[Spridgets] Microsoft software question - no LBC

[Jim Ryan]

Why not just go with 365 personal?  Did not the Surface come with a trial?
$99/year.  It's always up to date, you can have it automatically sync'd to
to OneDrive for backup.

The link below is safe...


https://tinyurl.com/23tphwoq


On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi List,
>
> Unlike myself, my wife never spends any money on anything computer related
> and waits for me to resolve her problems....
>
> Currently she has a very nice Microsoft SurfacePro laptop I got her and it
> is running W11.  Her old PC ran W1O and Home Office 2010 that was family
> software (I think you could have 4 users on it).  I installed Office 2010
> ok but the 32 bit version because one of my daughters has or has lost the
> 64 bit disc and isn't owning up to it.
>
> So far so good except I can't activate the software because it does not
> generate an activation code which means you can't activate it by phone
> either.  After spending some time on hold to MS I gave up and thought I
> would ask the list instead.
>
> The solution of course is for her to 'find' the money for a more recent
> copy of office just like I had to for myself, this doesn't seem very likely
> in the near future.  So any ideas why the software won't generate an
> activation code and would spending time on a long call to Microsoft simply
> be a waste of my time (yes, she isn't good with this kind of phone call)?
>
> Thanks and probably better than googling for an answer again and if the
> list draws a blank I'll tell him to start saving up and to stop wasting
> money on stuff she doesn't need . ..
>
> Regards
>
> Daniel - in England.
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