Features:

  • Licensed for one user for install on one PC. Box includes one Product Key Card - No Disc.
  • The latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook.
  • One time purchase for the life of your PC; limited to one "licensed computer" at a time and transfer eligibility restrictions apply.
  • NOTE: Does not include Publisher or Access.
  • NOTE: Windows XP and Vista NOT supported. This product requires Windows 7 or newer operating systems.
Finally Upgraded from XP to Win 8

It was high time for me to upgrade from my old XP desktop tower (8 years old) to a Windows 8 All-in-One PC with 23-inch touch screen. This upgrade also meant an upgrade from MS Office 2003 to MS Office 2013. So far after a few weeks I can say I like it a lot. While I haven't yet delved into much of the full functionality of all the applications, I find it intuitive and easy enough to get up and running. With all the controversy about the new Windows 8, my vote is to encourage you to do the upgrade and get started; thus my 5-star rating and coming from an old school guy. I chose Amazon's free shipping option (not Prime) and the box with key code arrived in just a few days which was about half the advertised shipping time. Using the key code and an Xfinity wireless internet connection, the software was easy and rather quick to load. The price point was about the best I could find.

It's a real code

Needed older software so everyone in the company is running the same level of Windows. Was a little concerned ordering this as Microsoft no longer sells these codes, but it worked fine.

Perfect

This is pretty much what you would expect, the key card to 2013 Office. The product arrived on time and worked great. I had no issues with the product at all. I will say, I was expecting the shipment to be the original box as shown in the picture. What you will actually receive is a bubble envelope with a plastic envelope inside with just the key card, nothing else.

Had to buy for work

Normally I purchase the actual item with the CD, but I guess technology is changing and now you get a card with a series of alphanumeric characters. It provides instructions on how to download and once you enter in the key card, it downloads and installs the product onto your system. Setup as extremely easy. I was surprised that it didn't remove my older version 2010 from my system, but glad it didn't' as it's taking a while to get used to the layout of the screens.

so this works great. It also reinstalled without a hitch after I ...

I only use write, outlook and excel, so this works great. It also reinstalled without a hitch after I crashed windows 10. I ended up buying n OEM version of windows 10, wiped the partition on my drive and reinstalled from scratch. (Much better than the upgrade because it didn't leave a bunch of garbage or quirks behind.) Office reinstalled easily a second time without asking any questions.

The Key Card works well and it arrived on time.

I had purchased a Dell XPS 8700 Computer with Windows 7 Professional loaded and a pre-install of Microsoft Office 2013. The pre-install lets you activate and complete the installation with a license key, in this case a Key Card. There was a slight challenge when I entered the license number and it required me to follow the instructions that were provided in the box to setup an account with Microsoft in order to complete the installation. Afterwards for some reason it would not activate online, but the activation by telephone option worked perfectly. Probably due to some security setting and not due to the Key Card.

Physical key card is the way to go!

I truly believe that it is best to buy the physical product key card and then download directly from Microsoft. It seems like the negative reviews are slanted towards the direct download. The key card is also much cheaper. Using the key card, I installed Office 2013 on my Windows 7 laptop in 10-15 minutes without a single problem. Plus, I already had Office 2010 installed (32 bit). I have fast cable internet, so I think that improved the download/install time. It may take longer for you. The key card I received did have spanish writing on it, which was a little concerning at first, but it is actually not a problem. Once you enter the ID found on the back of the card on the Microsoft website, it asks you for your country and language, then downloads accordingly. Office Home & Business installed just fine in English. My guess is these cards are just sold cheaper outside the U.S., but U.S. consumers can still use them.

So. What's The Big Deal?

When I purchased my new desktop, I decided to purchase this software soon after. Then I saw all the negative reviews on AMAZON so I held off for a while. I then decided to purchase the key Card which came with a substantial discount. I received it a few days later and decided to move ahead with the download expecting a disaster like so many of the reviews I had read. I already had a MS account which I had to open to register for the new computer. OK. I'm not too keen on that aspect of things but, so be it. I logged into the account and then went to the web site as instructed for the download. No problems so far. I started the download which took about 15 minutes on my DSL network. I then went thru the setup wizard and received a message saying I had finished the process and my account was activated. I then went to open Outlook when a message popped up with a error message saying there was a problem. "Enter your key again or try again late.r" Hmmmm. Could all these reviews be right?? I then looked in my computer files and it looked like everything from the program was there. What to do? Well, how about a restart? This is often part of a software process so I clicked away. Shure enough. I started getting a bunch of configuring messages. This took about 15 minutes more. During this process I was asked if I wanted Outlook to set up my e-mail accounts. OK. I entered 3 accounts and in a matter of minutes, Outlook configured all my accounts and loaded the e-mail. I did not get my address books or my folders but I will work on that. I can't explain why I was not instructed to reboot however, I have hardly ever had a download of a program like this that did not have a glitch of some kind. BTW, Word looks great! I will not have much use for EXCEL but the docs I moved over from Office 2007 open just fine. I strongly wish that MS would provide better guidance to the download process but minor glitches seem to be a part of this process. A little common sense will generally solve many of the problems. I also hate to see AMAZON reviews of ANY PRODUCT that simply state "Product Stinks." This may vent some well deserved frustration but provides LITTLE guidance to those of us interested in the product being reviewed. Thanks!

Office 2013 installed perfectly in minutes

FWIW, I opened my Office packet, found the key card, followed the very brief instructions on the Microsoft Office site, and the Office suite installed so easily that it was over before I realized what had happened. It all took about five minutes from the point that I opened the plastic wrap on the package. It took longer to view Microsoft’s silly promotional video. From there, I opened Outlook 2013, it asked for my primary e-mail accounts and passwords, and in about three minutes the software automatically connected to my internet service provider and successfully sent test e-mails. Thereafter, I simply configured my e-signatures, and sent my own test e-mails, which went flawlessly. I took absolutely no precautionary measures—I left my Norton Antivirus running, left the firewall running, didn't uninstall the trial version of Office 365, etc. This installation was an absolute non-event. I am sorry that things went so badly for other users. I am still sitting here saying, “What happened? This can’t be that easy…” Of course, your mileage may vary.

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