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I was asked to look into pricing for a Windows server for running Office on the network here at work. I came across CXOffice and it installs fine but I have not yet tested Office on it yet as I don't have a copy of it on me. Would anyone be able to tell me if it is possible to set up CXOffice on a server and then allow networked users to access the programs installed there?
What I am hoping to do is install CXOffice on one of the new servers with 5+ licenses for it then install Office with 5+ licenses as well. Then users could ssh into the Office server and run the programs installed there.
Is something like that possible to do?
I was asked to look into pricing for a Windows server for running Office on the network here at work. I came across CXOffice and it installs fine but I have not yet tested Office on it yet as I don't have a copy of it on me. Would anyone be able to tell me if it is possible to set up CXOffice on a server and then allow networked users to access the programs installed there?
What I am hoping to do is install CXOffice on one of the new servers with 5+ licenses for it then install Office with 5+ licenses as well. Then users could ssh into the Office server and run the programs installed there.
Is something like that possible to do?
Yes, providing they have X software on their desktops, and it's configured. But it seems like alot of effort for nothing....why not just install OpenOffice for everyone, on their PC's, for free??
OpenOffice is already installed everywhere. They don't like formatting issues from opening Office files in OpenOffice so they are wanting a Windows server for it.
OpenOffice is already installed everywhere. They don't like formatting issues from opening Office files in OpenOffice so they are wanting a Windows server for it.
Ahh...again, pardon a potentially stupid question, but if they just convert all the docs over, you won't have formatting issues, but save a ton of $$$ too, wouldn't that make more sense? However, I do know that management often times DOESN'T make much sense....
And if they're wanting a Windows solution, you could use krdp under Linux, and get a 'Windows Desktop', and run Office under it. Or use something like a Citrix server, and give everyone logins to it.
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