Question MS Office - need to buy quickly/reliably

[Lucky Phil1]

Hi All,

Recently reinstalled Windows 10 on laptop. I have the product key but didn't need to enter it in the process. The issue I have is I cannot get MS office working which I need. Not really bothered which version but need it for my job

I have some questions

1. I have a disk of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007. I bought this at the time and it has the product key. My laptop has no disk drive. Would this work on Windows 10 if I could somehow transfer it to a USB or is this obsolete now?
2. Are products keys for Windows and MS office, 2 different things? I have tried both in Microsoft 365 and neither work
3. Failing this where is the cheapest, most reliable place I can buy it? Looking to get this solved quickly

TIA

 

[Unolocogringo]

Getting any office below 2009 to install and run properly on windows 10 is a pain.
If you upgraded to 10 from 7 or 8 office would still work.
But will not work on a new install properly. Especially Outlook.
A 365 subscription is probably your cheap fast option.

 

[Zerk2012]

Hi All,

Recently reinstalled Windows 10 on laptop. I have the product key but didn't need to enter it in the process. The issue I have is I cannot get MS office working which I need. Not really bothered which version but need it for my job

I have some questions

1. I have a disk of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007. I bought this at the time and it has the product key. My laptop has no disk drive. Would this work on Windows 10 if I could somehow transfer it to a USB or is this obsolete now?
2. Are products keys for Windows and MS office, 2 different things? I have tried both in Microsoft 365 and neither work
3. Failing this where is the cheapest, most reliable place I can buy it? Looking to get this solved quickly

TIA

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...ndows-10-0fc85c97-da69-466e-b2b4-54f7d7275705

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business?rtc=1

 

[Alabalcho]

I have no troubles running Office 2007 on Windows 10. You can start installing 2007 on your new setup (if I remember correctly, you can install it without product key, which will give you 30 launches) and see how it will go.

 

[Co BIY]

I ran Office 2007 on Win 10 without issues.

Windows and Office are two different products and Microsoft wants paid for both. Although they are a lot more eager to give away Windows. They treat Office as a proper cash cow. No free milk.