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FarmerPalmer replied

19 February 2009, 13:02
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 replied

18 February 2009, 12:01
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 replied

18 February 2009, 11:09
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 replied

18 February 2009, 09:32
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 replied

18 February 2009, 08:47
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 replied

18 February 2009, 07:26
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 replied

18 February 2009, 07:16
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 replied

17 February 2009, 18:38
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 replied

17 February 2009, 16:33
Sorry, yes, I should have pointed that out.
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b0redom replied

17 February 2009, 15:11
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 replied

17 February 2009, 14:59
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.
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interested started a topic Microsoft Office

17 February 2009, 13:39
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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