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Originally Posted by Safe-keeper
... I swear I got a message about how I had access to Word/Office until November this year. .... Problem is, when I next booted up the laptop, this time with Internet connection, Office apparently had forgotten this and now wants me to give it my email address, and then asks me to buy Office to get it out of read-only mode. .... Did I just somehow badly misread/misremember what the prompt told me, or is there a way to fix this? If Office comes with my laptop, I don't feel too inclined to spend about $100 on it  . |
Whilst many computers come with Office pre-installed, I think the very most, if anything, that gets you is usually a (pretty short) 'free trial'. If you want to continue using it, you have to activate it, using a purchased key. .... well, at least that has been the situation with every machine I have bought, or have 'seen being bought' (e.g. by friends/family/colleagues).
Kind Regards, John