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I buy my adobe software via Amazon for this exact reason. Meanwhile, I can't figure out how I can install Office 2011 on my new machine even though I have the k

I buy my adobe software via Amazon for this exact reason. Meanwhile, I can't figure out how I can install Office 2011 on my new machine even though I have the key since MSFT doesn't even let me download the .dmg from their site anymore.

milankragujevic 10y ago
I like how even thought I got windows 10 home with my laptop I can't install it from anywhere because the laptop didn't come with a recovery USB and the recovery partition got corrupted so basically I have to rely on downloading so-called "MSDN" images from torrents and hope for the best, verifying the hashes along the way...
- ams6110 10y ago
  This is a hidden cost of non-open software.
- sushid 10y ago
  That's simply untrue. You can download a copy of Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft. [0] It's the first search result if you Google Windows 10 ISO. Plus, most laptops don't come with a recovery USB (neither do Macs) and IMO having a recovery partition is silly when installing it from scratch is cleaner/easier. [0] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
  - milankragujevic 10y ago
    Maybe on windows 7 or 8/8.1, but on 10 I see no download, how can I download an ISO without downloading a program? Plus let's say I have a metered connection (that I often do, when I'm away from home) and my windows 10 broke by itself as it often does? I can't go to a library or something and download the iso because I don't have admin permissions and microsoft's tool requires admin permissions. I'm not trying to criticize the OS for this, it already has been criticized enough for spyware, but seriously microsoft is just making it harder for me to use their software legally. Also the confusion about buying an OEM license and why there are no retail licenses in Serbia?
    - wire9 10y ago
      Huh? Select Home/Pro. Select language. Download button appears for both 32/64 bit. No special software, just a download link.
      - milankragujevic 10y ago
        http://imgur.com/bcj3z57 http://imgur.com/bcj3z57
        wire9 10y ago
        Does 'More download options' reveal more options? http://i.imgur.com/s4ElZFt.png http://i.imgur.com/s4ElZFt.png
        flukus 10y ago
        Nothing relevant: >Sign in to the Volume Licensing Service Center to download Enterprise editions. >Sign in to your subscription on the MSDN Portal for MSDN downloads. > Visit the Windows Insider site to download Insider Preview builds > Visit the Download Academic Products page for Education editions (product key required).
        wire9 10y ago
        Jeez, just when I thought Microsoft was getting better about letting people...actually download their software... they go and create pages that display completely different things based on what OS you're running.
    - codys 10y ago
      If you browse from windows, that page only shows Microsoft's special "Download Program". If you browse from linux, it shows links to directly download the ISO files. I'm not sure what it does if you browse from MacOS. Maybe try changing your browser's useragent? Frankly, it is a bit annoying that Microsoft tries to push their download tool.
  - ac29 10y ago
    Link is actually https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10I...
l2dy 10y ago
Office 2011 for Mac dmg: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=273962 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=273962
- hkmurakami 10y ago
  sir you are my hero.

milankragujevic 10y ago

I like how even thought I got windows 10 home with my laptop I can't install it from anywhere because the laptop didn't come with a recovery USB and the recovery partition got corrupted so basically I have to rely on downloading so-called "MSDN" images from torrents and hope for the best, verifying the hashes along the way...

ams6110 10y ago
This is a hidden cost of non-open software.
sushid 10y ago
That's simply untrue. You can download a copy of Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft. [0] It's the first search result if you Google Windows 10 ISO. Plus, most laptops don't come with a recovery USB (neither do Macs) and IMO having a recovery partition is silly when installing it from scratch is cleaner/easier. [0] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
- milankragujevic 10y ago
  Maybe on windows 7 or 8/8.1, but on 10 I see no download, how can I download an ISO without downloading a program? Plus let's say I have a metered connection (that I often do, when I'm away from home) and my windows 10 broke by itself as it often does? I can't go to a library or something and download the iso because I don't have admin permissions and microsoft's tool requires admin permissions. I'm not trying to criticize the OS for this, it already has been criticized enough for spyware, but seriously microsoft is just making it harder for me to use their software legally. Also the confusion about buying an OEM license and why there are no retail licenses in Serbia?
  - wire9 10y ago
    Huh? Select Home/Pro. Select language. Download button appears for both 32/64 bit. No special software, just a download link.
    - milankragujevic 10y ago
      http://imgur.com/bcj3z57 http://imgur.com/bcj3z57
      - wire9 10y ago
        Does 'More download options' reveal more options? http://i.imgur.com/s4ElZFt.png http://i.imgur.com/s4ElZFt.png
        flukus 10y ago
        Nothing relevant: >Sign in to the Volume Licensing Service Center to download Enterprise editions. >Sign in to your subscription on the MSDN Portal for MSDN downloads. > Visit the Windows Insider site to download Insider Preview builds > Visit the Download Academic Products page for Education editions (product key required).
        wire9 10y ago
        Jeez, just when I thought Microsoft was getting better about letting people...actually download their software... they go and create pages that display completely different things based on what OS you're running.
  - codys 10y ago
    If you browse from windows, that page only shows Microsoft's special "Download Program". If you browse from linux, it shows links to directly download the ISO files. I'm not sure what it does if you browse from MacOS. Maybe try changing your browser's useragent? Frankly, it is a bit annoying that Microsoft tries to push their download tool.
- ac29 10y ago
  Link is actually https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10I...

l2dy 10y ago

Office 2011 for Mac dmg: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=273962 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=273962

hkmurakami 10y ago
sir you are my hero.