Did I goof on Black Friday Microsoft Office purchase?

Factual Questions
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Here’s the story - Wife needed computer upgrade. Saw $399 deal on HP Pavilion w/8 gig RAM and 1.5 Terabyte storage (!) Was first in line at Staples this morning - in the rain. While waiting, notice ad also offers Microsoft Office for $89 instead of $119. She’s been running Office 2003 and talking upgrade. Good deal,I says, even calling her to confirm.
Problem is, what I got was student/home model, which does not include Outlook (nor Access, nor Publisher, but those aren’t important to her).

OK, I think after coming home to this. We’ll just pay the difference and upgrade to home and office version.

But there doesn’t seem to be any such upgrade path at Microsoft. (Or my Google-fu is shot after getting up at 4 a.m.).

So - if we activate the pre-installed student/home version on the new machine, will we be able to run the old Outlook version?

Or should I return the student/home version and just bite the bullet and pay full price for new Office 2010 home/office?

Many thanks for your insights.

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The student version is for student and educators and has limitations with it. As long as it’s not opened you should not have trouble returning it.

This is from the MS website

http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/office/terms.aspx

It indicates there are ways to upgrade but it says you must hold a valid license from the student versioin in the first place

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He didn’t buy the student version, though. Instead, he bought the Office Home and Student Edition, which can be used by non-students and non-educators. In other words, anyone can use it, but only for personal use. You can’t use it for commercial or non-profit purposes.

He should still be able to use Outlook 2003, although he may need to reinstall just that component after he installs Office 2010. Or he could just get Office Home and Business instead, as that includes Outlook.

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Thanks, Dewey Finn. That’s what we ultimately did, and it worked just fine. Appreciate both your input. Love the Dopw!

On edit: or the Dope!

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Not what you asked, but in case you didn’t know, there are at least three good, free alternatives to Office that you might want to play with and see whether they work for you: OpenOffice, LibreOffice, and Google Docs.