You can always attempt to download the particular media you have a license for. Of course, you should always go for a trusted source which has the original media, but downloading is always a valid option.. Especially if you know what you're doing.
Posted by: Chris at April 26, 2009 8:49 PM
If you have the license key, isn't there a way to obtain a copy of office from, lets say Microsoft, without having to buy one? Even if they charge for the price of the media and shipping it would still be a lit cheaper. And you do have a valid license, you just "lost" the original installation disk...
This of course for hard drive failure scenarios and not for installing on a 2nd machine!
Not that I'm aware of. In most cases your pre-installed copy of Office is an OEM copy from the computer manufacturer, not Microsoft direct. If you ask Microsoft for help, they'll likely send you to the manufacturer for support.
There are disk imaging applications such as PowerQuest Drive Image Pro or Symantec Ghost. Imaging provides a fast "Image" of everything from the 1st computer to 2nd computer very fast. I have used the Symantec Ghost application and it worked for me.
Posted by: Gary Ransome at April 28, 2009 4:10 PM
Best insurance is to buy "HDClone" from Mirway software and clone your hard drive to a spare drive. If a HD crash happens just swap the hard drives.
The programme worked fine and I have a spare HD in my safe. Cost me A$34.91. cheaper than buying program discs.
Posted by: Brian Nicholas at April 28, 2009 5:01 PM
Then again, you could use Open Office and load it legally on to as many computers as you wish.
I agree with David (posted April 28, 1009), especially if the MS Office is 2007. You have to go up a learning curve for that application even if you have used a previous MS Office edition. Go to Open Office (http://www.openoffice.org)get it free and legally. It is a great alternative to MS Office.
Posted by: Dave at April 28, 2009 6:42 PM
Actually it's very easy: all you need is to download it from Microsoft (the trial version is just the installer without the serial) and an app to read the serial from your installed Office - i use http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/
Posted by: Gigi at April 29, 2009 12:30 AM
I lost my C drive with it there went my microsoft office 2003 so I cannot open files stored on my second drive F, which is now my C drive. Any Ideas? Are these files lost even the files stored on my new Ebook I cannot open.
I really don't understand what you're describing. If you install Office, Office Viewers, or OpenOffice, you should be able to open those documents - unless it's some other kind of problem I'm not understanding.
- Leo 01-May-2009
Posted by: Nina Barnhart at April 29, 2009 9:37 PM
Hi. Thanks for the article, but I've found it inaccurate. I had a pre-installed, no media Office H&S 2007. PC died & I just reinstalled Office 2007 on an older PC that was running Linux (so I successfully moved over both my Win7 and my office licenses to different HW). Could not have been easier. Go to: http://trial.trymicrosoftoffice.com/msft-orpc; enter your 25-dig license, download 311 MB file, install & then enter the license again. You are done. It was a Dell machine, maybe Dell has better licenses??? thanks
Matt
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You can always attempt to download the particular media you have a license for. Of course, you should always go for a trusted source which has the original media, but downloading is always a valid option.. Especially if you know what you're doing.
Posted by: Chris at April 26, 2009 8:49 PMIf you have the license key, isn't there a way to obtain a copy of office from, lets say Microsoft, without having to buy one? Even if they charge for the price of the media and shipping it would still be a lit cheaper. And you do have a valid license, you just "lost" the original installation disk...
This of course for hard drive failure scenarios and not for installing on a 2nd machine!
27-Apr-2009
This microsoft support page has some interesting information. Hope it helps!
Posted by: vincent at April 27, 2009 1:18 AMhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246/en-us
There are disk imaging applications such as PowerQuest Drive Image Pro or Symantec Ghost. Imaging provides a fast "Image" of everything from the 1st computer to 2nd computer very fast. I have used the Symantec Ghost application and it worked for me.
Posted by: Gary Ransome at April 28, 2009 4:10 PMBest insurance is to buy "HDClone" from Mirway software and clone your hard drive to a spare drive. If a HD crash happens just swap the hard drives.
Posted by: Brian Nicholas at April 28, 2009 5:01 PMThe programme worked fine and I have a spare HD in my safe. Cost me A$34.91. cheaper than buying program discs.
Then again, you could use Open Office and load it legally on to as many computers as you wish.
http://www.openoffice.org/
Posted by: David at April 28, 2009 6:16 PMI agree with David (posted April 28, 1009), especially if the MS Office is 2007. You have to go up a learning curve for that application even if you have used a previous MS Office edition. Go to Open Office (http://www.openoffice.org)get it free and legally. It is a great alternative to MS Office.
Posted by: Dave at April 28, 2009 6:42 PMActually it's very easy: all you need is to download it from Microsoft (the trial version is just the installer without the serial) and an app to read the serial from your installed Office - i use http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/
Posted by: Gigi at April 29, 2009 12:30 AMI lost my C drive with it there went my microsoft office 2003 so I cannot open files stored on my second drive F, which is now my C drive. Any Ideas? Are these files lost even the files stored on my new Ebook I cannot open.
01-May-2009
Hi. Thanks for the article, but I've found it inaccurate. I had a pre-installed, no media Office H&S 2007. PC died & I just reinstalled Office 2007 on an older PC that was running Linux (so I successfully moved over both my Win7 and my office licenses to different HW). Could not have been easier. Go to: http://trial.trymicrosoftoffice.com/msft-orpc; enter your 25-dig license, download 311 MB file, install & then enter the license again. You are done. It was a Dell machine, maybe Dell has better licenses??? thanks
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