MS office question

[KarenLK]

As a former school employee I was entitled to have a free copy of MS Office on my home computers. Well, the last 2 that had the software suffered an epidemic -- viruses on both of them. So I now have a new, virus-protected [I hope] laptop and no MS Office.

Actually there is a version of Office on the computer, I discovered, BUT I can open it 21 times before it goes poof unless I have a keycode to enter.

what might my options be?? Any good deals if I buy Office??

 

[Ridewithme38]

Ebay and Craigslist tend to have deals on just the keycodes if you have the software already installed...But umm SOMETIMES it ends up being umm unethically collected...it still works fine and MS doesn't know the difference....but i do not recommend it...for legal reasons

Another option is if there is a college campus near you, you can go into the campus store and pickup a copy...i'd say 1-10 don't require college id to purchase from them...

 

[Makai Guy]

The office suite from www.OpenOffice.org is free and pretty well replicates all the functions of MS Office.

It is NOT the same as MS Office but the operational differences are minimal, and it can read and write the same format files as MS Office. I've been using it for several years now.

One thing I especially like is the built-in ability to export files as PDF files. I edit our local Lifelong Learning group's monthly newsletter which is distributed in PDF format, and this has come in very useful.

 

[cotraveller]

When we bought new computers last January they did not come with MS Office. I bought a copy at Costco than included three licenses. I think it cost a $119.

I have openoffice on my netbook that runs Linux. I'm so used to MS Word and Excel that even though openoffice works and has a very similar interface I wanted the MS version on the desktop computers.

 

[Ken555]

$122 from Amazon. Make sure you buy a legal copy.

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Office-2010-Student-Version/dp/B00337D8U6/

 

[Ridewithme38]

$122 from Amazon. Make sure you buy a legal copy.

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Office-2010-Student-Version/dp/B00337D8U6/

Same Price from NewEgg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...116856&cm_re=MS_office-_-32-116-856-_-Product

IF YOU HAVE THE SOFTWARE Already installed...$119.99 for just the keycard from BestBuy

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Microso...02515936&skuId=9967149&st=ms office&lp=9&cp=2

Same Price from MicroCenter

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0340349

 

[stevenc90]

I have done this and it has worked for me.

Email Microsoft and explain to them what happen (viruse) and you needed to format the hard drive and now need to reinstal your ms office.
hope this works.

Stevenc90