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Office 2010 Pro on Windows 10 install


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#1 jantajanta

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Posted 13 July 2024 - 04:34 PM

My old computer was Windows 7 with a CD/DVD drive and I installed my own legal copy of Microsoft Office 2010 Professional from its CD onto that computer.     I recently got a new desktop PC with Windows 10, but it doesn't have a CD/DVD drive.  How do I install my legal copy of Office if there is no CD/DVD drive?

 

I tried this: inserting the Office 2010 CD into a friend's computer and then copying the entire file onto a thumbdrive.  I inserted the thumbdrive into my own new computer and copied the entire Office 2010 CD into my downloads file.  Then I opened it to install it, and it the install window opened, asking for my 25-character install key.  I typed that in, but Windows says it's not valid.  I know it's valid.

Bottom line, how do I install legal copy of Office 2010 Pro if my PC doesn't have a CD drive?



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#2 buddy215

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Posted 13 July 2024 - 05:27 PM

You can get an external portable CD drive.

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Posted 13 July 2024 - 08:09 PM

The problem is Windows 2010 is no longer supported and even with a Retail License you have to transfer the license to the new computer. If the product had an OEM license then the license cannot be transferred. I'm not sure Microsoft even has the ability to activate Office 2010 on the new computer as the servers for Office 2010 activation may be offline.

 

All the links in the below page are dead as Office 2010 is no longer supported.

 

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/how-do-i-transfer-office-2010-to-a-new-computer/75f411a1-95ed-4835-a2a0-6f763da27db3

 

https://askleo.com/can-i-move-office-2010-to-another-computer/

 

https://techcult.com/transfer-microsoft-office-to-new-computer/



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Posted 13 July 2024 - 09:06 PM

This is specifically what I need from Office 2010 Pro -- Just the outlook calendar.

On my old Windows 7 PC, I used Outlook calendar offline and manually entered important appointments and meetings there for my own reference, but never used Outlook online for email.   I have several years of meeting/appointment records on Outlook Calendar that were in my old Windows 7 box (I saved that harddrive). 

 

 Is there a way to just transfer several years of Outlook calendar information from the old PC onto the new PC without installing Office 365?   I don't want to use the 365 on the cloud.

I was going to simply install office 2010 on my new Windows 10 box, and then open the Calendar there.  I would use it only for the Calendar archive.   For the rest of my needs on my new PC, I would use LibreOffice.

 

Or is there an alternate calendar software  I can use offline on my new PC that can read my old Outlook calendar appointments archive?


Edited by jantajanta, 13 July 2024 - 09:08 PM.


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Posted 13 July 2024 - 09:36 PM

I don't have any experience with Outlook and  it's calendar. Everything I searched for came up as transferring to 365.

 

You can also export the Outlook Calendar to a CSV file then import into a spreadsheet but that may not be practical because of the amount of data you have. There are free Office Applications that are very compatible with Office. One being FreeOffice

 

https://www.howtogeek.com/665358/how-to-export-an-outlook-calendar-as-a-csv-file/

 

https://blog.evomailserver.com/how-to-export-outlook-calendar-to-icalendar-ics-vcalendar-vcs-csv-and-excel/

 

You might want to see if using an external CD/DVD drive will get you an install of 2010. Even though it would not be activated you should still be able to use the calendar.

 

Hopefully somebody else on the forum with more Office Experience can provide some more answers. Possibly use the Windows 10 Calendar App but I think that is a cloud app.



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Posted 14 July 2024 - 02:51 AM

 

I tried this: inserting the Office 2010 CD into a friend's computer and then copying the entire file onto a thumbdrive.  I inserted the thumbdrive into my own new computer and copied the entire Office 2010 CD into my downloads file.  Then I opened it to install it, and it the install window opened, asking for my 25-character install key.  I typed that in, but Windows says it's not valid.  I know it's valid.

Bottom line, how do I install legal copy of Office 2010 Pro if my PC doesn't have a CD drive?

This should have worked.

What exact version of Office 2010 is this and where was it obtained? What does the disc actually say on it?

 

There are several versions of Pro.



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Posted 14 July 2024 - 03:39 AM

Or is there an alternate calendar software  I can use offline on my new PC that can read my old Outlook calendar appointments archive?

If you still have access to your old computer then you could export your Outlook Calendar to an ICS (iCalendar) file . It's a universal format so you should be able to import it into your new email program or the Windows Calendar etc.

 

By the way, because you're having problems with the product key, I don't see how buying an external optical drive will help with that.
 



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Posted 14 July 2024 - 09:44 AM

My copy of Office 2010 is legal and the product key is correct.  I've previously used it more than once on my old box after doing an upgrade, and Microsoft accepted it then.   That is not the issue here.

 

The Microsoft website says you must use the CD to install. They said the only way to install without the CD is to have your purchase receipt and they would give you some way to verify that by helping you individually,  but I bought it 14 years ago and don't have the receipt now.
 

My new box doesn't have a CD-drive, so that was why I posted asking how to obtain my archived Outlook Calendar from the old computer.


Edited by jantajanta, 14 July 2024 - 09:47 AM.


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Posted 15 July 2024 - 02:23 AM

The Microsoft website says you must use the CD to install. They said the only way to install without the CD is to have your purchase receipt...........................

Really? Copying the MS Office CD's installation files to a USB stick works for everyone else so it should work for you too.

 

Did you see the workaround suggestion that I posted yesterday?



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Posted 15 July 2024 - 04:34 PM

I was able to resolve the issue!  I used everyone's advice here, and a friend helped me in person, by using your ideas and using my old computer..  Thank you everyone so much!  This matter is now closed.






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