Hiya
So i just found out the copy of Office i bought is a rip off. I am unable to return it or reclaim any money so that's not an option. I can install it on XP but i cannot activate or download updates for it. That's fine for me, cause you can do the trusty XP workarounds and what have you.
I'm worried though, i just bought my mother a laptop for Christmas and it has come with Vista Basic. What are vista's options as far as this concerned? Does it have some kind of mad built in security which will laugh at me upon inserting the CD? I'd love to be able to use it since the laptop is for my mum's work but i just dont have £295 for MS Office.
I have an older version of Office 2000, will this work on Vista at all? Ideally i'd prefer to use 2007 cause at work she uses 2003. Is it possible to call MS and get them to activate the 2007 i've purchased if i explain i've been cheated? Or will the want me to pay for another key?
So i just found out the copy of Office i bought is a rip off. I am unable to return it or reclaim any money so that's not an option. I can install it on XP but i cannot activate or download updates for it. That's fine for me, cause you can do the trusty XP workarounds and what have you.
I'm worried though, i just bought my mother a laptop for Christmas and it has come with Vista Basic. What are vista's options as far as this concerned? Does it have some kind of mad built in security which will laugh at me upon inserting the CD? I'd love to be able to use it since the laptop is for my mum's work but i just dont have £295 for MS Office.
I have an older version of Office 2000, will this work on Vista at all? Ideally i'd prefer to use 2007 cause at work she uses 2003. Is it possible to call MS and get them to activate the 2007 i've purchased if i explain i've been cheated? Or will the want me to pay for another key?