Ripping Microsoft Office 2010 backup disk

[hunteran]

I have a netbook (which lacks a CD/DVD drive) and I want to rip my copy of microsoft office (legally purchased through microsoft) and create an iso file so I can mount the iso image and install office on my netbook. However, its got copyright protections, any suggestions on what FREE software I should use?

[Fatstackz]

I have a netbook (which lacks a CD/DVD drive) and I want to rip my copy of microsoft office (legally purchased through microsoft) and create an iso file so I can mount the iso image and install office on my netbook. However, its got copyright protections, any suggestions on what FREE software I should use?

Copyright protection avoidance usually isn't freeware. A portable DVD drive would be a good alternative though.

[hunteran]

Meh, 10 bucks for a dvd drive, I guess I'll do this the "legal" way...

[Fatstackz]

I have a netbook (which lacks a CD/DVD drive) and I want to rip my copy of microsoft office (legally purchased through microsoft) and create an iso file so I can mount the iso image and install office on my netbook. However, its got copyright protections, any suggestions on what FREE software I should use?

I did find this. Good luck.

http://www.dvdisoripper.com/index.html

[bigmike82]

What exactly are you trying to rip?

Do you have an installation .exe file?

Or are you trying to copy the *installed* program onto an iso?

If the later, that's not really how you want to do it. Which edition do you have? Home?

[high_revs]

can you just copy all the files from the dvd to a usb??? unsure how the new 2010 office is installed/copied unto the dvd.

[2shotjoe]

the one I got from MS didn't have any special file type crap. my MS office 2010 will run off a HDD, USB or cd.

[ke6guj]

can you just copy all the files from the dvd to a usb??? unsure how the new 2010 office is installed/copied unto the dvd.

the one I got from MS didn't have any special file type crap. my MS office 2010 will run off a HDD, USB or cd.

Just copy all the files off the DVD and put them on a USB stick or shared folder and you should be able to install it just fine. And IIRC<You could probably even download the iso from microsoft and then just use your license key on it.

[Nose Nuggets]

copying the data from the cd to a thumb drive is one way. the other way, which is easier, is to go sign up for a 60 day trial of the version of office 2010 you purchased, and download the 600 meg installer from MS. when you install it, plug in your retail code instead of the 60 day trial code you received during the download and your done.

this is what i have to do for clients, because dell doesn't ship office media anymore.

[armygunsmith]

ImgBurn

http://www.imgburn.com/

[joefrank64k]

copying the data from the cd to a thumb drive is one way. the other way, which is easier, is to go sign up for a 60 day trial of the version of office 2010 you purchased, and download the 600 meg installer from MS. when you install it, plug in your retail code instead of the 60 day trial code you received during the download and your done.

this is what i have to do for clients, because dell doesn't ship office media anymore.

This ^

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/try

[Etihtsarom]

Not that it really matters, but when you install it a 2nd time on a different Mac, it won't activate properly, though there is a work around for that.

[hunteran]

I just bit the bullet and bought an external DVD player. No idea they were so cheap and I sorta needed one anyway. So its all good.

[meaty-btz]

Disk Version of Office 2010 Home bought retail comes with 3 licenses (activations on unique hardware)
"Upgrade Card" version is a single seat license.