microsoft assholes!!!!

[RobD]

Received a new computer last friday with a 60 day trial version of ms office 2007 installed,guess what folks,it expired 10 minutes ago!!!!Tried to re activate the software,nothing happens,what a bunch of ######s no wonder they get hacked.I WONT be buying ANY microsoft software in future,I've spent the last 3 days updating all my invoices,letters etc for sweet FA.B@ST@RDS!!!!!

[KERRSURF]

Buy a Mac.

[KERRSURF]

and I'll sort you out with some reliable software.

[stormforce]

i bought a cheaper version from ebay officeorg and its compatible with microsoft office aswell.it does just about everything office does but cost a hell of a lot less

[Albannach]

http://www.openoffice.org/

It's compatible and free.

[BUSHWHACKER]

and I'll sort you out with some reliable software.

Post whore!

[KERRSURF]

Post whore!

It was an afterthought. i remembered I had a nice bundle of goodies hidden away.

all free too! SSSHHHHHHHHH.

[stormforce]

http://www.openoffice.org/

It's compatible and free.

thats the one Alb's

[darkdezigns]

or just run a copied version.............

[KERRSURF]

i bought a cheaper version from ebay officeorg and its compatible with microsoft office aswell.it does just about everything office does but cost a hell of a lot less

a lot less! it's free.

did you get stung?

[stormforce]

a lot less! it's free.

did you get stung?

i never found the free version tho but i only paid about a fiver for it so it wasn't bad that was with p&p

[MudSurfer]

Just a thought - was the PC a new one or an ex demo? And was the Office sw pre installed?

If you have the media, you should be able to reinstall, but you could just call the company you bought the PC from and find out when the software was installed - last Friday to today is clearly less than the 60 days. I suspect this has nothing to do with Microsoft at all...

And - why would you put business files onto a demo product? Do you only need to work for 60 days???

Follow the advice above and download OpenOffice.

[RobD]

Just a thought - was the PC a new one or an ex demo? And was the Office sw pre installed?

If you have the media, you should be able to reinstall, but you could just call the company you bought the PC from and find out when the software was installed - last Friday to today is clearly less than the 60 days. I suspect this has nothing to do with Microsoft at all...

And - why would you put business files onto a demo product? Do you only need to work for 60 days???

Follow the advice above and download OpenOffice.

I think you call it trying before you buy,but in this case I won't be buying as I did not have enough time to try the product out properly.

[Albannach]

I have a legit copy of Office 2007 Professional, got it through work for £17 delivered.

[Slugsie]

Just a thought - was the PC a new one or an ex demo? And was the Office sw pre installed?

If you have the media, you should be able to reinstall, but you could just call the company you bought the PC from and find out when the software was installed - last Friday to today is clearly less than the 60 days. I suspect this has nothing to do with Microsoft at all...

And - why would you put business files onto a demo product? Do you only need to work for 60 days???

Follow the advice above and download OpenOffice.

Gotta agree with this. This is in no way MS's fault, it IS the fault of who ever you bought the PC from. It's one thing to have a go at MS when they do things wrong (and they do, just like EVERY other company around), but another to have a go at MS when they're not at fault.