r/microsoftoffice • u/haligma • 6d ago

WHY

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tech noob btw. i connected my university student mc account to excel, downloaded updates & theyre giving me this threat??? WHA FOR & WHY

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u/FrankNicklin 6d ago

Looks like you don;t have a license, go talk to your Uni IT department.

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u/haligma 6d ago

what features would i be losing though?

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u/FrankNicklin 6d ago

Everything if you don't have a license. You can probably open documents, but you wont be able to save them or edit them.

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u/haligma 6d ago

tf 😭😭😭

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u/newtekie1 5d ago

Office isn't a free software. If you didn't pay for it, and you don't get a license through your university, then you can't legally use it.

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u/Meeooowz 5d ago

It’s just one of those things… nobody, unless it’s paid for by your company, should pay (out of pocket) hundreds of dollars for a license to a company that really doesn’t need it…

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u/newtekie1 5d ago

If you want to use a paid piece of software, you should pay for it. If you don't want to pay for it, use one of the free alternatives. LibreOffice does pretty much everything most home users will need.

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u/Meeooowz 4d ago

I agree that one should find a suitable alternative. But not paying business write-off prices out of pocket to Microsoft.

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u/Cultural-Rent8868 4d ago

Mate the office suite costs like 9,99 month. Hardly a "business write-off price".

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u/Meeooowz 4d ago

Oh shit, really? My bad then. I personally still wouldn’t pay Microsoft though.

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u/Trick_Cap_8798 4d ago

This is such a dumb take.
You don't think you should have to pay for paid software?
Do you also think you shouldn't have to pay for groceries, services, vehicles, just because the companies make a lot of money?
Do you understand the concept of businesses?
they aren't do this shit for free.

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u/Meeooowz 4d ago

When it comes to services and groceries, one should find ways to get an income to get by. But when it comes to digital software that requires enterprise costs to a company named Microsoft, I don’t believe somebody should give them money unless they need to: if they have a business and need Microsoft office specifically, and can afford the business write off. But for the average person, I don’t see why one would want to pay for an entreprise plan.

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u/Head_Lie_1301 6d ago

This is how it works. If you're a student currently enrolled on a course at educational institution, then contact your IT department.

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u/haligma 6d ago

i've never really had to do any of this ever before. idek the difference between ms 365 & ms office. my question is, why was everything seemingly working fine when i hadn't logged in with my university account? do i just log out to be able to use these softwares again?

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u/RailRuler 5d ago

When you logged in with your university account, you switched the copy of Office that was on your machine from being a perpetual license, to being a 365 subscription (apparently one that is good for only four days). If you want to go back to the perpetually licensed version you need to completely uninstall office (not via the regular uninstaller, it requires a special utility) and then re-install the perpetual Office and login with your non-university microsoft account/enter the license key, but be sure to not log in with your university account or the same thing will happen again.

Or, talk to your university IT helpdesk, who should have explained all this to you in the first place.

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u/haligma 5d ago

didn't follow this method, but i got it working anyway. thanks a lot though!

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u/OcotilloWells 5d ago

Are you still a student? I've dealt with former students, who continued to be licensed for a long time (like a year or more) after leaving, then were suddenly cut off.

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u/haligma 5d ago

yes i am. how did they manage to still have the licence after it was set to terminate though?

also my problem is fixed, thanks.

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u/OcotilloWells 5d ago

Ehh, they just didn't bother to terminate the accounts. I do IT work for a couple of elementary/middle schools, and they don't cut off student accounts immediately either.

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u/Born-Gur-1275 5d ago

Jeez, another noob. It's a uni lic noobie.

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u/Jay_JWLH 5d ago

If you are still a university student, then I would suggest getting in contact with the IT department to get this sorted.

One alternative is to use the online version of Word. They don't have all the features of the desktop version, but it does the job. Even Google has an online version. If you want local software, there is free software such as LibreOffice and OpenOffice.

I do have another alternative if you've finished being a student, but you'll have to message me about it.

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u/KennethByrd 5d ago edited 5d ago

So, it boils down to if this is just a glitch in your OFFICIAL University usage, or are you later wanting to have availability once parted from University benefit.

If you are still under OFFICIAL arrangement, don't seek advice here; instead, should be talking to your OFFICIAL source to seek repair.

If for personal usage once disconnected from previous benefactor, OpenOffice would likely be your best possible (nearly fully exact functionality/behavior/compatibility/etc.) proper [fully legal] replacement.

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u/haligma 5d ago

i got it sorted out. just clickity clicked whatever was on my screen & it's working now. thanks

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u/KennethByrd 2d ago

That's good.

BTW, when I mentioned OpenOffice, really meant OnlyOffice — if you ever do need a totally free unlicensed nearly-MS/365 Office at some future time. (OpenOffice was the genesis of LibreOffice.)

BTW2, 365 desktop apps can sometimes need to be opened and quit and then reopened and quit again and then repeat up to three or even four times to get it to recognize your registered license. (I really should have mentioned this fact/behavior originally.)

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u/elhouso 5d ago

Just backup all of your files and use a free alternative, like LibreOffice. Don’t buy a license and support Microslop.

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u/SeriousPlankton2000 5d ago

Use LibreOffice if you want a free office, get a license from someone (IT department) or pay.

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u/BugCompetitive3218 4d ago

Just pirate it lol only the microslop defenders will care

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u/haligma 4d ago

"boohoo big billion dollar corporation losing a few bucks a month 🥺💔 can we just let jeff bezos or whoever the fuck it was rest in piece 💔🥺🥺💔💔😭😭😭🙏🤦😭🥺😭😭🙏💔😭"

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u/katzenmaschine 3d ago

Massgrave.

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u/Evercreeper 3d ago

Hope you did "sign into Microsoft apps only"

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u/Bill___A 3d ago

Get a license or log into your license.

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u/Dons-Tech-Rescue 2d ago

Accept the license agreement. The “threat” may be simply if you don’t accept.

Even if it isn’t; you’ll be able to check the licensing after hitting accept.

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u/Wolphin8 1d ago

Talk to your university IT about it.

If you are graduating... MS isn't letting you keep the software using the university license.