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July 8th 13, 01:33 PM
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How to obtain Microsoft Windows 8, Dell Drivers, and MicrosoftOffice 2010 for free
For Microsoft Office, they told me to download the disks from:
http://office.microsoft.com/backup Here, you enter your 25-digit product key & can order disks ($13) or download the installation files yourself. UPDATE: I offered to help a friend backup her MS Office installation for her and the kids, and, in doing so, I just tried to download Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, and 2010, and got *different* results for each. 1. Microsoft Office Home & Student 2010 (942 MB): I had to create an MS Outlook email address to access the download. Since her MS Office 2010 was pre-installed on a new PC; I was able to download the file (and was told not to change the file name, which came over as "X17-75058.exe"). Weirdly, even though I had entered in her original 25-character product key, they gave us a *new* 25-character product key, which they called an FPP. Q: Does anyone know what an FPP is & should we archive that and the original product key or just the FPP? 2. Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 (311 MB): When I entered her original product key, I was not given any option to order a "backup DVD". I was only allowed to download the file. This time we were given the *same* 25-character product key as the original product key, but they also called it an FPP; and we were (again) told *not* to change the file name, which came over as: "X16-69408.exe". Q: Does anyone know why you can't change the file name? (do you think it matters at installation time?) 3. MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers (217 MB): For some reason, this was *not* available for download when I entered in the product key into the forma at: http://office.microsoft.com/backup We were forced to obtain the download using the URL located he http://preview.tinyurl.com/m9ggpua Which pointed to this URL: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-fc9dd6e9225a Which pointed to this URL: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../OfficeSTD.exe Q: Does anyone know why the "normal" download page won't work for Microsoft Office 2003 (but works for 2007 & 2010)? 
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July 8th 13, 01:48 PM
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Danny D. wrote:
For Microsoft Office, they told me to download the disks from: http://office.microsoft.com/backup Here, you enter your 25-digit product key & can order disks ($13) or download the installation files yourself. UPDATE: I offered to help a friend backup her MS Office installation for her and the kids, and, in doing so, I just tried to download Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, and 2010, and got *different* results for each. 1. Microsoft Office Home & Student 2010 (942 MB): I had to create an MS Outlook email address to access the download. Since her MS Office 2010 was pre-installed on a new PC; I was able to download the file (and was told not to change the file name, which came over as "X17-75058.exe"). Weirdly, even though I had entered in her original 25-character product key, they gave us a *new* 25-character product key, which they called an FPP. Q: Does anyone know what an FPP is & should we archive that and the original product key or just the FPP? 2. Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 (311 MB): When I entered her original product key, I was not given any option to order a "backup DVD". I was only allowed to download the file. This time we were given the *same* 25-character product key as the original product key, but they also called it an FPP; and we were (again) told *not* to change the file name, which came over as: "X16-69408.exe". Q: Does anyone know why you can't change the file name? (do you think it matters at installation time?) 3. MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers (217 MB): For some reason, this was *not* available for download when I entered in the product key into the forma at: http://office.microsoft.com/backup We were forced to obtain the download using the URL located he http://preview.tinyurl.com/m9ggpua Which pointed to this URL: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-fc9dd6e9225a Which pointed to this URL: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../OfficeSTD.exe Q: Does anyone know why the "normal" download page won't work for Microsoft Office 2003 (but works for 2007 & 2010)? I smell a rat! This is what *I* see at the last link you posted: http://i40.tinypic.com/azf8rd.jpg -- "God made the cat in order that man might have the pleasure of stroking the tiger" ~ Fernand Mery
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July 8th 13, 02:15 PM
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How to obtain Microsoft Windows 8, Dell Drivers, and MicrosoftOffice 2010 for free
On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:48:46 +0100, ~BD~ wrote:
I smell a rat! This is what *I* see at the last link you posted: http://i40.tinypic.com/azf8rd.jpg Hi BD, I think, in your overly suspicious search for a rat, you missed the entire point! All the links provided are to Microsoft web servers (check them out). So, if you suspect anything, you must be suspecting Microsoft themselves. To reiterate, the point clearly is to download *from Microsoft* the desired Microsoft Office versions: 1. Microsoft Office Home & Student 2010 (942 MB) 2. Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 (311 MB): 3. MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers (217 MB) As stated, for some unknown reason, the last download was not located at the *standard* Microsoft location: http://office.microsoft.com/backup So, I search the USENET archives for a thread titled: Does a freeware program exist to "save" Microsoft Office 2003? And, in that thread, we find this link from *Microsoft* support: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-fc9dd6e9225a All we did was download the URL that is in *that* thread, which points to an executable which *is* located on a Microsoft server: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../OfficeSTD.exe However, the following three questions were asked in my post (which, since you're so suspicious, you probably know the answer to, so please let us know what you seem to know): Q: Does anyone know why the "normal" download page won't work for Microsoft Office 2003 (but works for 2007 & 2010)? Q: Does anyone know why you can't change the file name? (do you think "X16-69408.exe" matters at installation time?) Q: Does anyone know what an FPP is & should we archive that and the original product key or just the FPP (or just the product key)?
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July 8th 13, 02:17 PM
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How to obtain Microsoft Windows 8, Dell Drivers, and Microsoft Office 2010 for free
On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:48:46 +0100, "~BD~"
wrote in article ... Danny D. wrote: For Microsoft Office, they told me to download the disks from: http://office.microsoft.com/backup Here, you enter your 25-digit product key & can order disks ($13) or download the installation files yourself. snip 3. MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers (217 MB): For some reason, this was *not* available for download when I entered in the product key into the forma at: http://office.microsoft.com/backup We were forced to obtain the download using the URL located he http://preview.tinyurl.com/m9ggpua Which pointed to this URL: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-fc9dd6e9225a Which pointed to this URL: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../OfficeSTD.exe Q: Does anyone know why the "normal" download page won't work for Microsoft Office 2003 (but works for 2007 & 2010)? I smell a rat! This is what *I* see at the last link you posted: http://i40.tinypic.com/azf8rd.jpg Why would you expect anything different? The URL pretty clearly shows that you would be downloading OfficeSTD.exe (presumably, the Office Standard installer) from download.microsoft.com... Why would that smell like a rat to you? -- Zaphod "Yeah. Listen, I'm Zaphod Beeblebrox, my father was Zaphod Beeblebrox the Second, my grandfather Zaphod Beeblebrox the Third..." "What?" "There was an accident with a contraceptive and a time machine. Now concentrate!"
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July 8th 13, 02:38 PM
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How to obtain Microsoft Windows 8, Dell Drivers, and Microsoft Office 2010 for free
Zaphod Beeblebrox laid this down on his screen :
On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:48:46 +0100, "~BD~" wrote in article ... Danny D. wrote: For Microsoft Office, they told me to download the disks from: http://office.microsoft.com/backup Here, you enter your 25-digit product key & can order disks ($13) or download the installation files yourself. snip 3. MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers (217 MB): For some reason, this was *not* available for download when I entered in the product key into the forma at: http://office.microsoft.com/backup We were forced to obtain the download using the URL located he http://preview.tinyurl.com/m9ggpua Which pointed to this URL: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-fc9dd6e9225a Which pointed to this URL: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../OfficeSTD.exe Q: Does anyone know why the "normal" download page won't work for Microsoft Office 2003 (but works for 2007 & 2010)? I smell a rat! This is what *I* see at the last link you posted: http://i40.tinypic.com/azf8rd.jpg Why would you expect anything different? The URL pretty clearly shows that you would be downloading OfficeSTD.exe (presumably, the Office Standard installer) from download.microsoft.com... Why would that smell like a rat to you? To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. He's a self proclaimed "Bad Guy" hunter on a mission from God. I've suggested that he seek professional help, but he thinks I'm trying to insult him.
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July 8th 13, 03:00 PM
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How to obtain Microsoft Windows 8, Dell Drivers, and MicrosoftOffice 2010 for free
FromTheRafters wrote:
Zaphod Beeblebrox laid this down on his screen : On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:48:46 +0100, "~BD~" wrote in article ... Danny D. wrote: For Microsoft Office, they told me to download the disks from: http://office.microsoft.com/backup Here, you enter your 25-digit product key & can order disks ($13) or download the installation files yourself. snip 3. MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers (217 MB): For some reason, this was *not* available for download when I entered in the product key into the forma at: http://office.microsoft.com/backup We were forced to obtain the download using the URL located he http://preview.tinyurl.com/m9ggpua Which pointed to this URL: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-fc9dd6e9225a Which pointed to this URL: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../OfficeSTD.exe Q: Does anyone know why the "normal" download page won't work for Microsoft Office 2003 (but works for 2007 & 2010)? I smell a rat! This is what *I* see at the last link you posted: http://i40.tinypic.com/azf8rd.jpg Why would you expect anything different? The URL pretty clearly shows that you would be downloading OfficeSTD.exe (presumably, the Office Standard installer) from download.microsoft.com... Why would that smell like a rat to you? To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. [....] You are the guru - answer Danny's question, damn it! AFAIK, one cannot download MS Office and then simply activate it with a 'key'. Do you think one can? -- "God made the cat in order that man might have the pleasure of stroking the tiger" ~ Fernand Mery
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July 8th 13, 03:08 PM
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How to obtain Microsoft Windows 8, Dell Drivers, and MicrosoftOffice 2010 for free
Danny D. wrote:
On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:48:46 +0100, ~BD~ wrote: I smell a rat! This is what *I* see at the last link you posted: http://i40.tinypic.com/azf8rd.jpg Hi BD, I think, in your overly suspicious search for a rat, you missed the entire point! [....] Sorry about that! Just trying to help you, Danny - I don't pretend to be a guru! ;-) I couldn't find it he http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/office.aspx So, please try he https://officesetup.getmicrosoftkey.com/ That came from THIS official site! http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/pr...103427465.aspx Good luck! :-) -- "God made the cat in order that man might have the pleasure of stroking the tiger" ~ Fernand Mery
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July 8th 13, 04:31 PM
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How to obtain Microsoft Windows 8, Dell Drivers, and Microsoft Office 2010 for free
~BD~ formulated the question :
FromTheRafters wrote: Zaphod Beeblebrox laid this down on his screen : On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:48:46 +0100, "~BD~" wrote in article ... Danny D. wrote: For Microsoft Office, they told me to download the disks from: http://office.microsoft.com/backup Here, you enter your 25-digit product key & can order disks ($13) or download the installation files yourself. snip 3. MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers (217 MB): For some reason, this was *not* available for download when I entered in the product key into the forma at: http://office.microsoft.com/backup We were forced to obtain the download using the URL located he http://preview.tinyurl.com/m9ggpua Which pointed to this URL: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-fc9dd6e9225a Which pointed to this URL: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../OfficeSTD.exe Q: Does anyone know why the "normal" download page won't work for Microsoft Office 2003 (but works for 2007 & 2010)? I smell a rat! This is what *I* see at the last link you posted: http://i40.tinypic.com/azf8rd.jpg Why would you expect anything different? The URL pretty clearly shows that you would be downloading OfficeSTD.exe (presumably, the Office Standard installer) from download.microsoft.com... Why would that smell like a rat to you? To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. [....] You are the guru - answer Danny's question, damn it! AFAIK, one cannot download MS Office and then simply activate it with a 'key'. Do you think one can? Like you, I have never claimed to be a guru.
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July 8th 13, 05:03 PM
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How to obtain Microsoft Windows 8, Dell Drivers, and MicrosoftOffice 2010 for free
FromTheRafters wrote:
~BD~ formulated the question : FromTheRafters wrote: Zaphod Beeblebrox laid this down on his screen : On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:48:46 +0100, "~BD~" wrote in article ... Danny D. wrote: For Microsoft Office, they told me to download the disks from: http://office.microsoft.com/backup Here, you enter your 25-digit product key & can order disks ($13) or download the installation files yourself. snip 3. MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers (217 MB): For some reason, this was *not* available for download when I entered in the product key into the forma at: http://office.microsoft.com/backup We were forced to obtain the download using the URL located he http://preview.tinyurl.com/m9ggpua Which pointed to this URL: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-fc9dd6e9225a Which pointed to this URL: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../OfficeSTD.exe Q: Does anyone know why the "normal" download page won't work for Microsoft Office 2003 (but works for 2007 & 2010)? I smell a rat! This is what *I* see at the last link you posted: http://i40.tinypic.com/azf8rd.jpg Why would you expect anything different? The URL pretty clearly shows that you would be downloading OfficeSTD.exe (presumably, the Office Standard installer) from download.microsoft.com... Why would that smell like a rat to you? To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. [....] You are the guru - answer Danny's question, damn it! AFAIK, one cannot download MS Office and then simply activate it with a 'key'. Do you think one can? Like you, I have never claimed to be a guru. True - but you are fairly knowledgeable! ;-) Is what Dustin has now said correct - in *your* opinion? -- "God made the cat in order that man might have the pleasure of stroking the tiger" ~ Fernand Mery
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July 8th 13, 05:12 PM
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How to obtain Microsoft Windows 8, Dell Drivers, and MicrosoftOffice 2010 for free
Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:48:46 +0100, "~BD~" wrote in article ... Danny D. wrote: For Microsoft Office, they told me to download the disks from: http://office.microsoft.com/backup Here, you enter your 25-digit product key & can order disks ($13) or download the installation files yourself. snip 3. MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers (217 MB): For some reason, this was *not* available for download when I entered in the product key into the forma at: http://office.microsoft.com/backup We were forced to obtain the download using the URL located he http://preview.tinyurl.com/m9ggpua Which pointed to this URL: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-fc9dd6e9225a Which pointed to this URL: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../OfficeSTD.exe Q: Does anyone know why the "normal" download page won't work for Microsoft Office 2003 (but works for 2007 & 2010)? I smell a rat! This is what *I* see at the last link you posted: http://i40.tinypic.com/azf8rd.jpg Why would you expect anything different? The URL pretty clearly shows that you would be downloading OfficeSTD.exe (presumably, the Office Standard installer) from download.microsoft.com... Why would that smell like a rat to you? "*MS no longer downloads it online*". Stated he- http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...0-1d66ad8af2d3 Or http://goo.gl/0jIOv Do you think otherwise? -- "God made the cat in order that man might have the pleasure of stroking the tiger" ~ Fernand Mery
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July 8th 13, 06:13 PM
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On 7/8/2013 6:15 AM, Danny D. wrote:
snip Q: Does anyone know what an FPP is& should we archive that and the original product key or just the FPP (or just the product key)? What does it cost you to archive both keys? What is the consequence of wanting it later and not having it? How does the effort compare to the effort of this thread? Sounds like a no-brainer.
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July 8th 13, 06:27 PM
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~BD~ wrote :
FromTheRafters wrote: ~BD~ formulated the question : FromTheRafters wrote: Zaphod Beeblebrox laid this down on his screen : On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:48:46 +0100, "~BD~" wrote in article ... Danny D. wrote: For Microsoft Office, they told me to download the disks from: http://office.microsoft.com/backup Here, you enter your 25-digit product key & can order disks ($13) or download the installation files yourself. snip 3. MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers (217 MB): For some reason, this was *not* available for download when I entered in the product key into the forma at: http://office.microsoft.com/backup We were forced to obtain the download using the URL located he http://preview.tinyurl.com/m9ggpua Which pointed to this URL: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-fc9dd6e9225a Which pointed to this URL: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../OfficeSTD.exe Q: Does anyone know why the "normal" download page won't work for Microsoft Office 2003 (but works for 2007 & 2010)? I smell a rat! This is what *I* see at the last link you posted: http://i40.tinypic.com/azf8rd.jpg Why would you expect anything different? The URL pretty clearly shows that you would be downloading OfficeSTD.exe (presumably, the Office Standard installer) from download.microsoft.com... Why would that smell like a rat to you? To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. [....] You are the guru - answer Danny's question, damn it! AFAIK, one cannot download MS Office and then simply activate it with a 'key'. Do you think one can? Like you, I have never claimed to be a guru. True - but you are fairly knowledgeable! ;-) Is what Dustin has now said correct - in *your* opinion? I've never tried it. My Vista machine had a trial preinstalled - and I never used it. I got 'viewers' installed for reading the filetypes I need to look at. I 'assume' that there's no reason for it not to be possible. Why would it care about anything but the key (and perhaps the installer filename).
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July 8th 13, 06:50 PM
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On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 17:12:25 +0100, "~BD~"
wrote in article ... Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: On Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:48:46 +0100, "~BD~" wrote in article ... Danny D. wrote: For Microsoft Office, they told me to download the disks from: http://office.microsoft.com/backup Here, you enter your 25-digit product key & can order disks ($13) or download the installation files yourself. snip 3. MS Office Standard Edition 2003 for Students and Teachers (217 MB): For some reason, this was *not* available for download when I entered in the product key into the forma at: http://office.microsoft.com/backup We were forced to obtain the download using the URL located he http://preview.tinyurl.com/m9ggpua Which pointed to this URL: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-fc9dd6e9225a Which pointed to this URL: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../OfficeSTD.exe Q: Does anyone know why the "normal" download page won't work for Microsoft Office 2003 (but works for 2007 & 2010)? I smell a rat! This is what *I* see at the last link you posted: http://i40.tinypic.com/azf8rd.jpg Why would you expect anything different? The URL pretty clearly shows that you would be downloading OfficeSTD.exe (presumably, the Office Standard installer) from download.microsoft.com... Why would that smell like a rat to you? "*MS no longer downloads it online*". Stated he- http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...0-1d66ad8af2d3 Or http://goo.gl/0jIOv Do you think otherwise? Would I think *what* otherwise? The URL pointed to a download of a Microsoft Office product installer. What I think one way or another is irrelevant. What is said online, in another forum, is irrelevant. What is relevant is that the download exists. -- Zaphod The secret of flying is to hurl yourself to the ground, and miss.
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July 8th 13, 06:52 PM
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How to obtain Microsoft Windows 8, Dell Drivers, and MicrosoftOffice 2010 for free
FromTheRafters wrote:
~BD~ wrote : [....] AFAIK, one cannot download MS Office and then simply activate it with a 'key'. Do you think one can? Like you, I have never claimed to be a guru. True - but you are fairly knowledgeable! ;-) Is what Dustin has now said correct - in *your* opinion? I've never tried it. My Vista machine had a trial preinstalled - and I never used it. I got 'viewers' installed for reading the filetypes I need to look at. I 'assume' that there's no reason for it not to be possible. Why would it care about anything but the key (and perhaps the installer filename). "*MS no longer downloads it online*". Stated he- http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...0-1d66ad8af2d3 Or http://goo.gl/0jIOv Do you think otherwise? -- "God made the cat in order that man might have the pleasure of stroking the tiger" ~ Fernand Mery
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July 8th 13, 07:00 PM
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Danny D. used his keyboard to write :
Q: Does anyone know what an FPP is & should we archive that and the original product key or just the FPP? The program file and the FPP key is equivalent to a boxed set from a brick and mortar store. Q: Does anyone know why you can't change the file name? Because they told you not to? (do you think it matters at installation time?) Yes, I do, but I can't find any documentation that explains why. Maybe the filename is coded to match with the e-mail address they had you use - kind of a verification thingy? If you find out, I would be interested in the documentation.
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