There are no more bug fixes or crucially security fixes for Office 2007. Microsoft doesn’t recommend Office 2007 because they no longer support it (support ended Octoabout 6 years, 4 months ago ). Office 2007 will install and run on Windows 11 See What Office License do you have? Retail, Volume or OEM Compatibility of Office 2007/2010/2013 on Windows 11Īgain, there’s a gap between the official line from Microsoft and what works in the real world. OEM licenses of Office are special because they are limited to one machine (the one that came with Office) and is not transferable to another computer. That’s allowed by the Office license unless it’s an OEM version. Uninstalling Office from the older computer should not be necessary. Plenty of people installed Office 2007/2010/2013 on two desktops or two laptops with no trouble or consequences. That part of the official license was and is ignored. There was never any way for Microsoft to enforce the desktop/laptop distinction. After installation, Office 2007/2010/2013 gets approval/activation from Microsoft just once. However, the monitoring of older Office use isn’t as strict as it is for Microsoft 365. Officially, Office 2007 can be installed on two computers (a desktop and laptop) at any time. If it happens, just explain that you’re moving Office from one computer to another. It might be necessary to call Microsoft to get approval but that’s unlikely. Office 2007/2010/2013 should install and activate with no trouble.
Both are necessary to install and activate older versions of Microsoft Office. You’ll need both the original Office install CD and the vital Product Key. Even if there’s a problem, it doesn’t hurt to try … it’s not like the Microsoft police will come banging on your door. In practice, you can install and activate older Microsoft Office on a new computer. There’s a difference between the official license terms and what works in practice. License and activation of Office 2007/2010/2013 If you want to run older versions of Office for testing or compatibility, there are better options, see below. This advice is mostly for people who have an older copy of Microsoft Office that they’d like to use on their newer computer. There might be problems with older Access and its runtime engine. Outlook is a special case because of changing mailbox login security requirements. The older Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs should work fine on Windows 11. In practice, older versions of Office can be installed on Windows 11. Officially only these versions of Microsoft Office are supported on Windows 11:īut that’s just Microsoft official and self-serving line.
I have managed to get Office 365 fully working, but Office 2007 is still lying around. So I tried to uninstall Office 2007 which is where the problems arose.
However this was not the case as there were file association problems in Word. I was informed by a Microsoft operative that it could be installed alongside 2007 as they use a different install process. I installed Office 365 as a trial to see if I wanted it before buying. Yes, the list does show Office 2007 as being installed and I can select it and choose it before selecting Uninstall - but this does nothing.