Stop Using Old Versions of Microsoft Office
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- Stop Using Old Versions of Microsoft Office
Remember, if you are using are outdated software, this leaves your system vulnerable to malware and hackers. only use the latest updated versions of Microsoft Office and never use pirated versions, these contain backdoors, rootkits and keyloggers.
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I’m using Libre ( formerly OpenOffice) which is quite easy to use and easy to setup your documents.
Yeah and its FREE
Thanks! Libre it was exactly what I was looking for!
Change can sometimes make people feel like they are losing control over a situation or their software in this case Brian!, and this can cause resistance.
Attachment to old software habits for example: Us' Humans are creatures of habit, and it can be difficult to break old habits and adopt new ones.
We just have to do our best to teach the future and show, that us old dogs, (excuse the pun) we can learn new tricks, like taking on new software.
I hear you Ratchet
What I see with a lot of people who won't upgrade is miserliness. Essentially the kind of cheap people who'd rather starve to death than spend a dollar for a sandwich. I saw in all the time as a manager of a computer repair shop, less so now as an IT tech for a Fortune company-everything we have is new. The folks that are still clinging to Windows 7 for one-why? A new OS for a PC is what? $200? and Office is $6.99 a month (except that you pay in perpetuity) There are special use cases for old OSes but none that I know of exist for using outdated versions of Office. If you can't afford $6.99 a month then you probably should review your life instead of worrying about a piece of software anyway. There is another facet to this: As a tech do you think that we want to work on outdated machines? It's a headache to find drivers and parts at times but if you want to pay my $145 an hour, feel free.
Good content ! 👍
Thank you 🙌
Old versions work just fine if you don't expose them to the internet... But even if you do, I've seen people using office 2007 and it's still working just fine. Microsoft and many other companies are forcing everyone to subscribe to services that 99% of the time we don't need!
They do work, but without security patch's, its like going out and leaving your door open
@@Britec09 I never lock my doors when I leave the house, because my dogs like a tasty snack every so often. LOL
@@Britec09Hej again yes you are so right here it is very dangerous not to update your programs or to have programs on your computer that do not receive security updates if you do, you'll end up getting bitten take care Brian.
Yep
@@Britec09 My older desktop and my laptop are still running Office 2010 Professional. I got two licenses through the old Home Use Program for $9.99 way back when. I don't get Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files for those machines from outside sources , so whatever security holes may still exist in the 2010 version are irrelevant. I have Office 2021 Professional Plus on my new desktop that I built. Simple Word and Excel files that I create with it open flawlessly in the 2010 versions without any warnings. I am mostly retired but if I need to interact with the outside world for the little bit of consulting work that I still perform, Office 2021 is still in support. I have seen on a MS page somewhere that there will be one more stand alone version of Office after 2021. Time will tell but I will be completely retired before that becomes important to me.
i don't understand office 365, costs more for a subscription than a legit copy of office 2021 one off payment.
I use office 2021
Yes! I have 2019 on my PC … My PC is about 3 years old.. I installed 2019 when it was new… I bought a product key online for about $20 and I’m still getting updates. Why anyone would pay a monthly fee is beyond me.
The 1TB of storage in OneDrive helps justify the $70/yr price.
the difference between 365 and 2021 is that 2021 is a stand online that doesn't get new features and is one time payment where as 365 is a subscription that gets new features added regularly. It also has collaboration features that 2021 doesn't have
@@davinp really, wow you are so clever.
Office 2007 user here. No complains.
Also Free 🆓😅
Wow that is old
2007 the best
2003 also with "FileFormatConverters"
@@emchodevetkov9438 Lol, that brings back memories indeed.
I still use 2007 (especially Access) for some applications. Works fine. Yes, I still think Office 2007 was the best as well.
I have many customers still using Office 2010. Works fine. Never a problem.
I'm just waiting for Microsoft to pull the plug on activation online, which you still seem to have to do when installing it.
Also, Office 2010 was the best version for looks. After that 2013, 2016, and on, all looked flat, plain, monochrome, and a strain on the eyes.
I personally refuse to pay even $100/year to Microsoft...for what? To create Word and Excel documents? No thanks. There are toms of other free options out there.
I remember when they started this whole subscription service nonsense many years ago. I thought...if this is the way the world is going, I'll take no part in it, but thanks.
365 is crap, a simple productivity software turned into a bloated buggy mess with weird errors almost daily, give me back office 2010 that was the last stable version of office. If you're afraid of getting hacked buy a mesh router and use Windows Sandbox available in Pro and higher editions of Windows
I use 2021
Agree. 2010 was absolutely the last, best one.
In all honesty, with full respect intended the chances of being infected over a security vulnerability in Word or Excel is slimmer than my fence panels getting destroyed by the storms, like absolutely any piece of software on the whole internet that you install can (often unintentionally) open security vulnerabilities in a system, even well reputated ones. To me if you feel you have to be so extremely careful to eradicate those risks then there's no point connecting to the internet at all, but I do agree 100% with what you say about using scripts and KMS activators - you're asking for trouble when you do that. The only real concern I would have with older Office suites is Microsoft Outlook, which is actually the reason why my main PC always uses the latest version of Office because Outlook just so happens to be my #1 office program I use.
It should also be worth noting, most people back in the day never got updates for Office 2010 and older after August 2009 due to the old Office Update service being decommissioned and all the updates being moved to Microsoft Update, which was never turned on automatically. So most Office users back then were lacking security patches, including myself which I never realised until much later.
That's like saying I drive my car for 30 years without a seatbelt and nothing has happened, don't mean it won't.
Car crashes happen every day in every country and every major city. people hacking into PCs purely because of a security vulnerability in Word or Excel happens very rarely, and hackers could easily root into a system due to a security flaw in absolutely any piece of software you install, so not quite the same thing. I'm not going against you on this Brian, like I'm 100% with you on everything else you said in the video I'm just saying this one particular thing is painted to be a bigger issue than it will be in reality. Security updates on your OS or any piece of software like Outlook which is heavily dependant on an internet service I do also agree 100% is important to keep on track with.
Spot on ! ! !
@@Britec09 - your Analogy is irrelative and a poor Comparison to the matter.
Moreover, the Risk with using Older versions of Microsoft office is Tiny and an Unlikely one that people do Not need to become Paranoid about neither. And Worrying about possible " What if" on such a Minute issue is just looking for problems Unnecessarily.
The point about Outlook vs the rest of the office products is the point I was going to make. Additionally, I would add that if you share files then there’s also potential vulnerability.
If all you’re using the Office suite for is to keep your own spreadsheets or write your own word documents any version would be just fine.
I'm still running Winamp, Media Player Classic, and a sundry of other old programs. I never quit using them. I haven't had an issue yet. I also run very old PC games. Since when is running old stuff a security problem?
This is the point I make, although any old software does open the potential for security vulnerabilities, unless it's heavily dependant on a network connection the chances of you facing issues are extremely slim. And if you've got a good AV and firewall, those chances reduce to as-good-as zero.
Lots of time it isn't. It's just that the world likes to scare you into buying things you don't need, using fear to open your wallet.
Agreed, if someone can tell me what heavily internet reliant parts of the majority of older Office suites (with the exception of Outlook) that open credible risk to security issues then I'd like to know. One or two very tiny features in a program won't see your entire PC taken over. People also forget that while LibreOffice is free and therefore "safer" since it's updated, you can't prove those security issues present in Office are patched in Libre or whether Libre patches their security issues promptly.
From a pure cyber security standpoint, the answer you will always get is: always
From a real world perspective, it really depends. If nobody is making malware to exploit the old software, then it's not a problem. If you run the old software offline and never expose it to the Internet or copy new files to the offline PC to open with the old software, then it doesn't matter if they write malware for it as it has no way to get to it.
Anything related to cyber security always takes the perspective that the machine running the software is connected to the Internet at all times. Cyber security professional have seen many, many cases of exploits in old software causing problems for people. While technically, the answer is "it depends", the problem is so pervasive about people not patching or upgraded to the latest fixed version of a software that anybody with an IT background will always give the blanket response about old software being a security threat.
To give the correct answer involved in-depth knowledge of the older software from its version to what it does and how it works that with so many software packages out there it's a monumental task to be 100% correct all the time. It's "safer" to say to always patch and run the latest software when possible as while it's impossible to know everything about every software out there, it's at least well known where the latest security fixes will be.
Remember, they have to have a consistent stance to take for all the novices out there that will never learn the reason behind any of this stuff. It's safer to tell the novice who doesn't know a hard drive from a computer tower to keep updated than to make assumptions about their environment.
I still use a copy of 2003 professional enterprise edition I got when I was going to IT school and it's working fine.
It will work, but more security holes than swiss cheese
Me Too!
@@Britec09 No worries. My writing PC is off line.
@@OlettaLianoit can be online, just scan suspicious files you are about to open in word with, for example, virus total, on the web.
ie scan them before opening them.
if you're just writing in it, ie just producing your own files, then you can skip even that....
@@ivok9846 That was five months ago. I've since moved to Apache OpenOffice.
WRONG, Security is not a problem - for Office 97-2003, never had any problems, virus, etc. Yes is does not have many features like newer, but still works fine.
Because nothing has happened to you, does not mean it hasn't happened to someone else. That's like saying I have not worn a seatbelt in 30 years and nothing has happen, so wearing a seatbelt is pointless. See how stupid that sounds?
The problem I have with this video is it plays on your fears without giving anything tangible on bad things happening when using old versions of Office.
Not fear, just facts, showed that in the video, but remember, its your choice, don't shoot the messenger.
What kind of hacker would want to go after an old version of MS Office anyway. Ive heard stuff about old versions of windows which i also disagree with but this is just going a bit to off the rails. The funny thing is anyone who perpetuates fear about this kind of stuff has never actually used an unsupported OS or program for any sustained amount of time so they are literally just regurgitating what MS says.
i use 2007 and it has no holes and i use enterprise version which business fully loaded lol , never had any problems none so ever ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
2007 would be full of vulnerability's. Support for Office 2007 ended on October 10, 2017. No more security updates.
🚨 STOP using Microsoft Office 🚨
Use Libra Office instead. ✅
The online versions of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint may not have all the features of the desktop app. The .DOCX format was introduced in office 2007 and still used in current versions of office.
fair point
I have 2016, I don't care what others say, it works the way I want it too, and does the job I need it to do it also gets updates, Thank you Brian for cutting through the internet nonsense VERY much appreciated.
Mainstream support ended on October 13, 2020, and extended support for most editions of Office 2016 will end on October 14, 2025
Rubbish. Old software is fine. That means my whole pc is shot
I still have Office 98😮 works fine.
OMG that is insane
🤣
Was there an Office 98 on Windows? I worked in IT for 30 years and never heard of it. We used office 97 and later rolled out Office 2000.
Nope I am still using 2007 Office and its fine! Fuck MS I will NEVER pay for a subscription for software EVER! I bought it and I own it FOREVER!
Libre Office is a better choice a really for free...
I agree
I only see and use MS Office at work. At home, I've been using Libre Office for over a decade now. For home use, I have yet to see any reason what so ever where I needed MS Office. I have worked on documents for job hunting, buying a house, etc., and all the important home office computing tasks you can probably think of and not once have I run into a wall where I needed to have MS Office to do any of it.
There is literally no reason at all for home users to use MS Office. If you're still in school, and need it specifically for a class (several classes teach you MS Office or need you to specifically use it), you can usually get a cheap educational license for it through the school.
At work, your work place will provide it for you with their business licenses. If your work place requires it and doesn't provide it for you (or even a computer), consider changing jobs as any job that doesn't provide employees with the tools they need to do their job is a red flag of a possible toxic work environment (not in all cases, but it's if they won't provide basic tools like that, then what else aren't they doing?). Most people should never need to purchase a license for MS Office themselves these days.
nobody agrees with you! withdraw this video :)
Not my problem
Great video! I support your point about not installing old versions of MS Office. However, I have a thought exercise for you. :) I purchase a new computer running Windows 11 and I install commercial anti-virus software I pay for, say Kaspersky (just to pick one). I keep Windows 11 and Kaspersky fully updated AND I have "Controlled Folder Access" enabled in Windows Defender. Cool. So, I install Office 2007 and somehow, I manage to open a Word document that exploits a vulnerability in Word 2007. What are the chances that changes in Windows, itself, and in Kaspersky would protect the system from whatever tried to exploit MS Word 2007? I have no clue as this is purely hypothetical, but I wanted to pose the question anyway. Thanks for posting!
AMAZING thinking buddy...this video isnt completly informative
Google Docs takes care of all of my needs at work. At home, Libre office--free, open source, and no useless subscription.
Google Docs is a great alternative
Firstly I am a computer pro who has been using Windows and Office since they first came out. I was using Office 2007 on Windows 7, until recently. I use the internet and my PC every day. I NEVER had a problem. This guy is TOTALLY wrong!
Well Mr Computer Pro, I guess because nothing happened to you everyone else should be fine. So why did the NHS in the UK get taken down by ransomware when all there systems were on XP and Windows 7? 😂
Long live Libre Office!
Its better than install Office 2010 via a script
i use softmaker office, which has a free version and its affordable for small pockets and its for offline use and it inherited 3 or so licenses. i use it since around 10 years now or so upgrading to the newest version for even less money every 2-3 years . besides libre office is great too, but softmaker is very close to the ms office and its very compatible. both are available on linux, which is the biggest reason to even buy it
I bought a lifetime key, but that version is now not supported, I think software you buy under the guise of full and forever should be just that, we are fast heading for a subscription based software, where you own nothing and pay monthly for the use, if they update the software, and it makes yours unusable, they should just give you or upgrade yours for free, when I bought mine they never said in a few years this will not work. Due to the spy wear and data gathering, they make enough off of us.
I think I watched the same video, and it was made clear many times it was risky, and it was down to the person installing it to beware, as it might not work for long.
I like Google Docs better than the Microsoft Office Online and free apps. Google Docs is more straightforward, easier to navigate, and less cluttered than Microsoft Office, Pairing that with Softmaker Free Office on my Windows 11 laptop works very well.
Stop spreading such nonsense, there are a lot of situations in which is just fine to continue to use and older version of Office, and even Windows 10. You make the assumption that everyone has that device (which could a be second device, like an old laptop) connected to the internet, or that the owner even cares about malware. Heck, even if you are connected to the internet, the chance that your OS is going to be infected, is higher than your Office. Stop being such a drama queen, and I say that as an Office 2021 user.
100 time repeated, "you will not get office update in old versions", boring
Many of us don't need security as our docs and power points are only used on local computers. 365 is crap and I hate it. I have 2016 on two home computers and two church computers and use a flash drive between them. Publisher after 2016 is really crap. Haven't had any problems installing them.
for years i was using office with the "free" KMS volume license hack and about 2-3yrs ago that stopped working. I then switched to using OpenOffice which was fine but I didn't like the overall layout of the UI. Finally last year I just downloaded Office Pro 2021 and bought a license key for $30 and now I don't have to worry about it. I have all my office programs and they are updatable. And I guess Office Pro 2021 is actually Office 365, because when i check for updates it says Office 365 is fully updated.
Is this a video in response to CyberCPU Tech channel who just released a video today talking about how to Install 2010 Starter?
yeah! I think so 😅
Except CyberCPU also talked abput the security vulnerability on that thing.
Let's see how many times I can say the same thing again.Let's see how many times I can say the same thing again.Let's see how many times I can say the same thing again.
You aren't my dad!!! You can't tell me what to do!!!
security and safety start and stop between the chair and the keyboard
Who in their right mind wants to download a script off the internet to install fourteen-year-old software, when Libre office is available for free?
My point exactly and he runs a computer repair shop.
Nonsense, older versions are fine for most people.
Well use them then, this video is a awareness video. You choose what you want to do.
@@Britec09 oh wow.. never thought of that. You have such insight. Awareness if fine but you are making false declarations.
That moment when you use office 97 and nobody remembers you 😂
97 is ancient
I still have MS Office 2013 installed, but I only use the latest libreoffice now. I'd take MS Office 2013 off, but I've had very bad things happen in the past after uninstalling MS Office on other machines, so, I've left it on. I just don't use it!
Old versions: security issues, more vulnerable.
Libre Office, Only Office Desktop, OpenOffice, softmaker free Office, etc. Are a good alternatives.
Thank you Brian!!!
Wrong.
If you're referring to the same video I watched yesterday then he did explain in detail about installing the starter version and the cons of installing it. I have 2013 and I'm sure I'll have to move on to something FREE that I already have on my computer like Libre. I've tried the Office 2021 only to find out you still need a product key and had to remove it. What a waste of time!
Yes he did say about no updates, but why is 2010 not in the title and why would a computer repair guy be promoting 14 year old software and installing via a script and office 2010 gets not support? and to top it all, he's got sponsored links in description for office 2019 and 2021 for $49 😂 That's just silly.
I still use Office 2007, with a PC without Internet connected at all.
For another PC connected with Internet, I just use Apache OpenOffice.
I user Office 2007 - same everything except the menus have been rearranged. Libre and Open office are fine but where is the Outlook equivalent?
There's no need to use old version of MS Office when you can use latest and free LibreOffice, both for Windows and Linux.
I do recommend older versions. Word 200x for example is 99,95% of Word 365 today. The only difference is that it has a proper toolbar, is only 10MB in size and is super fast.
Just stop using Microsoft Office. And start using either a Libreoffice or even a Google Docs or similar, other than OOXML format and Office (365).
Easy, simple and just sane.
Oh, and for most writing, just use a notepad...
And if you need to layoutting, use a Scribus or LaTex.
It is basically fine only thing different is the gui like cmon I use 2010
Never use Open Office, use Libre Office or Only Office instead (Only office has support for tables in excel). Both are open source and free.
Open Office is d e a d software, it hasn't received any security updates in over a decade (it stopped receiving actual updates before MS Office 2010 did). For some reason there's someone who pushes changes to the code that are nothing changes like renaming a variable, then the next ""update"" will be changing the variable name back, then changing it again, then changing it back again. Pushing Open Office is worse than pushing MS Office 2010 because it's been even longer since it received any actual updates and people think it received updates because of this person who keeps pushing through changes while doing nothing at all for over a decade.
and sooo? using old programs make my "updated" windows 10 as secure as windows 7? well if I have this install of windows connected to the internet uhhh.... I mean exposed to the internet sure you can get any delicious vulnerabilities, but if this install is connected to a LAN private network ,where the router has some kind of firewall, well in rare occasions will happen. in my case I have few machines running EoL OS and its connected to LAN network all the time, and I don't have issues with that. I don't deal with reinstalling Windows frequently. heck, one of my oldest XP machines still rocking a 15 year old installation to this day and its running fast as it can with little maintenance.
Would you say Libra office is a good alternative?
Its free and works
I use Libre Office. It's works, but some functions are different enough from Microsoft to be annoying.
My wife & I have been using Libra Office for over 10yrs now without any problems! It is so easy to use and is fantastic. I would bet it is more than most people will ever need, particularly at home.
(The only thing missing is a good 'Publisher' equivalent and I use Office 2003 for this.)
That's what I use often on my system for simple Word and Excel files. I do switch the default save formats to the standard .docx and .xlsx formats instead of using the LibreOffice formats though. Only because that's more universal.
I have been using Microsoft Office 2010, I don't need security updates. I just have to be sure that my computer doesn't receive any windows 10 updates.
I would rather deal with security issues than subscribe to software. Just let me pay for software, Microsoft. Adobe. I’m not going to subscribe.
Good points. Office is overrated anyways, Wordperfect 5, Lotus 123, and dBase 3 are all I need for my home office.
TLDR running old versions of office is fine you are more likely to get kiled by a cow than to get in trouble for using office 2010 on W10 exposed to the internet
A lot of patches for the newest Office applications are fixing exploits that aren't necessarily present in some older versions of Office. Still, this is pretty good advice.
Microsoft needs you to subscript to make profit on you yearly. If you use your old software then they can not make profit from for as long as you use the software.
Good video Brian. Yes. I'm afraid I'm still using 2003 as I like the nice simple Access 2003. Using Windows 10 in VirtualBox on Ubuntu Mate O/S
Kindly show us through a tutorial how to download on Windows 11 the latest version of Office for free.
On the contrary. There is a free version of modern 365 BUT you have to be considered a developer. Microsoft gives it to developers for free as a possible charity tax write off via their developer program (and so they can benefit from your free work if possible). The free license has to get renewed and approved by them so if they notice you are a normy trying to be sneaky then the renewal gets denied. I help develop source ports, mods, software, scripts, and Windows optimizations so I get it for free but I also remove their telemetry and spying from the OS lol
Or you can use Google Drive products for the same.
That free version of Office 2010 actually runs in a virtual environment, so it is not actually running from your actual hard drive
Why anyone even would want use any office in the first place
That's true. I still have Office 2003 installed but it cannot open recent (latest) docx files. As a consequence, I installed the latest version as well.
Office 2003 is way to old
@@Britec09 It is. But even 2007/2008 can't open the recent stuff..
You can do actually. There's a compatibility pack
@@jasonbourneistreadstone Then something you missed! Windows itself via windows update should install an addon for 2003 to support latest versions
@@ΠάνοςΒασιλειάδης-ω7φ That's the strange part. It's fully updated but still couldn't recognize the new .docx format.
What about old software that is not from Microsoft?
I have a laptop still running on win7 so I can't upgrade to other more recent office version
Speaking of free alternatives, once Microsoft goes FULL ON SUBSCRIPTION MODE... Linux Mint will my new ride...
They will always provide a baseline for writing, photo editing, Internet, and file sharing. But if you want full features, you will need to subscribe to Office 365. Subscription only would result in too many people moving away from Windows. They won't go to Linux either, they will move to Macbooks or Chromebooks.
how old is a pencil? you are fooling people with these endless security concerns...endless sucking of people's money
Wow, the amount of comments saying how they use an old version, got it free, but are missing the mark of Britec saying..security vulnerabilities exist for old software. Just because you arent having issues, doesn't mean you wont have issues going forward.
Exactly, people are just stupid. you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
I've got Office 365 for free through my school
Nice
I have had office 2013 since 2014 and it has not been fixed yet?
Using 2003 (Word, Excel with file format converter and Outlook) on a Win 11 machine.
Shoot, I still use Office 2003 (Word and Excel at least) in Windows 10 and it runs fine in 11 as well.
Nope. I'm still using Office 13/16 and 19 and they are fine
Even 03 is still good
Like I said, they work fine, but they are not safe to use.
just use libre office and be done with m$
Pro tip use libre office use Linux. Workaround pro tip get a license key for office 2021 pro plus retail for less than $5 I get it for like $0.4 from my sources it works perfect but you activate it with a phone call.
Why all the hate. As if any Microsoft product doesn’t have a ton of holes are in active product cycle.
No hate at all, bring awareness to people who use old versions of office
I can't stand the UI in the new Office so I still use Office 2003 Pro since that one do more than what I want & need.
I don't use my Office in a way that has anything with internet to do anyway.
I'm clever & work from home.
😒👍 Keep It Old School
Remember when Word back in Office 97-2003 was simple and easy to use and the most annoying thing was Clippy? Now the most annoying thing is Word/MS Office itself bloated ribbons, online requirements to use, subscription mandates. Microsoft's insane decision to re move the simple and direct WordPad program in a future Windows 10/11 update. Modern MS Office is change for the sake of change. It's not better than it was before. Just more bloated than it was before.
WPS Office here 😎
You did not mention that the Office 2010 Starter version that was free runs in a VM. Even though it is older as long as it runs in a VM I would think that would make it a lot safer....
One issue is that if you are on Microsoft's refurbishing program you can't offer any version later than Office 2021. So that puts a severe limit when you do over 1000 machines a year and offer them to low-income clients on social assistance of social service organizations. We have placed over 10000 machines in the last decade with versions of Office al the way back to 2017.
You can get office 2021 for $30
The installation of Office 2021 is part of the requirements for social enterprises that are participating in the refurbishing program long with only restoring the factory default installed Windows version stored on the Windows restore partition, so it remains a legally licensed PC. If we can't restore it, then we install Linux Mint and Libre Office which is free and for our community of low-income and deep-poverty clients is an excellent choice. Many of them don't have the m, means to make online purchases, and only need the most basic word processing and spreadsheet skills.
I still have Microsoft Works 2003 the CD in its original sleeve with the licence key.
Why would I buy the same thing that has been turned into an online leak to write letters.
It seems to me like a scam to get more money from you for the same product that now goes to that cloud thing.
I dont use online saving stuff if I want to save stuff I save it on a hard drive.
Not sure you understand what security means. Do you go to bed at night and leave the front door open?
Disappointing
I am currently authorized to use a license of Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise on my home computer. When I leave that job, how can I convert that license for personal use?
Why not? Who's going to know?
@@vinlandviking I'm asking how to do the conversion to personal use.
If you work as IT support for a organization that uses 365 hold on to someone's account when they leave preferably some junior or intern don't disable the account just reset the password and login to that account on your personal device
@@dennislaplant95 I worked for a company that gave me the disc to install Office 2007 and never asked for it to be returned. I installed it on my home pc and when I left the company I just didn't uninstall it. If I want to install it on a new pc, I've got the license code.
@@vinlandviking I did the same thing with a site license copy until it quit activating.
I'm using Office 1985. It comes with a free typewriter.⌨
Good for you.
Well Brian yet just another money hungry Microsoft's efforts to make more than they already do. I use Libre Office on all of my machines and I find it in every way so much easier to use than Microsoft Office. In any case mate shouldn't the Microsoft security and even your installed third party security like my ESET ultimate software cover any security that is needed for the Office (and your total machine) software??
99% of people don't do much more than write a letter on Word, or add up a few cells in Excel, so the free Office online would be fine for them. I had to buy Office desktop licences for a charity I worked for, only to find that everyone was using the Office 365 icon to access Office online anyway. Fortunately, licences for non-profits and education are quite cheap, and even business licences aren't expensive over normal software lifespans. A decent copy of Office for one employee over three years is probably cheaper than the nasty bulk-buy tea or coffee cost over the same period.
For the home user, it's also possible to get an Office 2019 key cheaply, so there is no point risking viruses, or even font incompatibility, by using an old version.
Office has improved a lot since 2010, and we aren't talking about high-end stuff either. Anyone using it on a professional level - working in an office - wouldn't want to use anything less than 2021 because it makes life easier for them.
For the online office method, I would rather prefer to use Google Docs, Sheets and Slides. I can get it for free with my gmail account. Whereas free microsoft office online, It requires microsoft account and I doubt people will willing to make Microsoft Account.
Microsoft Account is required on Windows Setup but most people try to skip the setup, so i doubt that they actually make the account.
I would say... why to risk if you can:
a. Either buy a secondary licence key for "few" bucks. If you would not use it for business purposes, I see this option as absolutely fine.
b. Alternatively you can use some of the free software... either Libre Office (more conservative and related to ODF formats) or Only Office (modern look and should have good compatibility with MS Office formats). And I believe there are even more free options...
I have always used Access 2000, it is much quicker, straightforward and less bloated than the modern versions. I only use it on my PC do not run macros from the internet so why is it a security risk?
I did a lean install of windows 10,then i installed office 2007 with key and cd,then i receive a lot of office updates.
I have LTSC 2021 Pro Plus licenses, I'm good to go :) btw, running a scripted office on a microsoft Windows system is the same like giving everything free to Microsoft. Not very smart.
Pity that M$ doesn't port Office 365 to Linux as they did with MAC OS.
I'm using onlyoffice, won't touch Micro$oft office anymore