Office 2010 beta to end..

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Just got this email today ....

In about 30 days, your Microsoft Office 2010 Beta will end. The applications you've been using, including Word 2010, Excel 2010, Outlook 2010 and PowerPoint 2010, will become read-only viewers and the features you've been using will no longer work. Before this happens, we recommend you move up to the finished version of Office 2010 today.
 

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Thanks for this, I was wondering when the beta would end... Now what the hell am I supposed to use? :(
I am sick and tired of Open Office...
 

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Hi there
You can get Student & Teacher editions very cheaply although there's no email cloent (Outlook) in this version.

My advice would probably be to go for a "Use at Home" type of deal if your company has such an arrangement with Microsoft or get a heavily discounted FULL version of Office 2007.

Office 2010 while has a little more eye candy doesn't bring a whole lot more to the table IMO.

Of course if you are a technet sucriber you can download full office 2010 -- although I'd still go for Office 2007 Enterprise since it has Multiple activatiuons allowed.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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@jimbo..IMHO 2010 runs up quicker..but that only matters isf you are running for the bus I guess!! LOl
 

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Hi there
I was just suggesting ways of how people could save a "few shekels" without losing too much functionality.

The biggest drawback IMO with the student and teacher editions is that they don't include the email client.

I HATE Windows live as do many others so the lack of an email client makes for me personally the student and teacher edition a no no.

I don't need MS ACCESS (it's actually a HORRIBLE database system). MySQL (Free) or several others are MUCH MUCH better so the lack of ACCESS in the cheaper Office editions isn't for me an issue either.

It's a shame that W7 didn't include Outlook Express -- perfectly fine for normal "Home" type users.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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Thanks for this, I was wondering when the beta would end... Now what the hell am I supposed to use? :(
I am sick and tired of Open Office...

why not use a 60-day trial of Office Professional ?
after those 60 days, there is a file named OSPPREARM.EXE....;)
 
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When the trial period of 30 days is about to expire, just run command prompt with elevated permissions and then go to the following folder:
C:/Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft /Shared/Office/Software/Protection Platform
Run OSPPREARM.EXE from the above folder and it will extend the trial of Microsoft Office 2010 by 30 days. You can use this rearm technique 5 times in total making the total days to run the trial to almost 6 months.
 
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During those 6 months you could save up some money to buy the retail version..as well.. (it will come to an end eventually :eek:)

Like Jimbo45 said if you are a student then getting the 2010 version is cheap or cheaper.. but and even the older 2007 version would work as well as there are not many new features in the 2010 version..

Ryan
 

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When the trial period of 30 days is about to expire, just run command prompt with elevated permissions and then go to the following folder:
C:Program FilesCommon Filesmicrosoft sharedOfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform
Run OSPPREARM.EXE from the above folder and it will extend the trial of Microsoft Office 2010 by 30 days. You can use this rearm technique 5 times in total making the total days to run the trial to almost 6 months.

hmmm, i thought i posted about that file above...

but reading my post i now notice a "typo", i wrote OPSSREARM.EXE, of course it´s OSPPREARM.EXE

but, take a look at the path you posted, it looks very weird, it seems all "\" are missing....

and its a 60-day trial, isn´t it ?
 

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Thanks to everyone for the replies, lol, I might as well do that. I just hope this new job kicks some income soon X)
 

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The only problem with Beta testing is that there doesn't seem to be any payback for doing Microsoft's QC work.

So now that everyone thinks they can't live without their Office 2010.....TIME TO ANTE UP.

Still like my Office 2007 (can't see any reason to upgrade) and I run Open Office on all but my main desktop. Can't say that I am unhappy with it.
 

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Dundundunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn...

I got that email too, even though I got rid of my Beta a while back LOL :P

Just buy it :) it's only $450 for Office Professional.
On a side note: I want project 2010 but it's 999.95 :/
 

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