Joseph Videtto asks:
I have a dual boot system with Windows 7 (on ssd) and XP (on traditional hard drive), but only XP has a legal copy of Windows. Which means I can’t my current version of Office is there some way to get it to run under Windows 7 too.
I really use Office frequently, and it’s a real tease having a Windows 7 on SSD but having to log into my slow XP to use Office.
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Jan Fritsch
December 2, 2012I’m not sure what the topic has to do with your question.
Assuming you have a valid licence for Office there should be no problem installing it under Windows 7.
As for the topic:
Since Office 2013 is around the corner Office 2010 is usually sold with the technology guarantee that gives you a free upgrade once the new one has hit the market. Just check your local offerings..
Rajaa Chowdhury
December 2, 2012Joseph,
Microsoft is currently current very special price giving aways Windows 8 Pro upgrade offer and it allows the upgrade path for legal XP users too and as it seems your machine is capable of running Windows 7, in all probability it should also be able to run Windows 8 too. I would ideally suggest to grab this special offer to upgrade to Windows 8. However, still just to be safe, download the free Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant and run it to see if your computer is Windows 8 capable or not from windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/upgrade-to-windows-8 .
Also I would not suggest you to currently purchase Office 2010 as MS Office 2013 is expected early next year. In the meanwhile you can install the Office 2013 Consumer Preview to get the feel, it is a full running copy from http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/. You can read more details of Office 2013 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_2013 .
I totally agree with you.
December 3, 2012Shankar C
December 2, 2012wait for 2013
Ahmad Wafiuddin
December 2, 2012On MS word, 2007 version is same with 2010 version. but on MS publisher, their have a big different.
i use office 2010, its actually good.. n i dont see a much different between 2010 n 2013.
ha14
December 2, 2012Office 2013 is designed to integrate with the cloud—with SkyDrive and SharePoint, in particular.
The new Word 2013 can open PDF files, edit them there, and then save them as either DocX files or PDFs.
it depends how you use office, if you are heavy in collaboration then office 2013 is the candidate for you.
I didn’t know about the Word 2013 open and editing pdf files – that’s really useful for me, because I often scan in docs (to pdf) that I want to later edit, and I can never seem to manage that easily : )
December 4, 2012yap this is handy feature, i am not sure how deep editing is supported
December 6, 2012http://office.microsoft.com/en-US/offer/
susendeep dutta
December 2, 2012Office 2013 is scheduled to be available on February 2013(Q1 2013). So,it’s upto you to wait for upto that time or to go ahead and buy Office 2010 and then get a free upgrade to 2013.
would the upgrade be free for sure ? I think I can wait until Feb 2013 – it’s only 3 months away.
December 4, 2012Yes,the upgrade is free and is mentioned by many sites.The official Microsoft site -
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/offer/
December 4, 2012Alan Wade
December 2, 2012If you can afford to ‘buy’ Office then you must be able to buy a copy of Windows 8 upgrade at a fraction of the cost of Office. I wouldnt wait for Office 2012 if I was you, its not going to come!
Benjamin Trotter
December 3, 2012MS Office 2013 is only compatible on Win 7 and 8 O/S.
Microsoft loves to limit the registration keys for their current software. Techinically, as long as you are only running one copy of your license, then it is ok. Here is a MS article on Office installations on dual boots.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292580
Try Open Office if all else.
That’s a good suggestion. I tried Open Office, but since I often like to format my docs (excel or word) to fit nicely on a page, I found it much easier to do so with MS office. I also love to play with the formatting and layout of my text. I’m not sure if that’s my lack of experience with Open Office, or if the MS tools are really better equipped for that purpose.
December 4, 2012rohit pandey
December 3, 2012actually you can buy it but if it is not urgent you can wait for somne time for office 13 .
because it is coming in a market with a major update and feature against office 10.
till that time you can use other free stuffs like an office.
enjoy the day!
aniket singh
December 3, 2012That generally only happens if you buy within a month or two of release.
If you want to wait, you can use the free versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote
Karen Lahey
December 3, 2012I would not spend the money on Office. I would look to the openoffice suite. It is compatible with MS Office document formats and in many ways is easier to use. And the price is right. It costs nothing.
http://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html
salim benhouhou
December 3, 2012why you use office try openoffice.org or libreoffice.org
Nicki Vigil
December 4, 2012wait for 201w2 but im the meantime download the trial version of the current version…use it for 90 days then find the download extender on the web and reset it and use it for another 90
Adriel Tan
December 6, 2012I would say go for 2013, but as you can buy 2010 and get 2013 in a few months for free, I will say buy 2010.
Usman Mubashir
December 6, 2012you can crack office 2010 to run on windows 7, but if you want the best, wait and buy office 2013
Sashi Peiris
December 8, 2012You should wait. Use a free alternative like LibreOffice or OpenOffice. These programs are compatible with Office
luis donis
December 11, 2012better to wait for almost leaves the 2013 version so that this excellent