![]() These are Dell/Microsoft licensing terms which seem backwards in many ways. 4 contributors Applies to: Office 2010 Feedback In this article Symptoms Resolution Symptoms After you upgrade a Windows 7 PC that came with Microsoft Office Starter 2010 to Windows 8, a compatibility error will occur when you click Use to install Office Starter 2010: 'This program has compatibility issues. You should have registered for the upgrade (to get the key even if you didn't want to install it at the time). The last day to register and order your Windows 8 upgrade is 28 February 2013." Essentially you have missed out in the promotional deal which expired about 11 months ago. " You must purchase a qualifying Windows 7 PC between 2 June 2012 and 31 January 2013 to be eligible for this offer. Unofficially you may download it from here but as mentioned you are better to use WebApps as there is no advantage in running the Starter version:įor the Windows 7 to 8.0 upgrade offer. ADVERTISEMENT The particular version of Office ships with basic versions of Microsoft Word and Excel, the two most popular programs. Stay up-to-date with UpdateStar freeware. Latest updates View more » Download not yet available. Restoring to factory settings is not recommended if Windows 8/0/8.1 is working nicely for you. Installations 314 users of UpdateStar had Microsoft Office Starter 2010 - English installed last month. Manual installation of an OS or slight changes in the systems partitions renders the Dell DataSafe internal restore partition completely useless. The only "official" way for you to get it back would be to restore to Windows 7 factory settings and the only way you could do this is by use of the Dell DataSafe recovery USB (which you would have had to made in advance). Microsoft Office 2010 Starter was a "free" advert supported version of Office which would not run without an internet connection so you are not losing the ability to work offline with WebApps as you never had it with Office 2010 Starter. As mentioned Microsoft have removed all official download links to Microsoft Office 2010 Starter. I am a Dell customer like you but regularly post on the forums. First of all I did not sell you anything as I do not work for Dell or Microsoft.
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