus) is intended for businesses that buy volume licences with a monthly subscription. Word and Excel may drop into read-only mode after about a month.

If Microsoft detects that the key is mis-used it can be revoked without notice, leaving you with no working copy of Office and if the files are in OneDrive for Business, only limited time to rescue your data.

Thank you.  Is it better to bite the bullet and get the personal one through Microsoft,  maybe pay monthly until a good deal comes up on Amazon or Argos? 

Vitor

 - Is it better to bite the bullet and get the personal one through Microsoft, -

You options -

1) Microsoft 365 for the web (formerly Office Online) is Microsoft’s own free, cloud-only office suite. You reach it simply by signing in at office.com with any Microsoft account. Downsides are slightly fewer features in Word/Excel delivered in browser, files are saved to the cloud in personal OneDrive.

2) Microsoft 365 Personal, £75/year which is what you have. Sometimes on sale, also there are discounts if you can buy using an NHS or academic email address

3) Office Home & Student 2024, £114 one off to buy a perpetual license.

4) LibreOffice, £0 OK for basic editing, new apps to learn

booneruk

Well I'm about to provide my father with 2x laptops and I'm eying up a couple of Office 2021 keys that can apparently be activated online. This is from an online cd key company I've used successfully before (older version of office, versions of Windows). 

For ~£20 if they get deactivated one day that's a risk I'm happy to take

Vitor

The volume license key may or may not continue to work. Either way, all support for Office 2021 ceases in Oct 2026, including security patches.

J_B

Vitor said:

TBH the £6 “Office 365 Pro Plus” (if indeed that's what the software is) deal is almost certainly an illegitimate licence. 

This oft discussed subject - my two ebay ones are from 2019 and 2020 .... still going strong. ✌

booneruk said:

For ~£20 if they get deactivated one day that's a risk I'm happy to take

It's also a risk I've been prepared to take ... but £20? That's way too much! 

Vitor

 - my two ebay ones are from 2019 and 2020 .... still going strong. - 

Those were perpetual volume licences, OP was sold a business subscription to Office 365 where the apps 'phone home' every day.