Jan 31, 2014 The Office 2013 downloads are hosted on Digitalriver’s server, which is Microsoft’s official Content delivery partner for distributing their products online. All the Microsoft Office 2013 ISO images hosted on Digital river’s servers are 100% safe and they would require a. Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 is the future of productivity. Office Professional Plus 2013 includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher, and Lync.
Learning has never been so easy!
The new 'click to run' installation method of Microsoft Office 2013 is, well, it's a pain in the <>. For even a single installation of Office, Click to Run flies in the face of this nifty little concept of 'backup media' that you may have heard of. If you're installing more than one copy of Office, however, Click to Run is simply not an option. Downloading the installer each and every time?! Like you don't have better things to do with your bandwidth.
Here's how to get around that. Best of all, it's 100% official and totally supported by the Evil Empire.
NOTE: The following steps have been verified to work with RETAIL medialess keys ONLY. Thanks to -T- in the comments below for helping identify this!
8 Steps totalStep 1: Redeem the Product Key
Go to www.office.com/setup, enter the Product Key from your Office 2013 keycard, and click Get Started.
Step 2: Create or Sign In to your Microsoft account
If you don't already have a Microsoft account, you create one here. There's no way around this, kids. Happily, the process is painless and only costs a little bit of your soul.
My soul was stolen by a ginger some 20 years ago, so this part was completely painless for me. YMMV.
Step 3: Look for Account Options
After selecting your country and language options, you'll be redirected to the My Account section of Office.com. Here, you'll notice a large, friendly-looking green button labeled 'Install'.
DON'T CLICK THAT BUTTON.
Instead, click the 'Install from disc' link under the 'Account Options' heading at the bottom of the page.
Step 4: Pick Your Poison
If you have money to burn, or are obsessively attached to branded media, or would rather use your bandwidth to download Season 3 of The Walking Dead, you can purchase an official Microsoft Office disc here.
If, like most of us, you are far too impatient to wait for Microsoft Fulfillment to send the disc via snail mail (and have already purchased the Blu-Ray of Season 3), clicking 'I want to burn a disc' is the option for you.
Step 5: Initiate the Download
Click the Download button, pick your save location, and fire up your Walking Dead Blue-Ray ... this will take a bit. You may also notice the product key off to the right side of the page. This is your 'real' product key. Y'know - the one you'll need to actually install the software. It's probably a good idea to jot that down somewhere handy. You'll have just enough time while the opening credits roll.
Step 6: Burn the IMG to Disc
Once the download is complete, you'll need to do something with the resulting IMG file. Burn it to disc, extract the files to a network share, mount it is a virtual CD, whatevs.
Step 7: OR ...
You can skip all of this crap and just download the installer from your TechNet subscription. The retail product key will activate normally on this installer.
Of course, TechNet is going away next year. You only have til 8/30/2013 (ish) to renew or purchase for another year. C'est la vie. Step 8: UPDATE
6/27/2013 - Digital River (Microsoft's partner for digital distribution) offers links to Office 2013 downloads. You'll still need a valid key to install, but you can get Visio, Project, and Office Pro Plus here:
http://www.nsaneforums.com/topic/161604-digital-river-download-office-2013-disk-images-and-language-packs/
While Click to Run has it's place (At least, that's what people tell me. 'People' have been known to lie. I'm still pissed about the cake.), that place is NOT in the SMB. Using the handy steps above, you can download a fully-functional ISO of Office 2013 to use however many times you feel the need.
Published: Apr 29, 2013 · Last Updated: Aug 13, 2013
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