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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=E2=80=AFPM Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> Unlike myself, my wife never spends any money on anything computer relate=
d
> and waits for me to resolve her problems....
>
> Currently she has a very nice Microsoft SurfacePro laptop I got her and i=
t
> 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 like=
ly
> 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 simpl=
y
> 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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<div dir=3D"ltr">Why not just go with 365 personal?=C2=A0 Did not the Surfa=
ce come with a trial?=C2=A0 $99/year.=C2=A0 It's always up to date, you=
can have it automatically sync'd=C2=A0to to OneDrive for backup.=C2=A0=
=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>The link below is safe...<div><br><div><br></div>=
<div><pre style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif" size=
=3D"4"><a href=3D"https://tinyurl.com/23tphwoq";>https://tinyurl.com/23tphwo=
q</a></font></pre></div></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gma=
il_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 25, 2=
025 at 4:50=E2=80=AFPM Weslake1330 via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spri=
dgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div=
><br></div><div>Unlike myself, my wife never spends any money on anything c=
omputer related and waits for me to resolve her problems....</div><div><br>=
</div><div>Currently she has a very nice Microsoft SurfacePro laptop I got =
her and it is running W11.=C2=A0 Her old PC ran W1O and Home Office 2010 th=
at was family software (I think you could have 4 users on it).=C2=A0 I inst=
alled 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.</div><div><br><=
/div><div>So far so good except I can't activate the software because i=
t does not generate an activation code which means you can't activate i=
t by phone either.=C2=A0 After spending some time on hold to MS I gave up a=
nd thought I would ask the list instead.</div><div><br></div><div>The solut=
ion 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.=C2=A0 So any ideas why the software won't generate=
an activation code and would spending time on a long call to Microsoft sim=
ply be a waste of my time (yes, she isn't good with this kind of phone =
call)?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks and probably better than googling fo=
r 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 . ..=C2=
=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Daniel - in E=
ngland.</div></div>
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