product key for office 2010

. When buying Office 2010 you have to make 3 decisions:

-which version of office you want to buy:https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Microsoft_Office_2010

-how you will buy the Product Key used to activate the license. 
(Full or Product Key Card license)

-What type of installation you want (“normal” install vs Click to Run)

Here is more info about those decisions:

Retail Box with CD: FPP:

·Home and Student: 1 license, up to 3 concurrent devices

·Home and Business and Professional: 1 license, up to 2 concurrent devices

·License is transferable to another PC or Owner

·Includes installation file on CD for backup

This license type, often referred to as Full Packaged Product (FPP) in the past, includes a DVD, a 25-character Product Key, and a Quick Start Guide. The 25-character Product Key will activate an Office 2010 preloaded PC. The DVD may also be used to install Office on another. The number of installations (2 or 3) and users (1 or 3) depends on the specific Office suite purchased.

A Traditional Disc product license can be transferred to a different PC if the user upgrades to a new PC or if the owner wants to sell it to someone else.

“Medialess” Installations: Product Key Cards PKC / OEM / MLK(2007):

·For use on new, preloaded PCs only

·1 license / 1 device / non-transferable

·Activates preloaded Office or Downloaded installation files

·Does not include media

Microsoft® Office 2010 Product Key Cards consist of a paper card containing the 25-character Product Key to activate only one PC preloaded with Office 2010 software or downloaded installation file. No disc supplied. The PKC license is not transferable to another PC. Next week if your cat uses your computer as a litter box, you have to BUY A NEW PKC.

Take a look in the Help screen for the PRODUCT ID. OEM activated Product ID’s will include the letters “OEM”.