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  New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-18 19:47 -0800
    Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O Lenovo Support <noreply@lenovo.com> - 2025-01-19 05:54 +0000
      Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-18 22:30 -0800
        Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O Lenovo Support <noreply@lenovo.com> - 2025-01-19 19:44 +0000
          Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-19 16:48 -0800
            Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O Lenovo Support <noreply@lenovo.com> - 2025-01-20 06:24 +0000
              Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-19 22:58 -0800
              Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-21 13:43 +0100
                Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O Herzi Halevi <Herzi.Halevi@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-21 15:23 +0000
                Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-21 10:00 -0700
                  Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-21 20:12 +0100
            Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O Lenovo Support <noreply@lenovo.com> - 2025-01-21 01:39 +0000
              Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-20 20:11 -0800
              Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-01-21 11:47 +0000
              Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-22 15:11 -0800
              Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-01 20:59 +1100
                Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-01 10:29 -0800
      Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2025-01-20 09:05 +1100
    Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-19 12:40 -0700
      Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-19 16:27 -0800
        Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-21 03:32 -0700
          Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-21 10:52 -0800
            Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-21 22:05 -0700
              Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-22 14:47 -0800
                Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-23 01:20 -0700
                  Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-23 12:36 +0000
                    Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-23 22:03 -0800
                  Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-23 22:01 -0800
                    Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-25 03:36 -0700
                      Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-25 22:03 -0800
                        Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-26 01:32 -0700
                          Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-26 03:40 -0800
                          Re: New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-26 05:05 -0800
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#16399 — New purchase of Microsoft office, no key, cab file, no M$O

Hi All,

A customer ordered a new computer from Lenovo.  The invoice
shows she paid for M$ Office 2024 Home and Student Edition.
Lenovo no longer gives you a key:

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505479-windows-support-center-office

The computer was wiped and W11 reinstalled.  Lenovo tech support
sent me a link to a cab file which does not install office.
It just activates Office.  What Office?  Lenovo's chat support
says to follow the steps in the link above, but the link above
does nothing to reinstall Office if it was ever there before.

<editorial comment> AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! </editorial comment>

How do I get Office so the cab file can activate it?

Many thanks,

-T

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#16400

On 19/01/2025 03:47, T wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> A customer ordered a new computer from Lenovo.  The invoice
> shows she paid for M$ Office 2024 Home and Student Edition.
> Lenovo no longer gives you a key:
> 
> https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505479-windows-support-center-office 
> 
> 
> The computer was wiped and W11 reinstalled.  Lenovo tech support
> sent me a link to a cab file which does not install office.
> It just activates Office.  What Office?  Lenovo's chat support
> says to follow the steps in the link above, but the link above
> does nothing to reinstall Office if it was ever there before.
> 
> <editorial comment> AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! </editorial comment>
> 
> How do I get Office so the cab file can activate it?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> -T


Login to your or your customer's Microsoft Account to get a download 
link. The link should be in the account.

The link posted by you is quite clear that you need a Microsoft Account 
to activate your Office product.

> You will not receive a physical product key to activate your software. For security reasons, Lenovo does not have access to your key. The license is assigned to the serial number associated with the hardware Office or Microsoft 365 was purchased with.

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#16401

On 1/18/25 9:54 PM, Lenovo Support wrote:
> On 19/01/2025 03:47, T wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> A customer ordered a new computer from Lenovo.  The invoice
>> shows she paid for M$ Office 2024 Home and Student Edition.
>> Lenovo no longer gives you a key:
>>
>> https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505479-windows-support-center-office
>>
>>
>> The computer was wiped and W11 reinstalled.  Lenovo tech support
>> sent me a link to a cab file which does not install office.
>> It just activates Office.  What Office?  Lenovo's chat support
>> says to follow the steps in the link above, but the link above
>> does nothing to reinstall Office if it was ever there before.
>>
>> <editorial comment> AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! </editorial comment>
>>
>> How do I get Office so the cab file can activate it?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> -T
> 
> 
> Login to your or your customer's Microsoft Account to get a download
> link. The link should be in the account.

Her M$ Account is under the same eMail address as the order
was made.  There is no link.

> The link posted by you is quite clear that you need a Microsoft Account
> to activate your Office product.

Indeed.  And she has one.

There is NO SIGN of any purchases or subscription in the
last three months.

No sign of a subscription or purchase either.

>> You will not receive a physical product key to activate your software. For security reasons, Lenovo does not have access to your key. The license is assigned to the serial number associated with the hardware Office or Microsoft 365 was purchased with.
> 

So, if Lenovo did not put a purchase up in her M$ account,
how is the cab file downloaded suppose to activate a
nonexistent copy of M$ Office?

Would it be better for her if you cancelled her first purchase
of M$O and replaced the order?  Maybe that would actually get
the link up in her M$ Account?

Many thanks,
-T

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#16407

On 19/01/2025 06:30, T wrote:
> On 1/18/25 9:54 PM, Lenovo Support wrote:
>> On 19/01/2025 03:47, T wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> A customer ordered a new computer from Lenovo.  The invoice
>>> shows she paid for M$ Office 2024 Home and Student Edition.
>>> Lenovo no longer gives you a key:
>>>
>>> https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505479-windows-support-center-office 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The computer was wiped and W11 reinstalled.  Lenovo tech support
>>> sent me a link to a cab file which does not install office.
>>> It just activates Office.  What Office?  Lenovo's chat support
>>> says to follow the steps in the link above, but the link above
>>> does nothing to reinstall Office if it was ever there before.
>>>
>>> <editorial comment> AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! </editorial comment>
>>>
>>> How do I get Office so the cab file can activate it?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>> -T
>>
>>
>> Login to your or your customer's Microsoft Account to get a download
>> link. The link should be in the account.
> 
> Her M$ Account is under the same eMail address as the order
> was made.  There is no link.
> 
>> The link posted by you is quite clear that you need a Microsoft Account
>> to activate your Office product.
> 
> Indeed.  And she has one.
> 
> There is NO SIGN of any purchases or subscription in the
> last three months.
> 
> No sign of a subscription or purchase either.
> 
>>> You will not receive a physical product key to activate your 
>>> software. For security reasons, Lenovo does not have access to your 
>>> key. The license is assigned to the serial number associated with the 
>>> hardware Office or Microsoft 365 was purchased with.
>>
> 
> So, if Lenovo did not put a purchase up in her M$ account,
> how is the cab file downloaded suppose to activate a
> nonexistent copy of M$ Office?

Are you sue it is "Office 2024 Home and Student Edition" I only see 
"Office Home 2024"
Microsoft has always supplied a link in the user's MS Account but you 
need to activate it first by signing to the account from Office App for 
the entry to appear in the account. <https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/use-the-office-offline-installer-f0a85fe7-118f-41cb-a791-d59cef96ad1c>

The other option is to use the Deployment tool to download the App but 
it has only Professional+ and LTSC.

Before you wiped the disk, was the product activated? If the answer is 
yes then I am surprised Microsoft Servers don't have the entry for this.

> 
> Would it be better for her if you cancelled her first purchase
> of M$O and replaced the order?  Maybe that would actually get
> the link up in her M$ Account?

If she can cancel the product then it is a good idea because then she 
can buy the Professional+ with all the Apps.

If she can't cancel then you will need to reset the machine to factory 
settings by using whatever means Lenovo has for this. There must be a 
hidden partition on the disk unless you have deleted that as well. DELL 
allows users to download the factory image so ask Lenovo if they have 
something similar.
> 
> Many thanks,
> -T
> 
> 

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#16418

On 1/19/25 11:44 AM, Lenovo Support wrote:
> On 19/01/2025 06:30, T wrote:
>> On 1/18/25 9:54 PM, Lenovo Support wrote:
>>> On 19/01/2025 03:47, T wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> A customer ordered a new computer from Lenovo.  The invoice
>>>> shows she paid for M$ Office 2024 Home and Student Edition.
>>>> Lenovo no longer gives you a key:
>>>>
>>>> https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505479-windows-support-center-office
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The computer was wiped and W11 reinstalled.  Lenovo tech support
>>>> sent me a link to a cab file which does not install office.
>>>> It just activates Office.  What Office?  Lenovo's chat support
>>>> says to follow the steps in the link above, but the link above
>>>> does nothing to reinstall Office if it was ever there before.
>>>>
>>>> <editorial comment> AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! </editorial comment>
>>>>
>>>> How do I get Office so the cab file can activate it?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>
>>>> -T
>>>
>>>
>>> Login to your or your customer's Microsoft Account to get a download
>>> link. The link should be in the account.
>>
>> Her M$ Account is under the same eMail address as the order
>> was made.  There is no link.
>>
>>> The link posted by you is quite clear that you need a Microsoft Account
>>> to activate your Office product.
>>
>> Indeed.  And she has one.
>>
>> There is NO SIGN of any purchases or subscription in the
>> last three months.
>>
>> No sign of a subscription or purchase either.
>>
>>>> You will not receive a physical product key to activate your
>>>> software. For security reasons, Lenovo does not have access to your
>>>> key. The license is assigned to the serial number associated with the
>>>> hardware Office or Microsoft 365 was purchased with.
>>>
>>
>> So, if Lenovo did not put a purchase up in her M$ account,
>> how is the cab file downloaded suppose to activate a
>> nonexistent copy of M$ Office?
> 
> Are you sue it is "Office 2024 Home and Student Edition" I only see
> "Office Home 2024"

Indeed, my memory was flawed:
https://ibb.co/qnYJmWW

> Microsoft has always supplied a link in the user's MS Account but you
> need to activate it first by signing to the account from Office App for
> the entry to appear in the account.

  <https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/use-the-office-offline-installer-f0a85fe7-118f-41cb-a791-d59cef96ad1c>

That look like what was missing.  She eMailed me everything she
got sent to her from Lenovo.  That was not one of them.

I will try remoting into her on Monday and testing.  I will
get back with the results.

> The other option is to use the Deployment tool to download the App but
> it has only Professional+ and LTSC.
> 
> Before you wiped the disk, was the product activated? 

No.

> If the answer is
> yes then I am surprised Microsoft Servers don't have the entry for this.

For a total wipe and reinsall, were do I get the link
you sent me?  I was on the chat line for over an hour
and they never mentioned a thing about the link.  Next
time, where do I go for the link?  My customer are downright
tickled with Tiny 11 (a release of Windows 11 with most
of the garbage removed).  This is not the first one I have done,
but it is the first one with Lenovo's new Office licensing scheme.

>> Would it be better for her if you cancelled her first purchase
>> of M$O and replaced the order?  Maybe that would actually get
>> the link up in her M$ Account?
> 
> If she can cancel the product then it is a good idea because then she
> can buy the Professional+ with all the Apps.
> 
> If she can't cancel then you will need to reset the machine to factory
> settings by using whatever means Lenovo has for this. There must be a
> hidden partition on the disk unless you have deleted that as well. DELL
> allows users to download the factory image so ask Lenovo if they have
> something similar.

There was nothing on the disk when I reinstalled.  And it does
shows as activated.

Since you seem to know the customer involved, there is
another issue for you to fix:  the monitor she ordered
came directly from the accessories page when she was
order in the computer.  I told her that was good because
Lenovo would not sell her a monitor that was not
compatible with her new computer from the computer
order accessories page.   I was wrong.  I sold her a
D-port to HDMI adapter and she is happy.

I recommend your business grade computers a lot and
assist customer with purchasing them.  Would you have
the powers that be, make sure all the accessories on the
order page for the computer are compatible?

Many thanks,
-T


>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>>

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#16421

On 20/01/2025 00:48, T wrote:
> That look like what was missing.  She eMailed me everything she
> got sent to her from Lenovo.  That was not one of them.

OK try these links:

32Bit
<https://c2rsetup.officeapps.live.com/c2r/download.aspx?ProductreleaseID=Home2024Retail&platform=x86&language=en-us&version=O16GA>

64Bit
<https://c2rsetup.officeapps.live.com/c2r/download.aspx?ProductreleaseID=Home2024Retail&platform=x64&language=en-us&version=O16GA>

Full Retail:
<https://officecdn.microsoft.com/db/492350f6-3a01-4f97-b9c0-c7c6ddf67d60/media/en-us/Home2024Retail.img>

For activation, Lenovo forums will be able to help.

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#16422

On 1/19/25 10:24 PM, Lenovo Support wrote:
> On 20/01/2025 00:48, T wrote:
>> That look like what was missing.  She eMailed me everything she
>> got sent to her from Lenovo.  That was not one of them.
> 
> OK try these links:
> 
> 32Bit
> <https://c2rsetup.officeapps.live.com/c2r/download.aspx?ProductreleaseID=Home2024Retail&platform=x86&language=en-us&version=O16GA>
> 
> 64Bit
> <https://c2rsetup.officeapps.live.com/c2r/download.aspx?ProductreleaseID=Home2024Retail&platform=x64&language=en-us&version=O16GA>
> 
> Full Retail:
> <https://officecdn.microsoft.com/db/492350f6-3a01-4f97-b9c0-c7c6ddf67d60/media/en-us/Home2024Retail.img>
> 
> For activation, Lenovo forums will be able to help.
> 
> 


Thank you!

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#16445

On 2025-01-20 07:24, Lenovo Support wrote:
> For activation, Lenovo forums will be able to help.

Where are those?

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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#16446

On 21/01/2025 12:43, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2025-01-20 07:24, Lenovo Support wrote:
>> For activation, Lenovo forums will be able to help.
> 
> Where are those?
> 

They exist only as Communities but they are forums alright:
<https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Pre-Installed-Lenovo-Software-and-Applications/bd-p/Special_Interest_Utilities>

<https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Desktops/ct-p/ld_en?tab=recentPost&page=1&anchor=true>

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#16447

Carlos E.R. wrote on 1/21/25 5:43 AM:
> On 2025-01-20 07:24, Lenovo Support wrote:
>> For activation, Lenovo forums will be able to help.
> 
> Where are those?
> 
Main entry point(s)
English
  <https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/English-Community/ct-p/Community-EN>
Spanish
  <https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Comunidad-de-Lenovo/ct-p/Community-ES>

If needing another language, upper right on the main entry page,

-- 
...w¡ñ§±¤ñ

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#16451

On 2025-01-21 18:00, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
> Carlos E.R. wrote on 1/21/25 5:43 AM:
>> On 2025-01-20 07:24, Lenovo Support wrote:
>>> For activation, Lenovo forums will be able to help.
>>
>> Where are those?
>>
> Main entry point(s)
> English
>   <https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/English-Community/ct-p/Community-EN>
> Spanish
>   <https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Comunidad-de-Lenovo/ct-p/Community-ES>
> 
> If needing another language, upper right on the main entry page,
> 

Thank you both :-)

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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#16435

On 20/01/2025 00:48, T wrote:
> My customer are downright
> tickled with Tiny 11 (a release of Windows 11 with most
> of the garbage removed).


You need to educate your customers that using something created by 
one-man hobbyists is not a good idea, especially on a business machine. 
Send them a link to this video:

<https://youtu.be/3UVKfliA_Rc?si=H8MkhcNNIqwKBupS>

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#16436

On 1/20/25 5:39 PM, Lenovo Support wrote:
> On 20/01/2025 00:48, T wrote:
>> My customer are downright
>> tickled with Tiny 11 (a release of Windows 11 with most
>> of the garbage removed).
> 
> 
> You need to educate your customers that using something created by
> one-man hobbyists is not a good idea, especially on a business machine.
> Send them a link to this video:
> 
> <https://youtu.be/3UVKfliA_Rc?si=H8MkhcNNIqwKBupS>
> 


Wow!  That was reaching.

All the spying and other garbage in W11 is a
billion times worse than anything not in
Tiny-11.

With stock W11, the use is the product.  With
Tiny-11, the user is the customer.

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#16444

On 2025-01-21 01:39, Lenovo Support wrote:
> On 20/01/2025 00:48, T wrote:
>> My customer are downright
>> tickled with Tiny 11 (a release of Windows 11 with most
>> of the garbage removed).
> 
> 
> You need to educate your customers that using something created by
> one-man hobbyists is not a good idea, especially on a business machine.
> Send them a link to this video:
> 
> <https://youtu.be/3UVKfliA_Rc?si=H8MkhcNNIqwKBupS>

Tx for that link.  It's all kind of obvious, but no harm in having the 
dangers explained in detail.  Interestingly, the next video that 
autoplayed is by the same guy ...

Making Windows Faster without Tools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOz_foQcPcY

... and again quite a lot of it is obvious.

-- 

Fake news kills!

I may be contacted via the contact address given on my website: 
www.macfh.co.uk

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#16470

On 1/20/25 5:39 PM, Lenovo Support wrote:
> On 20/01/2025 00:48, T wrote:
>> My customer are downright
>> tickled with Tiny 11 (a release of Windows 11 with most
>> of the garbage removed).
> 
> 
> You need to educate your customers that using something created by
> one-man hobbyists is not a good idea, especially on a business machine.
> Send them a link to this video:
> 
> <https://youtu.be/3UVKfliA_Rc?si=H8MkhcNNIqwKBupS>
> 


Be carfull with this link.  The contents of the link
are all very valid, but the title is "click bait".

The second comment says it all:

      @stevewhalen3458
      1 year ago

      Reporting you: your clickbait thumbnail says Tiny11
      INFECTED but your video has general info about what
      might happen with custom ISO's only. No info about
      what is infected int Tiny11.  The warnings about
      custom ISO's are valid, but your clickbait about
      INFECTED with no proof has cost you the respect
      I HAD deveoped for you over the years.

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#16669

On 21/01/2025 12:39 pm, Lenovo Support wrote:
> On 20/01/2025 00:48, T wrote:
>> My customer are downright
>> tickled with Tiny 11 (a release of Windows 11 with most
>> of the garbage removed).
> 
> 
> You need to educate your customers that using something created by
> one-man hobbyists is not a good idea, especially on a business machine.
> Send them a link to this video:
> 
> <https://youtu.be/3UVKfliA_Rc?si=H8MkhcNNIqwKBupS>
> 
One would have thought that if a 'one-man hobbist' were distributing 
corrupt programing, they wouldn't last long!!
-- 
Daniel70

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#16685

On 2/1/25 1:59 AM, Daniel70 wrote:
> On 21/01/2025 12:39 pm, Lenovo Support wrote:
>> On 20/01/2025 00:48, T wrote:
>>> My customer are downright
>>> tickled with Tiny 11 (a release of Windows 11 with most
>>> of the garbage removed).
>>
>>
>> You need to educate your customers that using something created by
>> one-man hobbyists is not a good idea, especially on a business machine.
>> Send them a link to this video:
>>
>> <https://youtu.be/3UVKfliA_Rc?si=H8MkhcNNIqwKBupS>
>>
> One would have thought that if a 'one-man hobbist' were distributing 
> corrupt programing, they wouldn't last long!!

His statement is a conflict of interest.

Lenovo includes it own spyware.  You can remove it
with Malware Bytes.

I have been doing quite a few Tiny-11 in the past
few months.  This is the first M$ OS I have liked in
a long while.

Oh and look at the results of the Linux kernel.  The
programmers working on it are ALL "hobbyists",
which is another word for "volunteers"

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#16414

>> 
>> -T
>
>
>Login to your or your customer's Microsoft Account to get a download 
>link. The link should be in the account.
>
>The link posted by you is quite clear that you need a Microsoft Account 
>to activate your Office product.
>
>> You will not receive a physical product key to activate your software. For security reasons, Lenovo does not have access to your key. The license is assigned to the serial number associated with the hardware Office or Microsoft 365 was purchased with.
>
I bought "Office 2021 Pro plus" on ebay for $70 and it came with the
key.
Then I phoned MSoft for a phone activation (took a long time).
That's it.
No MSoft Account needed.

I'm doing it again soon, as soon as I've rid the computer of MSoft365
and all past accounts, to start over.

I have survived (so far) to tell thee!

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#16406

T wrote on 1/18/25 8:47 PM:
> Hi All,
> 
> A customer ordered a new computer from Lenovo.  The invoice
> shows she paid for M$ Office 2024 Home and Student Edition.
> Lenovo no longer gives you a key:
> 
> https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505479-windows-support-center-office 
> 
> 
> The computer was wiped and W11 reinstalled.  Lenovo tech support
> sent me a link to a cab file which does not install office.
> It just activates Office.  What Office?  Lenovo's chat support
> says to follow the steps in the link above, but the link above
> does nothing to reinstall Office if it was ever there before.
> 
> <editorial comment> AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! </editorial comment>
> 
> How do I get Office so the cab file can activate it?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> -T
Did you wipe the device and reinstall the Lenovo as shipped image, or did 
you wipe, the device and clean install Windows using Win11 media?
  - if the latter, the OEM purchase will not be present.

i.e. do not proceed to Go, return to Lenovo Avenue and and roll the dice 
again.

-- 
...w¡ñ§±¤ñ

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#16417

On 1/19/25 11:40 AM, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
> Did you wipe the device and reinstall the Lenovo as shipped image, or 
> did you wipe, the device and clean install Windows using Win11 media?

Complete wipe and reinstall with Windows 11 (Tiny -11)

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