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  • FarmerPalmer
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    Originally posted by NickNick View Post
    you might be abkle to get a copy off of Ebay for not much money, but of course it may not be a legit copy. So you could fork out for a new version which can be pricey. The cheapest way I've found of getting Office and Project is by becoming a Microsfot Partner for something like £200 a year and get the Action Pack. (bearing in mind that full retail for Office plus Project is £343 (on sale) for Office and £469 for Project.)

    https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/pro...k/mapscontents

    You get about 20 licences for varying versions of Vista,
    10 licences each for Office, Project, Visio, Sharepoint, and Outlook
    and a ton of other bits and pieces including server side stuff.

    And yes I know you could in theory buy the student edition for cheaper or indeed use Open Office for Free.
    MAP only gives you 2007
    so I got some original & sealed OEM 2003 licenses off ebay.

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  • Fred Bloggs
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    Hence my comment about downloading from one of the many sorces out there and using a legit licence number. Seems a reasonable option to me. You've paid your dues to Uncle Billy Gates as far as I can see.

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  • NickNick
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    Originally posted by Svalbaard View Post
    Yes I believe so. The model is that you pay for the license - not the software. If you have a valid license and license key then it should not matter a jot where the software comes from.

    Although I bet this is not the case in law.
    This is suddenly of interest to me as The Boy started eating (for reasons best know to him) CDs & DVDs last night, chomping his way through my Vista and Office DVDs.

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  • Svalbaard
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    Originally posted by expat View Post
    Serious question: if your copy is legit and you have a licence key, but then you trash your copy and don't have a disk, is it not 100% legit to obtain a disk elsewhere and use your key?
    Yes I believe so. The model is that you pay for the license - not the software. If you have a valid license and license key then it should not matter a jot where the software comes from.

    Although I bet this is not the case in law.

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  • expat
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    Serious question: if your copy is legit and you have a licence key, but then you trash your copy and don't have a disk, is it not 100% legit to obtain a disk elsewhere and use your key?

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  • scotspine
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    to all: i know you're all good law-abiding citizens so please refrain from encouraging the use of illicit software on the board, if ever such a thing should x your mind[s]. ta.

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  • dinker
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    Originally posted by interested View Post
    I need to get hold of MS Office 2003 for a friend/client as the stupid git has lost his original DVD

    I need Word, Excel, PPT and Outlook and I need to be able to install it on 3 machines.

    A) which version do I need?
    B) what/where is the cheapest way to get it?

    cheers
    PM me.

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  • Fred Bloggs
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    If the bloke still has his legit software license number surely he can download the software from a torrent site or something and activate it using his legit license number? That would be legal?

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  • NickNick
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    Sorry, yes, I should have pointed that out.

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  • b0redom
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    You should, however, note that the Action Pack licenses are for internal development use only, and you're not allowed to give/sell them on to customers.

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  • NickNick
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    you might be abkle to get a copy off of Ebay for not much money, but of course it may not be a legit copy. So you could fork out for a new version which can be pricey. The cheapest way I've found of getting Office and Project is by becoming a Microsfot Partner for something like £200 a year and get the Action Pack. (bearing in mind that full retail for Office plus Project is £343 (on sale) for Office and £469 for Project.)

    https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/pro...k/mapscontents

    You get about 20 licences for varying versions of Vista,
    10 licences each for Office, Project, Visio, Sharepoint, and Outlook
    and a ton of other bits and pieces including server side stuff.

    And yes I know you could in theory buy the student edition for cheaper or indeed use Open Office for Free.

    Leave a comment:


  • interested
    started a topic Microsoft Office

    Microsoft Office

    I need to get hold of MS Office 2003 for a friend/client as the stupid git has lost his original DVD

    I need Word, Excel, PPT and Outlook and I need to be able to install it on 3 machines.

    A) which version do I need?
    B) what/where is the cheapest way to get it?

    cheers
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