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I've recently got a new laptop with a trial of Microsoft Office installed, and I want to get the full version so need to buy a product key. However, I can only find Microsoft 2010 product keys for sale and the version installed on my laptop is 2007.
I went into PC World and asked what to do and they gave me some instructions and told me to go on microsoft's website and download something to upgrade my version to 2010 so a product key will work, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to do it! I am considering phoning microsoft but thought I'd ask here first so does anyone know how I can get a 2010 product key to work on office 2007?
I went into PC World and asked what to do and they gave me some instructions and told me to go on microsoft's website and download something to upgrade my version to 2010 so a product key will work, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to do it! I am considering phoning microsoft but thought I'd ask here first so does anyone know how I can get a 2010 product key to work on office 2007?
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http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/
If you download the trail you can later buy a licence key to activate it so it does not eventually expire.
But you probably won't be able to make a 2010 key work with a 2007 version. The keys are version specific.
I wanted to make sure I can definitely open my work on another computer as I'm a student, so I need to be 100% I can get stuff to open on my university's networks too
Thanks, so if I download this will it replace my office 2007 trial or will I need to uninstall that from my laptop?
You will need to uninstall Microsoft Office.
Open Office is not Microsoft Office. It's different. It's an "open source" office suite. Not many companies use is so if you're planning on working from home, for example, with Office and your work place uses Office, then Open Office might not be as great. It does save in MS Office formats but it's not perfect for that.
However, if you're just using it for personal use - or to write essays etc - then Open Office will be fine. It's similar in the way it's set up and you'll adapt easily.
I still prefer MS Office, though. Despite the £60+ price tag, it's still much better than it's competitors. I got Office with OneNote and I really like that program!
I think that the "this" in the post you responded to, Carmen, was MS Office 2010.
EDIT: Snap!
software4students.co.uk
You will need to uninstall 2007 before you install 2010.
The student offers are very cheap and genuine.
The open source free office suite is excellent as well.
yep, its completely legit though technically there are qualifying conditions. From their faq, they vet 3% of their orders so obviously I am not suggesting that you just select a school near you on the list.
Also you can install on one main PC and one laptop as long as they are both for the qualifying person.
Personally I have a deal at work where I can get a copy for a tenner so there are very cheap copies out there. In fact nobody pays £400, even retail can be purchased for under £200.
They are a licensed reseller, you won't be buying from Microsoft directly.
The scheme is designed for parents of kids at school and you are actually buying the software under the premise that its primary user will be the child.
If you are in collage or university then you can buy your own copy fairly cheaply from microsoft directly and that is when you would need a .ac.uk address.