[mbient]

I have a multi-license (3) copy of Office 2010. I've used 2 of the licenses on my wife and my machines and would like to allow our son to install the 3rd license on his machine. He is off at college and would like me to send the DVD to him so he can install Office 2010 there. Having raised this boy, and being familiar with his return and/or safeguarding habits, I am reluctant to send him the original DVD. If I make a copy of that DVD, send him that copy, can he install the 3rd license from that copy? I will, of course, send him the product info necessary to register and activate the install.

Based on his past mis-adventures with computers, I would like him to have a copy of the DVD so he can re-install Office 2010 when (not if) malware crashes his computer - again.

[LiveBrianD]

mbient, on 13 March 2012 - 04:19 PM, said:

I have a multi-license (3) copy of Office 2010. I've used 2 of the licenses on my wife and my machines and would like to allow our son to install the 3rd license on his machine. He is off at college and would like me to send the DVD to him so he can install Office 2010 there. Having raised this boy, and being familiar with his return and/or safeguarding habits, I am reluctant to send him the original DVD. If I make a copy of that DVD, send him that copy, can he install the 3rd license from that copy? I will, of course, send him the product info necessary to register and activate the install.

Based on his past mis-adventures with computers, I would like him to have a copy of the DVD so he can re-install Office 2010 when (not if) malware crashes his computer - again.

Tell him to download a trial of office 2010 here http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/try/ and send him the license key so that he can use it to activate. If you really want a physical DVD, use a program like ImgBurn to make an ISO of the disc and then burn that ISO to a blank DVD+/-R.

[Dellinsp531]

Another option would be to make an ISO file of the DVD and uploaded to Dropbox/or there file storage site and have him download the iso. After that, he can mount the iso and install it with the key. This will save on burning a DVD and shipping cost.

This post has been edited by Dellinsp531: 14 March 2012 - 10:25 AM

[mbient]

Both good suggestion. Will give the download option a try first and follow up with the ISO alternative to get him a hard copy. Thanks for responding.

[mbient]

Download option worked great - thanks.

Now, trying to make him a copy of the Office 2010 DVD with ImgBurn, but, being a first time user, I have a question. Tried the ImgBurn forum, but could not find an answer, maybe just too basic. Hope you can help.

I did the 'Copy Disc to File' step and 2 files were created, one is an ISO File type - 1,351,408 KB. The other is an Image File type - 5KB.

When I go to do the 'File to Disc' step, I can only select one file. I assume the ISO File will be selected, but what about that Image File? Is it required? If so, how does one do that?

Thanks for your help.

[LiveBrianD]

mbient, on 16 March 2012 - 11:31 AM, said:

Download option worked great - thanks.

Now, trying to make him a copy of the Office 2010 DVD with ImgBurn, but, being a first time user, I have a question. Tried the ImgBurn forum, but could not find an answer, maybe just too basic. Hope you can help.

I did the 'Copy Disc to File' step and 2 files were created, one is an ISO File type - 1,351,408 KB. The other is an Image File type - 5KB.

When I go to do the 'File to Disc' step, I can only select one file. I assume the ISO File will be selected, but what about that Image File? Is it required? If so, how does one do that?

Thanks for your help.

You only need the ISO file.

[mbient]

You only need the ISO file.

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OK, thanks, but just to satisfy my curiosity, what is that other file, the 5K one simply labeled as an Image File?

Why was it created?

I did see a mention on the ImgBurn forum suggesting that files could be combined for the Write function utilizing the Build function. Were they talking about something else?

Hate to be a pest, but I'm running out of water glasses and coffee cups to put on all of these shiny coasters. Just as soon not create any more.

Thanks again.

This post has been edited by mbient: 16 March 2012 - 10:05 PM

[LiveBrianD]

mbient, on 16 March 2012 - 10:04 PM, said:

You only need the ISO file.

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OK, thanks, but just to satisfy my curiosity, what is that other file, the 5K one simply labeled as an Image File?

Why was it created?

I did see a mention on the ImgBurn forum suggesting that files could be combined for the Write function utilizing the Build function. Were they talking about something else?

Hate to be a pest, but I'm running out of water glasses and coffee cups to put on all of these shiny coasters. Just as soon not create any more.

Thanks again.

I've deleted those tiny files and then burned the iso file with no issue at all. I think it's a checksum or something.

[mbient]

I've deleted those tiny files and then burned the iso file with no issue at all. I think it's a checksum or something.

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I ended up burning both files, no problem with that. When I looked at the new DVD, both files were there. However, when I tried to open the iso file from that new DVD, expecting to launch the Office 2010 installer, I got a screen for Power2Go (don't know where that came from - an ImgBurn utility maybe?).

The Power2Go window gave me the opportunity to burn that iso file back to the same DVD. Obviously not what I wanted to do, so I did some more research.

I found that with Win 7, as opposed to XP and all previous Win OS's, it needs a 3rd party app to 'mount' that iso file on a virtual drive in order for it to be useable.

I got Virtual Drive Clone freeware, and after installing it and futzing around a bit - as usual, I was able to see the contents of that new DVD on a virtual drive. VDC seems to be a simple but effective app.

Thanks to all who responded and I do hope my experience will help someone else with iso files and Win 7.

p.s. Guess I can't get an exact copy of that Office 2010 DVD copied to another DVD, or can I? Could I clone it?

This post has been edited by mbient: 17 March 2012 - 03:04 PM

[LiveBrianD]

mbient, on 17 March 2012 - 02:18 PM, said:

I've deleted those tiny files and then burned the iso file with no issue at all. I think it's a checksum or something.

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I ended up burning both files, no problem with that. When I looked at the new DVD, both files were there. However, when I tried to open the iso file from that new DVD, expecting to launch the Office 2010 installer, I got a screen for Power2Go (don't know where that came from - an ImgBurn utility maybe?).

The Power2Go window gave me the opportunity to burn that iso file back to the same DVD. Obviously not what I wanted to do, so I did some more research.

I found that with Win 7, as opposed to XP and all previous Win OS's, it needs a 3rd party app to 'mount' that iso file on a virtual drive in order for it to be useable.

I got Virtual Drive Clone freeware, and after installing it and futzing around a bit - as usual, I was able to see the contents of that new DVD on a virtual drive. VDC seems to be a simple but effective app.

Thanks to all who responded and I do hope my experience will help someone else with iso files and Win 7.

p.s. Guess I can't get an exact copy of that Office 2010 DVD copied to another DVD, or can I? Could I clone it?

No, no no. You OPEN the iso ITSELF with a program like Imgburn and burn it to disc - you do NOT burn it as a file to the disc. Ignore the little file that is also created, as it IS NOT NECESSARY. I am NOT talking about mounting ISO images.

[mbient]

No, no no. You OPEN the iso ITSELF with a program like Imgburn and burn it to disc - you do NOT burn it as a file to the disc. Ignore the little file that is also created, as it IS NOT NECESSARY. I am NOT talking about mounting ISO images.

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You know (no pun intended), I tried to open that iso file, double clicked - nothing, right clicked - selected Open- nothing again. Guess I'm not doing something right, or could it be that this machine has Win 7 64 bit Home Premium installed versus XP?

Watever, there was some good news out of all of this. I decided to use ImgBurn to create iso files of my app DVD's so I could store them on an external HDD. I can then mount and open them if I need them, or possibly (once I figure it out), recreate the DVD if needed.

I'll give that Open and burn bit another try, but first, just to make sure I am not screwing it up from the beginning, here's what I did:

I used the ImgBurn 'Create image file from disc' function to create an Office 2010 iso file on my hard drive. I tried to Open that iso file as explained, couldn't, so used the 'Write image file to disc' function to make a copy of that iso file on a DVD. The only way I could Open that iso file was with that VDC 3rd-party app. I'll check again to see if I am given the option to burn that Opened file.

If this isn't right, well, we old guys sometimes get things confused.

Thanks for hanging in here, I'll get it eventually.

This post has been edited by mbient: 17 March 2012 - 08:51 PM

[LiveBrianD]

mbient, on 17 March 2012 - 08:50 PM, said:

No, no no. You OPEN the iso ITSELF with a program like Imgburn and burn it to disc - you do NOT burn it as a file to the disc. Ignore the little file that is also created, as it IS NOT NECESSARY. I am NOT talking about mounting ISO images.

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You know (no pun intended), I tried to open that iso file, double clicked - nothing, right clicked - selected Open- nothing again. Guess I'm not doing something right, or could it be that this machine has Win 7 64 bit Home Premium installed versus XP?

Watever, there was some good news out of all of this. I decided to use ImgBurn to create iso files of my app DVD's so I could store them on an external HDD. I can then mount and open them if I need them, or possibly (once I figure it out), recreate the DVD if needed.

I'll give that Open and burn bit another try, but first, just to make sure I am not screwing it up from the beginning, here's what I did:

I used the ImgBurn 'Create image file from disc' function to create an Office 2010 iso file on my hard drive. I tried to Open that iso file as explained, couldn't, so used the 'Write image file to disc' function to make a copy of that iso file on a DVD. The only way I could Open that iso file was with that VDC 3rd-party app. I'll check again to see if I am given the option to burn that Opened file.

If this isn't right, well, we old guys sometimes get things confused.

Thanks for hanging in here, I'll get it eventually.

Right-click the ISO, click open with, and 'Windows Disc Image Burner'.



If you're using Vista or older, you'll need to use a tool like ImgBurn to burn it.


Certainly, creating ISOs of your software discs as backups is a good idea, just in case you scratch or lose the original. By the way, that's also a way you can get software on a machine that lacks a DVD drive - make an ISO of the disc on a machine that has one, and transfer it to the machine that lacks the drive and mount it.

[Kathi201]

GO with LiveBrianD to download the trial basis office then get the license and then you have to activate this.

Thanks

[mbient]

[quote name='Kathi201' timestamp='1332918980' post='598155']
GO with LiveBrianD to download the trial basis office then get the license and then you have to activate this.

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I finally hooked an external DVD drive up to a USB port and Cyberlink Power2Go to make a disc-to-disc exact copy of the Office 2010 DVD. No problems, the resultant DVD works great. Guess I was making too big of a deal of the whole thing. Thought there was something special about MSFT program DVD's that prevented copies being made of them.

Thanks for responding, still don't know why the original suggestion didn't just say to make an exact copy, versus fooling around with ImgBurn.

Good point on using an Iso file to get apps on machines without optical drives.

[LiveBrianD]

mbient, on 28 March 2012 - 05:40 AM, said:

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I finally hooked an external DVD drive up to a USB port and Cyberlink Power2Go to make a disc-to-disc exact copy of the Office 2010 DVD. No problems, the resultant DVD works great. Guess I was making too big of a deal of the whole thing. Thought there was something special about MSFT program DVD's that prevented copies being made of them.

Thanks for responding, still don't know why the original suggestion didn't just say to make an exact copy, versus fooling around with ImgBurn.

Good point on using an Iso file to get apps on machines without optical drives.

Oh, I didn't realize you had another DVD drive.

[henrywilliams]

That is better I think you should tell him to download a trial version of Microsoft Office 2010 and send him the activation key so that he can register and use full features. If you want to send him a DVD then use some disc burning application like Nero and use copy DVD feature to create a similar copy of the original DVD.