Hi all,
My friend has a computer with Office 2010 Home installed on it. He just got a new laptop to replace it, but he wants to move his copy of Office from there onto the new laptop. Unfortunately, it stated the product key is invalid. Microsoft told me (obviously reading from a script because he would say nothing else) that once used, it can never be re-used, even if it is on the same computer!
I had a copy of Office 2003 that only worked for one activation, and all it took was an automated call and I was able to switch it between PCs multiple times. So 7 years later, this technology got worse and I am no longer able to do that?
For now, he is using OpenOffice. Also, about that- can it open newer formats, such as .docx?
Thanks!
My friend has a computer with Office 2010 Home installed on it. He just got a new laptop to replace it, but he wants to move his copy of Office from there onto the new laptop. Unfortunately, it stated the product key is invalid. Microsoft told me (obviously reading from a script because he would say nothing else) that once used, it can never be re-used, even if it is on the same computer!
I had a copy of Office 2003 that only worked for one activation, and all it took was an automated call and I was able to switch it between PCs multiple times. So 7 years later, this technology got worse and I am no longer able to do that?
For now, he is using OpenOffice. Also, about that- can it open newer formats, such as .docx?
Thanks!