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jamanda
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 16 9:57 am    Post subject: Office Professional Plus 2016 Reply with quote
    

I am in the process of buying the above through the scheme my work has arranged with Microsoft. It is asking me if I want to buy an "Office Professional Plus 2016 Backup DVD" which actually costs more than the software itself.

Do I need this? Can I not just back it up on to my external hard drive?

jema
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 16 10:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

no freaking idea!

jamanda
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 16 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

jema wrote:
no freaking idea!


Fair enough. It just strikes me as way of getting me to pay unnecessary dosh out - a bit like extra insurance stuff at the cash point.

jamanda
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 16 10:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I think I can order it separately in the future should I need it.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 16 10:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Are you just buying a download? If so, charging extra to post out a pile of DVDs sounds reasonable.

jamanda
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 16 10:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Treacodactyl wrote:
Are you just buying a download? If so, charging extra to post out a pile of DVDs sounds reasonable.


Yes I have bought it as a download. But do I need the DVDs? is what I wondered. (I'm pretty sure I can buy them separately should they ever be needed.)

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 16 11:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

You shouldn't need the dvd

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 16 11:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

if it is like photoshop the download should come with various codes and emails that will allow you to redownload/ reload it if necessary (until they stop supporting that version which will probably be in about 3 new versions time).

it should not be a problem for several years but after that you might have to buy a new version(or use open office/libre office )

chez



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 16 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I think you can do a thing when you install it which creates your own backup, which means you shouldn't need their disks. I think there should be an option to do the thing as you go through the install process.

I think the thing is called mirroring? Or something?

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 16 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

a full back up to an external drive will mirror your entire pooter including os,programs and files.

jamanda
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 16 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
a full back up to an external drive will mirror your entire pooter including os,programs and files.


I think is is probably the way to go.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 16 8:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

it does give some degree of continuity in case of hd failure ,lightning on the phone lines,electric vermin etc etc .

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 16 11:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
electric vermin





I have visions of little battery powered critters running about like remote control cars.

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 16 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

if only electric vermin were so cute,the current crop seem to encrypt one's data and demand a fee for an unlock key that might or might not arrive.

less imaginative ones just bot your machine and spam the rest of the world.

one of my favourites turned all of iran's hex centrifuges up to such a speed they broke and seems to have got loose although it can find suitable hosts none seem to be connected to the right sort of kit for it to break anything else(so far) but it might be a bit annoying in your sugar factory or laundry if it finds a centrifuge attached to the right host etc.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 16 8:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

You don't need the DVD. When you make your purchase you'll get access to download the installation files and will be given the serial numbers to activate the MS Office programmes. Just keep a copy of the downloaded files and a record of the serial numbers in case you ever need to reinstall.

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