Microsoft Office

[Bullet]

Hi all - for the last few years I had a laptop at home with Microsoft Office embedded into it.

I got a new laptop and naively thought I could use the product key from the first laptop to download and install it on the new laptop.

I've just found out I can't do this; if Office is bought with a laptop it is embedded and can't be downloaded again.

Similarly Office 2013 can only be used on one device.

Office 365 can be used on 5 devices, which is probably why I got confused, since we use that at work.

Microsoft say 2013 is £70 and O365 is £80 but I really don't need it for much, just household bills and stuff in XL, my CV in Word, nothing in PPT really...

So I guess my free options are to illegally download a copy somehow or to use Open Office if that still exists, or something similar... anyone got any advice on what to use?

I won't be doing complex XL tasks at home, I do enough of that at work.

 

[Bullet]

Oh yeah... I also need it for Outlook as I have some huge .pst archive files I want access to...

Thanks in advance guys

 

[Bullet]

Seems like Google Docs, Open Office, Libre Office are options for XL Word PPT but they don't mention Outlook... why not, is Outlook not part of Office???

Can I open a pst archive using the native Mail App in Windows 10 I wonder...

 

[Seedy Ron]

Think you can get freeware to view pst files.

 

[rxl]

open office?

 

[uksb]

We use https://login.microsoftonline.com/ to login without Outlook

 

[scaramanga]

Can't you use up one of your device licenses from work?

 

[Trixster]

If you do go the "iffy" route then at least use a proper MSDN iso to be sure there is no tampering etc..

download.msdn.microsoft.com/pr/en_office_professional_plus_2010_with_sp1_x86_x64_dvd_730330.iso
(Getting a key is your own route, plenty of activation options out there.)

I'd link up 2013 but seems not to be working at moment.

 

[P.D.]

Does your company offer the Microsoft home user programme? If so you can buy the entire suite (including Outlook) for £9.95 and also Visio and Project for an additional £8 or so.

Ask your HR department or IT people if they have it, I got it from my company and saved me a fortune.

http://www.microsofthup.com/hupuk/home.aspx?country_id=GB

 

[Bullet]

Can't you use up one of your device licenses from work?

Thanks, but I left my job yesterday, hence having to find a different solution.

 

[Bullet]

plenty of activation options out there

Thank you, feel free to PM me how, what, where etc!

 

[Scoopage]

Good free alternative to office. Think it ticks all your boxes, basically a clone of office

http://www.kingsoftstore.com/download-office

 

[Trixster]

Thank you, feel free to PM me how, what, where etc!

Done, just decided to give u my hup key as I am not using,

 

[Bullet]

Thanks everyone, you are LEGENDS. Great stuff.