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Thermoguy

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Posted: 04/07/23 11:05am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Software as a Service (SAS) is the future - happening in every industry.

Office 2016 might not work on a Windows 11 PC. Lots of legacy software doesn't work correctly on newer PC's.

At one point you could buy office or pay the subscription, now I think it is subscription only, but you can buy 1 subscription and run it on multiple PC's.

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I see no sense in leasing vehicles, as I'm not a company/corporation, and feel the same way about computer software. Not when there are free, or purchaseable, alternatives.


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Posted: 04/07/23 12:49pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Both our computers that run Windows10 have no problems running MS Office 2003 programs. Yes, I am aware that Microsoft discontinued support of this product.


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Posted: 05/09/23 03:42pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

rk911 wrote:

1492 wrote:

No hostage situation, just don't renew your MS365 subscription.

Follow these instructions at Uninstall Microsoft 365 and install Office (2016, etc.).


this ^^^^

I'm still on Win10 (by choice) and removed MS365 and installed an older version of Office. No problems.


Before installing older version , When asked for MS Account info, did you create a new account or use what was already registered?

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Posted: 05/09/23 04:18pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Thermoguy wrote:

Software as a Service (SAS) is the future - happening in every industry.

Office 2016 might not work on a Windows 11 PC. Lots of legacy software doesn't work correctly on newer PC's.

At one point you could buy office or pay the subscription, now I think it is subscription only, but you can buy 1 subscription and run it on multiple PC's.

Luckily, I don't have to pay for Office365 as we are allowed to install up to 20 personal copies of the full version Office 2023 on our personal computers. Included as part of our enterprise subscription.

If I leave, I will still pay for Office365 subscription as it also includes 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage. IMO, a valuable feature.

WIN 10/11 can automatically backup and encrypt your libraries such as My Documents, Desktop, and Pictures to OneDrive. You still have a local copy available, though WIN 10/11 can optionally monitor if you don't access any of those library files regularly and keep the file on OneDrive only. It will remove the local copy so doesn't eat up your drive space. But will keep the file name intact with a cloud symbol. Clicking the file name downloads the file locally. Especially useful if you have a smaller drive on your computer.

Also, you have access to your files from any of your computers or mobile device. If you experience a drive failure or other malware, you can restore and re-sync your library files back to any of your computers.



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