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Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus for Personally-Owned Computers

Use Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, a productivity suite of software for editing documents, creating spreadsheets, making computer slide shows, reading email and more.

Do Not Install Over Trial or Demo Versions

Remove or Uninstall Office 2010 Trial before you download and install Office 2010. Installing over a trial or demo version causes problems and prompts you for a product key.

Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2010

You must meet eligibility requirements and agree to the terms of the license agreement to download Office.

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 includes:

  • Access
  • Excel
  • InfoPath Filler
  • Lync
  • OneNote
  • Outlook
  • PowerPoint
  • Publisher
  • SharePoint Workspace
  • Word

We recommend that students stay consistent with the version of Office that their professors use. We do not recommend upgrading before the end of the semester.

Availability

  • Use Microsoft Office 2010 remotely through My Virtual Computing Lab.
  • Use Microsoft Office 2010 in Computing Sites.
  • Download Microsoft Office 2010.
  • Purchase Microsoft Office 2010 installation disks.

Eligibility

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 is available to:

  • UB Students who have paid the Comprehensive fee
  • UB Faculty
  • UB Faculty Student Association employees
  • UB Geographic Full-time Faculty
  • UB State employee (UUP, CSEA, MC, PEF)
  • UB Sub-Board I (SBO) employees
  • UB Research Foundation employees
  • UB Foundation employees
  • UB Medical residents (must download faculty/staff version)

System Requirements

Your computer must meet the system requirements:

  • Processor: 500 MHz or higher.
  • Memory: 256 MB or higher.
  • Hard Disk: 1.5 GB; a portion of the disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard drive.
  • See if your PC is running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows , then determine the version of Office you need:
    • 32-Bit: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit version recommended for most computers)
    • 64-Bit: Windows Vista or Windows 7

Office 2010 provides support for the 32-bit version of Office 2010 programs running on 64-bit operating systems by using WOW64, a compatibility environment provided by the operating system that allows a 32-bit application to run on a Windows 64-bit operating system. Using the 32-bit version of Office 2010 allows you to continue to use existing third-party add-ins for Office that are 32-bit. 

 The 64-bit version of Office 2010 is not compatible with any other 32-bit version of Office programs. As a result, you must first uninstall all 32-bit versions of Office programs before you install the 64-bit version of Office 2010.

Compatibility with Prior Editions of Office

The Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack gives older versions of Office the ability to open, edit, and save Office 2010 documents.

Uninstall trial or demo versions of Office before you download and install Office 2010. Installing over a trial or demo version causes problems and prompts you for a product key.

License Agreement

By downloading the software, you confirm you have read the Terms and Conditions and agree to and acknowledge the terms of the license agreement and terms and conditions. You understand that sharing the software with others is an offense.

This software cannot be downloaded and stored in a shared file space.

Faculty and staff are licensed to install Microsoft Office software on university and personally owned computers for academic or work-related purposes.

Running Windows Update Prior to Installing Office

Running Windows Update prior to installing software ensures that your computer is up-to-date.

Downloading Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office 2010 for Windows is available for download to students through the Kivuto OnTheHub site; Faculty, staff and medical residents should agree to the terms of use and then download Office 2010 from UB.

Students:

You will receive email from Kivuto OnTheHub when you download or purchase this software.

Students: Download Office 2010 from UB's Kivuto OnTheHub site
Faculty/Staff: Agree to Terms and download Office 2010 from UB

Managing Your Microsoft Office 2010 Software

Turn on Automatic Updates after you install Office to help keep your system secure and up-to-date.

  1. Click Start, then Control Panel.
  2. Depending on which Control Panel view you use, Classic or Category, do one of the following:
    • Click System.
    • Select the Automatic Updates tab.
    • Click Performance and Maintenance > System.
    • Click the Automatic Updates tab.
  3. Click the option that you want. Make sure Automatic Updates is not turned off.

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