Office since 2007 is a Product Key with Microsoft Product Identifier.
Microsoft Product Identifier
This means they DID NOT SHIP with DVD for Office 2010.
You use the Key on the MPI card and you reinstall via the microsoft site.
If you don’t have a disc, you can download and install Office with your product key. You must have your MPI card or email from microsoft with the key. If you lost this you will have to buy new key.
This page will allow you to download and reinstall Office for the following products:
Office 2010
Office for Mac 2011
Note that support for Office 2007 has ended. Please refer to the following link for available upgrade options: Office 2007 EOL
As of May 1, 2013 there will no longer be an MPI card for Office 2010. If you purchase a new system after that date, you will be receiving an MPI card for Office 2013. This card is NOT backward-compatible with Office 2010 and only works for Office 2013. (AKA your system is windows 8.1)
Figure 1: Office 2010 Microsoft Product Information Card
An Office 2010 image is loaded during factory installation.
If you purchased any of 3 Office 2010 full versions, you will receive the MPI card separately which will contain the activation key that unlocks the appropriate modules from the factory installed image. The three versions are:
Microsoft ® Office Home and Student 2010
Microsoft ® Office Home and Business 2010
Microsoft ® Office Professional 2010
If you did not purchase a full Microsoft Office 2010 version when placing your order, you can download the Office 2010 trial version from the Microsoft Home page.
Note:
Do not lose your MPI Card/Product Key.
Keep the packaging or write down the number and keep it in a safe place.
When converting from a trial version to a full version of Microsoft Office, you must use the product key from the full version to convert it.
None of the systems I'm using were OEM supplied. I own them outright, and have keys for all. Using thumb drives is an option I hadn't considered.
For that matter, I might be able to map the tower's hard drive to the AIO over my network thus avoiding the physical handling of thumb drives. I like the convenience of electronics...when it works. LOL
Your reply triggered that memory as a possibility. My brain's a little sluggish.
BTW: Do you really want an AIO? Think of an AIO as a laptop with a bigger screen and a separate/detached keyboard. Will it have the specs you want/need for the intended use, and/or any (future) upgrade capabilities?
And as you've already discovered, some AIO may not have an internal optical drive, and may have room for only one internal HDD or SSD.
And if you don't have all your product keys, you can always use Belarc Advisor (free) to show them to you (in a browser window) on the PC where they're installed, and then print and save the list for future reference.
speedstep
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June 26th, 2020 17:00
Office since 2007 is a Product Key with Microsoft Product Identifier.
This means they DID NOT SHIP with DVD for Office 2010.
You use the Key on the MPI card and you reinstall via the microsoft site.
If you don’t have a disc, you can download and install Office with your product key. You must have your MPI card or email from microsoft with the key. If you lost this you will have to buy new key.
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/office
This page will allow you to download and reinstall Office for the following products:
Note that support for Office 2007 has ended.
Please refer to the following link for available upgrade options: Office 2007 EOL
Hank Coolidge
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June 27th, 2020 06:00
Thank you all for your replies. I now realize that considering an AIO is not practical. So I consider this thread solved.
Thanks again, Hank
fireberd
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June 26th, 2020 14:00
If the Office version you have came with the Tower, its an OEM version and only legally licensed for the PC it was delivered with.
Otherwise you can use a USB Flash drive to transfer or install. Copy the CD data to a flash drive to install on the new PC.
USB CD/DVD drives are not expensive. Here is one for $23
https://www.newegg.com/p/105-005S-00009
Hank Coolidge
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June 26th, 2020 15:00
Hi Fireberd, thanks for your reply.
None of the systems I'm using were OEM supplied. I own them outright, and have keys for all. Using thumb drives is an option I hadn't considered.
For that matter, I might be able to map the tower's hard drive to the AIO over my network thus avoiding the physical handling of thumb drives. I like the convenience of electronics...when it works. LOL
Your reply triggered that memory as a possibility. My brain's a little sluggish.
Thanks again, Hank
RoHe
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June 26th, 2020 16:00
@Hank Coolidge
BTW: Do you really want an AIO? Think of an AIO as a laptop with a bigger screen and a separate/detached keyboard. Will it have the specs you want/need for the intended use, and/or any (future) upgrade capabilities?
And as you've already discovered, some AIO may not have an internal optical drive, and may have room for only one internal HDD or SSD.
RoHe
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June 26th, 2020 16:00
@Hank Coolidge I'll go you even one better...
You can download Office 2010 and Outlook 2010, as long as you have a valid product key(s).
RoHe
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June 27th, 2020 11:00
And if you don't have all your product keys, you can always use Belarc Advisor (free) to show them to you (in a browser window) on the PC where they're installed, and then print and save the list for future reference.