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MS Office 2013
Recently had some software corruption issues with my Dell Latitude laptop E5570, tried various fixes including restore but none worked. In the end I did a reset which meant losing the installed software including ms office 2013. Didn't think that this would be a problem because I had the original activation key. The problem that I have encountered is that I cannot find a download source anywhere as it is no longer supported. Could Dell provide a download as I didn't get the CD's with the machine, or is there an alternative that could be provided?
filbert
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May 19th, 2023 12:00
That's unfortunate. I've downloaded it in the past from FileHippo.
You could ask Dell. Click on @DELL-Cares and send a Private Message requesting assistance. However, as that software is from ten years ago, they may not have any download available.
FYI: Office 2013 is now quite outdated and a security risk, since it no longer receives security updates. You could use FreeOffice or LibreOffice, which are compatible with MS Office file formats but are regularly updated. I now use FreeOffice and am happy with it.
If you still want MS Office 2013, try this download: Microsoft - Download Office
If you use a Microsoft Account, try signing in there, select Office for Windows from the drop-down menu and click Install.
Another method, though it may be outdated now: Download the Office 2013 installer - Spiceworks
And, if you want MS Office, you can buy perpetual licences from third-party sites for not a lot of money. See this article for details of one legitimate site selling Office licences.
filbert
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May 19th, 2023 06:00
You can find downloads of past versions of applications, including MS Office 2013, on sites such as FileHippo.
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May 19th, 2023 12:00
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May 19th, 2023 14:00
Thanks, will try those options tomorrow. I have been using Google docs this week which is ok, the only obvious drawback is that compared to office its quite basic. I have office 2021 on my PC so I'm just used to using it on both machines. The other thing is the fact that it is something that I purchased with the laptop, so feel its a bit unfair that I can't reinstall it.
I appreciate your efforts to help but like you say its quite old, so I could end up using Google docs.
All the best, Dave