MS no longer offers discounted 'upgrades'. All 2010 licenses are standalone, full price. That also means that you can keep your 2000 installed when you do get 2010. I did, as a fall back when I just 'had to get work' done and was tired of fighting with the ribbon gooey.
Here is some generic information about buying Office 2010. The highlights are:
When you find the program Microsoft Office 2000 Premium, click it, and then do one of the following: Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall. Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program). Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Microsoft Office 2000 Premium.
http://www7.buyoffice.microsoft.com/emea1/faq.aspx?CTT=5&country_id=GB&origin=HA101674631&culture=en-us
Short answers to standard questions.
This page has similar information: https://rstlaw.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/may-i-see-your-license/
When you buy, it is my personal preference to insist on the 'FPP' or Retail license for home and small business. In the Retail version you get the Installation disk built into exactly the same price you would pay for software only in the online download. And, it gives you the best set of user rights of the license. It allows you to install on 2 or 3 machines at the same time and to transfer the installation when you want to. The 'PKC' or Product Key Card is slightly cheaper, but allows installation on only 1 machine and no transfer rights. If your brand new computer 'melts down' in the warantee period, it will be replaced, but you will have to BUY another PKC license!
An additional benefit of the Retail version is that by using the DVD for installation, you completely avoid the possibility of MS “sneaking” the “Click to Run” crapware to you.
Note:no matter how you buy Office you need to keep 'physical' copies of 3 pieces of information. The purchase receipt (credit card statement), Product Key, and the installation file on CD/DVD. With the first 2 you can get replacment copies from MS, with the last 2 you can re-install at your convienece without talking to MS (ie 5 years down the line when you retire this machine and get a new one).
-which version of office you want to buy: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Microsoft_Office_2010
-how you will buy the Product Key used to activate the license.
(Full or Product Key Card license)
-What type of installation you want (“normal” install vs Click to Run)
Here is more info about those decisions:
Product Key Card vs “Traditional” Retail disk - http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/products/office/Pages/office_2010_sell.aspx“Medialess” Installations: Product Key Cards PKC (2010) / OEM / MLK(2007):
·For use on new, preloaded PCs only
·1 license / 1 device / non-transferable
·Activates preloaded Office or Downloaded installation files
·Does not include media
Microsoft® Office 2010 Product Key Cards contains a 27 char “PIN” which you have to enter at this site: https://office.getmicrosoftkey.com/ to retrieve your 25 char product key. This key will activate Office on only one PC. No disc supplied. The PKC license is not transferable to another PC. Next week if your cat uses your computer as a litter box, you have to BUY A NEW PKC.
Take a look in the Help screen for the PRODUCT ID. OEM activated Product ID’s will include the letters “OEM”.
Retail Box with CD: FPP:
·Home and Student: 1 license, up to 3 concurrent devices
·Home and Business and Professional: 1 license, up to 2 concurrent devices
·License is transferable to another PC or Owner
·Includes installation file on CD for backup
This license type, often referred to as Full Packaged Product (FPP) in the past, includes a DVD, a 25-character Product Key, and a Quick Start Guide. The 25-character Product Key will activate an Office 2010 preloaded PC. The DVD may also be used to install Office on another. The number of installations (2 or 3) and users (1 or 3) depends on the specific Office suite purchased.
A Traditional Disc product license can be transferred to a different PC if the user upgrades to a new PC or if the owner wants to sell it to someone else.
Office Discount DealsAcademic Office Pro OfferThere are 2 ways you can get an even better deal on Office. The “Academic” discount for college/university students USD100 + USD15 for backup disk (also can get Win7 Pro Upgrade for USD30)http://www.microsoft.com/student/off...s/default.aspxand the “Home Use Program” for corporate employees.
HUP, Home Use ProgramThe Home Use Program is a deal where companies with a site or volume license activate part of that license agreement that allows their employees to get a copy of Office to use at home. The HUP is the best discount you can get.
https://www.microsofthup.com/hupus/contactus.aspx---click on Customer Support and then Contact Us.
Get Office 2007 from your boss for $30 - http://office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?a=738
Home Use Program update - http://office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?a=1530&z=12
Home Use Program myths debunked - http://office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?articleid=782&zoneid=12
Home Use Program, part 3 - http://office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?a=787&z=12
Worldwide HUP - individual or corporate bulk downloads http://www.microsofthup.com/bulk/home.aspx?culture=en-US-
Existing Customers - Volume Product Activation and Key Information - https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/product-activation.aspx
Corporate HUP admin can download from here for employee without email address.
Employees with corporate email address and the corporate “Program Code” can also download from here.
Office 2010 US Military Appreciation Edition - Office 2010 Military Appreciation EditionHow to get the US Military Appreciation Edition - http://office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?a=771&z=0
Canadian Forces discount for Office 2010 - http://office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?a=1540&z=0
Click to Run (CTR) InformationMS will automatically give you CTR if it detects a High speed internet connection when you are downloading an online purchase or trial version. My personal preference is to avoid CTR for home use. You have to look carefully on the page for the 'advanced' link to get the 'normal' installation file.
Go to the MS Office site http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ and search for “click to run” you will see titles such as
Here are instructions if you decide to keep your 2000 installation:
MS tends to put everything in separate folders and with long wordy names.I decided to consolidate things somewhat.So I navigated to the “Start” menu and edited folder and shortcut names to be more concise.I created a single “Microsoft Office” folder and migrated all of the shortcuts into it.I created shortcuts to the 3 “2003 to 2007 Interactive Command References”. Then I started renaming the shortcuts.In my case I had Office 2003 and Office 2007, so I renamed them as follows:
“2003 Excel”
“2003 PowerPoint”
“2003 Word”
“2007 Excel”
“2007 Excel 2003 to 2007 Cmd Ref”
“2007 PowerPoint”
“2007 PowerPoint 2003 to 2007 Cmd Ref”
“2007 Word”
“2007 Word 2003 to 2007 Cmd Ref”
etc…
Or
Word 2003
Word 2007
Word 2010
Word 2003 to 2010 Mapping
Excel 2003
Excel 2007
Excel 2010
Excel 2003 to 2010 Mapping
etc…
As well, I decided to keep both sets of ``Office Tools`, so I kept one folder and renamed the shortcuts using the same pattern, ie starting with the year.
I also do custom installations, specifying unique installation folders to further separate the installations. It isn't completely successful, some common folders are still used, but it seems to help.
Microsoft's recommendations are incomplete regarding Word - see http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm for further recommendations with regard to shared resources that are better not shared.
Office apps also work better also if their startup folders are not shared.
In the case of Excel I would relocate the contents of the (Excel 2003) XLSTART folder to a new sub folder of the existing XLSTART -The start-up folder location is stored in the registry at
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice11.0CommonXlstart
Set the value to match the sub new folder name e.g. Office11XLSTART. That should sort out Excel 2003. Create a similar sub folder and registry entries for Office 2010 i.e.Office14XLSTART and at HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice14.0CommonXlstart
The same idea applies to Word’s startup and template folders.
You are prompted for the product key when you open an Office program -For a 2007 Microsoft Office version of this article, see 928091 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928091/).
For a Microsoft Office 2003 version of this article, see 828956 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828956/).
For a Microsoft Office XP version of this article, see 290576 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290576/).
For a Microsoft Office 2000 version of this article, see 218861 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/218861/).
Multiple versions of Outlook
Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 cannot coexist with any earlier version of Microsoft Outlook. When you install Outlook 2010, the Setup program removes Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, and Microsoft Outlook 2002. The Setup program removes these versions of Outlook even if you click to select the Keep these programs check box in the Removing Previous Versions dialog box.
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