Using my Office on a new computer

I am running Windows 10 Home v20H2 Build 19042.685 as a Local account.

Since November 2017 I have had MS Office Professional Plus 2016, v2011 (Build 13426.20404 Click-to-Run) Current Channel, installed and running as a Local account. It was a one-time purchase and not a subscription model so not signed-in to Microsoft Office.

I still have the Office executable setup file I downloaded (and installed from) including the Product Key I used to verify it. The software is ‘Activated’ and updates itself as needed.

Q1 - My computer is now getting old and I am considering getting a new one but will I be able to install my Office software on the new computer using the same Setup executable and Key or is it locked to my existing computer?

Q2 - If it is possible then what is the procedure? I do not want to uninstall it from my existing computer and then find I can’t install it on my new computer.

Thanks for any help.

You just install it on the new computer the same way you did on the old computer. If it doesn't activate online, it will give you a phone number for phone activation.

OK. Thanks, but am I right that installing it on the new computer will automatically deactivate it on my old computer? I assume it will in order to stop there being two installations using the same licence.

As a test I suppose I could attempt to use it on my old computer and it would tell me it was not activated and that would be my cue to then uninstall it.

Is this how it works?

It will not deactivate on the old computer.

Hi,
Make a system image
Uninstall the office version

Then install it on the new.

wiganken said:

this sounds cheap but the website looks genuine. Has anyone heard of it and/or bought from it?

Haven't heard of that specific site, but have heard of 2 or 3 similar that offer similar prices.

I doubt if anything anyone says here or elsewhere would help you much.

All you can get is anecdotes..it worked well for me; it worked well for my sister; my cousin thought it was OK, but after 6 months it de-activated, or whatever.

I'm kinda in the same boat as you. Running Office 2010, constantly being nagged to update, although completely satisfied with 2010. I can find prices for the current version ranging from 30 on up to I think 150 from Microsoft direct.

I don't know what choice I'd make if forced.

You're presumably taking some risk at that low price, but no one can quantify that risk.

Flip a coin?

UK regulations may come into play re fraud, getting a refund, etc. That might have some impact on your decision.

UK Amazon might be easier to deal with if you have issues?

The site even has a portal to our UK NHS Supply chain so it seems OK. I could afford to lose the £27.85 so I may try it if/when I need to.