Student? Get MS Office 2007 for under £40, but check out the free alternatives first

~Chameleon~

justinallsop wrote: »

RM do versions called the basement, that's true, but you pay for SINGLE machine use only. If you have 2 or 3 machines, you can by Student Editions of MS office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook only) which are 3 machine licences. The price of this varies between £80 to £110. DABS.COM is 88 for PC and 90 for Mac

I know I'm probably being a little naive here, but how would MS know whether you had installed it on more than one machine in your home? What happens if you need to re-install it on the same machine for some reason, would the product key fail to work a second time around?

CrispyUK

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

I know I'm probably being a little naive here, but how would MS know whether you had installed it on more than one machine in your home? What happens if you need to re-install it on the same machine for some reason, would the product key fail to work a second time around?

MS use a product activation system which sends details of the licence and your system to their servers when you activate the product (which you have to do within x days of installation to keep the program working). The system details are a sort of signature file generated based on your system hardware.

In future if you reinstall then it will compare the original signature to the signature of the machine you are trying to install on, if they match then you'll be able to re-install no problems.

There is also the possibility you need to install onto a different computer, for example you've got a new computer - this is legal as long as you've un-installed the product from the old computer. In this case you might not be able to activate online, if you can't it will ask you to ring Microsoft to activate by telephone, you might have to explain you've got a new PC, etc. and you'll get a code over the phone.

Obviously if you try and install the product on several computers within the same week then this is going to fail to activate online and unless you have a convincing story they aren't going to activate it by phone for you!

Obviously there's a lot more detail to it and how it all works than that but that should give you a basic understanding

monruth

I am a mature student but have both desk and lap top computers. Would MS allow it to be installed on two computers, same owner. I already have MS Office Student and Teacher Edition (2003) as that can be installed on more than one computer.

mbailey

justinallsop wrote: »

RM do versions called the basement, that's true, but you pay for SINGLE machine use only. If you have 2 or 3 machines, you can by Student Editions of MS office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook only) which are 3 machine licences. The price of this varies between £80 to £110. DABS.COM is 88 for PC and 90 for Mac

This statement is Wrong.

The Home and Office edition contains:
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Word

I need Outlook, so the Home and Office edition is no good. :-(

Why Microsoft didn't include Excell, Powerpoint, Word and Outlook in the home and student edition I have no idea...

adaze

Has anyone that has got one of these that has got the CD/ DVD's? Do they come in a cardboard sleeve or a proper Microsoft branded case? Does it come with a printed activation code with the attached literature or do you have to make sure you copy the code correctly off the web when you order it?

luca_duca

what do you get with the NHS deal is it the full Enterprise package?

chrisw

luca_duca wrote: »

what do you get with the NHS deal is it the full Enterprise package?

It's a DVD in a case with a black and white insert saying Microsoft Enterprise 2007 with a Microsoft seal. Home Use Program - not for resale.

Comes with (all 2007):- Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access, OneNote, InfoPath and Groove.

I've not installed it yet as I also have a laptop and desktop and was waiting for some answers above to see if I can install it on both or just choose one.

bitsandpieces

interesting to see some decent offers on MS software I currently use Office 2000 - well, mainly just Word tbh. Any point in upgrading? I get the sense that newer software may just run slower...but if there are any features worth paying out for...

Sput2001

mbailey wrote: »

This statement is Wrong.

The Home and Office edition contains:
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Word

I need Outlook, so the Home and Office edition is no good. :-(

Why Microsoft didn't include Excell, Powerpoint, Word and Outlook in the home and student edition I have no idea...

Both Office 2007 Standard (available at software4students) and Office 2007 Student (at rm basement) contain all those, both for under £40.

mbailey

NickMidgley wrote: »

Both Office 2007 Standard (available at software4students) and Office 2007 Student (at rm basement) contain all those, both for under £40.

Yes, but the difference is the Student and Home edition is a 3 user license for £80, so the one at the above 2 places is a 1 user license only.