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The thread discusses how to access MS Office 2007 installed on a Windows 7 host OS from a Windows 8.1 guest OS running in VMware Player. Participants clarify that software, including MS Office, must be installed separately within the virtual machine, and mention sharing the host's DVD drive to facilitate installation. Overall, the conversation provides guidance confirming that Office 2007 can't run directly from the host but can be installed and used in the VM with shared resources.
davidhk129

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Host OS : Win 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit.
Guest OS : Win 8.1 Preview installed in Vmare Player.

I have MS Office 2007 Home and Student installed in my host OS.
How do I access them in guest OS ?
Do I have to install into Win 8.1 ?
If yes, a silly question......how ?

My MS Office 2007 is a retail version with installation DVD and product key.

Editing..... not that it will make any difference, but a fact I forgot to mention.
My Vmare Player is a 32-bit version with maximum disk size 60GB and 1 GB Memory.
 

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Yes, software must be installed on the VM, it is a separate machine.

You can put the install disk in the host's dvd drive and the vm can access it from there as the dvd drive is a shared resource.
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Any software to be used/seen in a VM has to be installed in the VM. You install and uninstall software as if it were a real live PC.....that's the beauty of it.

Since you're using Office 2007, you can install that on to 3 PC's, including any VM's setup. They count as a PC.
 

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Yes, software must be installed on the VM, it is a separate machine.

You can put the install disk in the host's dvd drive and the vm can access it from there as the dvd drive is a shared resource.
 

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