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cbxjeff
I thinking of buying the version that allows 6 users. What's involved in installing it on user 2-6?

Thanks guys,
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  • WearyTraveler
    If you don?t really need office and just want a suite, look into libre office. It?s free and has all the tools. Plus it?ll open and edit office files.
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  • Rocky Raab
    Strong second vote for Libre Office. I've used Open Office and Libre Office for more than a decade. It is actually more powerful than Micropuke's suite, does not spy on you, and is totally free.
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  • bambihunter
    I can't disagree with the suggestions to use another software. But, since you asked what was involved... It is easy. Once you buy it, you'll get a download link where you can download and install it. Office365.com actually keeps track of number of active installs so unless they have changed something, there is no serial numbers to keep or input. If you are on a slower internet or have data limits, there is a way to download it once and install it on multiple machines. When I did that, it was kind of an obscure, round-about way to do it though. Things might have gotten simpler though since then.

    If a person (home user) is going to go the Microsoft route, it really is not a bad way to go since you'll always have the latest version. Just remember it is more or less a lease and you never actually own the software. If you buy it on disc, it is yours to use from then on, but it is that one version.
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  • WearyTraveler
    jim_lemay wrote:
    Open Office used on Microsoft OS machines. Libre Office on Linux OS. FREE :mrgreen:

    Libre office works on MS Windows machines as well...
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  • Smitty500mag
    I bought the Micro Soft Office Home and Student years ago and it was cheap. I still have the download code and every time I change computers I just transfer it to that computer.
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  • hoosier
    I bought the Micro Soft Office Home and Student years ago and it was cheap. I still have the download code and every time I change computers I just transfer it to that computer

    Same for me I got 2010 Office Suite, Still using it.
    Hate to Pay Micro Soft (365) every year to use the same product.

    If you want MS 365, and you are a Veteran, you can go to https://www.shopmyexchange.com and get MS 365 for $69.95 and renewal is $19.95 after that
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  • WearyTraveler
    here?s a cut n paste from a review of Office 365. I have not used it. But I know that my laptop, being a couple of years old, doesn?t need the additional ?stuff? running on it...

    ?This is a subscription service you must renew every year. The standalone version is also too expensive. FREE alternatives such as Libre Office Suite are nearly as good. Google Docs also has everything most users need.

    Office 365 takes over your computer, installing services to run in the background without your permission that consume CPU cycles (50% or more), RAM and disk space, even if you haven't launched any Office program. If you disable those background services, automatic updates that can't be disabled turn them back on and even install icons without your permission. This type of behavior falls within the definition of malware.

    MS Click-to-Run service is one that grinds away in the background for LONG periods using massive computer power. It can slow even your fairly new computer to a crawl, and MS support won't tell you exactly what it is doing. I asked, but they just feed you a bunch of mumbo-jumbo and try to blame the problem on other programs (guess MS can't blame it on Windows :-\ ). My guess is it's gathering/storing user behavior data (even though I opted out). Personally identifiable or not, it's still using your computer and your electricity.?
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  • Rocky Raab
    Again, Open Office or Libre Office do NONE of that stuff.

    Just download one or the other and try it for a while. Either one will fully uninstall if you choose to do so (but you won't.)
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  • bambihunter
    here?s a cut n paste from a review of Office 365. I have not used it. But I know that my laptop, being a couple of years old, doesn?t need the additional ?stuff? running on it...

    ?This is a subscription service you must renew every year. The standalone version is also too expensive. FREE alternatives such as Libre Office Suite are nearly as good. Google Docs also has everything most users need.

    Office 365 takes over your computer, installing services to run in the background without your permission that consume CPU cycles (50% or more), RAM and disk space, even if you haven't launched any Office program. If you disable those background services, automatic updates that can't be disabled turn them back on and even install icons without your permission. This type of behavior falls within the definition of malware.

    MS Click-to-Run service is one that grinds away in the background for LONG periods using massive computer power. It can slow even your fairly new computer to a crawl, and MS support won't tell you exactly what it is doing. I asked, but they just feed you a bunch of mumbo-jumbo and try to blame the problem on other programs (guess MS can't blame it on Windows :-\ ). My guess is it's gathering/storing user behavior data (even though I opted out). Personally identifiable or not, it's still using your computer and your electricity.?


    I normally agree with most of your posts WT but whomever wrote that review is absolutely laughable.
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  • WearyTraveler
    bambihunter wrote:
    I normally agree with most of your posts WT

    Cool - thank you!
    bambihunter wrote:
    whomever wrote that review is absolutely laughable.
    Sorry - I didn?t verify / fact check that. That was a review I saw on a site to buy office 365.

    What made me ASSume it was accurate is that my laptops are often running at 100% disk and memory use. When I look at the processes, they?re usually the background ones that always run, regardless of what I?ve actually opened up... one that keeps my disk utilization up is MS?s background file sorting / db?ing that helps quicken search functions. So, I ASSumed the worst.
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  • wpageabc
    +1 for open office...

    Free is for thee.
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  • Maalox
    We have office 365 and pay $99/year. I have been very happy with it and just signed up for another year. We have it installed on 4 machines and it is a breeze to install on additional machines. Log into your office 365 account and send an email to the person you want to load it. Open email, clink link, install Office365. Seems like a small amount to pay to have the real thing not an "almost as good as" substitute.
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  • Rocky Raab
    As they say down South, "Well bless your heart."
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