Hey guys,

I've had Microsoft Office student edition 2007 for quite a while (2007, I guess) and gave some of my limited registrations to other people (girlfriend/friends) as it was already sorted for me... however my laptop had a catastrophic hard-drive failure which meant I bought a new laptop and now I've used all my installation strikes. I really do need Office to view uni powerpoints etc for my revision for an exam on the 20th and I can't afford to buy the new office until my student loan comes in on the 16th. Does any lovely person have one of the installation codes spare which I could use to register my office edition? Would appreciate it more than you could possibly imagine and would owe a favour to anyone lovely enough to do so either on here or by PM?

Thanks guys

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I don't have one, but you can download PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft for free. It'll let you view the document, but that's about it.

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http://www.openoffice.org is a good alternative.

Thanks guys

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Also Windows Live Skydrive.

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Did the activation not give you an option for phone activation? In the past I've had similiar issues with my license key being in use or all activations used up on old machines, but I just used the automated phone activation and it usually just gives you a code no questions asked.

I think I've only ever had to go through to an actual person one time. When I did I just said I was working in a PC store and reinstalling someone's software for them and they gave me an activation code there and then.

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Look for "Office 2007 Blue Edition".

Requires no activation.

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Yeah, I've been using that myself for a few years. Very good.

Just be careful after you've installed it. When you run Windows Update it will attempt to install an update that ends up disabling Office (because they know it's not genuine). If you let it install the update, it's a sod to get rid of.

EDIT: This thing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Genuine_Advantage
Though it sounds like they've stopped using it now. Just keep an eye out for it, and if you see it in Windows Update, set it to not display that update in future.

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Office Genuine Advantage doesn't exist now.

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I thought of an Office related question I wanted to ask too, so I may as well just ask here!

I've been running Office 2007 Blue Edition for a couple of years now with no issues. However, my most recent job offers employees a genuine copy of Office 2010 for about £8. This is obviously great value, but one of the conditions is that you must uninstall it if/when you leave the job (which is likely to happen as I'm only on a fixed term contract).

So basically I'm wondering if there is any way for my employer or MS to stop it working remotely should/when I leave?

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Depends how it's activated. If it's activated against their KMS server, it will last 180 days after you leave the company. (If it can't contact their KMS server on their internal network, it deactivates after 180 days).

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I purchased Office 2007 via the Home Use Program when I worked for the NHS, never uninstalled it when I left and never had an issue. Now using 2010 from my current employer.

If it is through the Microsoft Home Use Program for installation on your personal PC then I don't think there's any way they could tell you've left your employment. You're purchasing it directly from Microsoft using that programme, not via your employer.

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Well that certainly sounds promising!

Here is the actual quote from the terms and conditions:



Sounds very much as though they are solely relying on the user to uninstall... let's hope so!

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Yeah, that sounds like they're just trying to make you uninstall it willingly with no real way to enforce or check on it. As far as Microsoft are concerned once you purchase via the HUP then you've bought a lifetime copy of office basically.

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