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(SOLVED) Unable to enter my Product Key

andpmec

Thu Oct 04, 2012 6:04:15 pm

I an installing Microsoft Office and I get as far as entering the Product key, but it is not letting me type in my product key.

Please Help!

Wolfman

Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:32:07 pm

Hi,

are you using Wine????.

Take a look here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Microsoft_Office

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.p ... ion&iId=31

Let us know if this helps.

Regards Wolfman :D

andpmec

Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:07:38 am

Wolfman wrote:Hi,

are you using Wine????.

Take a look here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Microsoft_Office

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.p ... ion&iId=31

Let us know if this helps.

Regards Wolfman :D


I have wine installed and it wouldn't work. So I tried using the Crossover Demo and am able to get it to work. Is there any other way besides having to pay for the Crossover version? I believe it is a 64 bit Office I installed

Thank you very much for your help.

Wolfman

Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:24:21 am

Hi,

which version of office are you trying to install??. 2003, 2007 or 2010???.

Regards Wolfman :D

madvinegar

Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:29:07 am

On another note, if you really need to use MS office, i would suggest that you do so via Virtual Box.
That is, to install VB, then install Windows via VB and then install MS office in the windows installed via VB.

The reason for that is that MS office do not work 100% via wine or playonLinux etc. You only get word, excel and powerpoint (maybe) and even so you may have problems using them. Libre office can perfectly carry out the tasks of the above three programs, so why install office?

If there is an MS program that cannot be substituted by Libre Office (like MS Publisher), it's better to follow what I have said in the beginning of my post.
You will have 100% functionality of MS office without any problem or restriction.
There is always the option to dual boot as well, but really there is no need to do that only for using MS office. Virtual box is by far the best solution for this kind of problem.
You can think about it.

andpmec

Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:59:11 am

madvinegar wrote:On another note, if you really need to use MS office, i would suggest that you do so via Virtual Box.
That is, to install VB, then install Windows via VB and then install MS office in the windows installed via VB.

The reason for that is that MS office do not work 100% via wine or playonLinux etc. You only get word, excel and powerpoint (maybe) and even so you may have problems using them. Libre office can perfectly carry out the tasks of the above three programs, so why install office?

If there is an MS program that cannot be substituted by Libre Office (like MS Publisher), it's better to follow what I have said in the beginning of my post.
You will have 100% functionality of MS office without any problem or restriction.
There is always the option to dual boot as well, but really there is no need to do that only for using MS office. Virtual box is by far the best solution for this kind of problem.
You can think about it.



It is Office 2010 that I am using. The only reason I am trying to use is is for my wife who is taking Office classes in college. She is also using Office 2010 Access. Hopefully once she is done with the course we can dump Office.


Thanks again for the help.

Wolfman

Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:21:17 am

Hi,

this might help you:

http://www.wine-reviews.net/wine-review ... -wine.html

Regards Wolfman :D

madvinegar

Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:45:53 am

andpmec wrote:

It is Office 2010 that I am using. The only reason I am trying to use is is for my wife who is taking Office classes in college. She is also using Office 2010 Access. Hopefully once she is done with the course we can dump Office.


Thanks again for the help.


Even so, my above advise will perfectly suit you and you would be using a perfectly working MS office.

andpmec

Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:12:26 am

I installed Virtual Box and ran Win XP. I think we'll stick with the Cross Over. I'll give your code a try and see if I can get the 25% discount. ACCESS seems to be working on Cross Over.

Thanks for all your help. I no longer will be going back to Windows.