Comments for How do I install a pre-installed Microsoft Office on another machine?

Comment from Nina Barnhart on 2009-04-29

2009-04-30T04:37:54Z

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

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Comment from Gigi on 2009-04-29

2009-04-29T07:30:47Z

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/

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Comment from Dave on 2009-04-28

2009-04-29T01:42:01Z

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.

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Comment from David on 2009-04-28

2009-04-29T01:16:31Z

Then again, you could use Open Office and load it legally on to as many computers as you wish.

http://www.openoffice.org/

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Comment from Brian Nicholas on 2009-04-28

2009-04-29T00:01:53Z

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.

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Comment from Gary Ransome on 2009-04-28

2009-04-28T23:10:35Z

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.

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Comment from vincent on 2009-04-27

2009-04-27T08:18:31Z

This microsoft support page has some interesting information. Hope it helps!
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246/en-us

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Comment from vincent on 2009-04-27

2009-04-27T08:15:26Z

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.

- Leo
27-Apr-2009

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Comment from Chris on 2009-04-26

2009-04-27T03:49:57Z

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.

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