HT3231 Trouble transferring Office for Mac onto new Macbook Pro Retina

I just transferred Office 2011 from my old MacBookPro to a new MacBookPro w/ Retina but it says "The Office for Mac installation did not complete successfully because there was a problem with the installer. To fix the issue please reinstall Office for Mac." My original installation of Office was via a disk with an enclosed Product Key. The new MacBook doesn't have a DVD drive. Can I just download a new copy of Office and use the old Product Key or is there another solution??

Yes as Kappy points out or you could make a DMG of the Office DVD and copy that over to your new MBPr. Or you could buy an external DVD drive and it does not have to be an Apple brand DVD drive. Any USB external DVD drive will work. Best to get one that is Tray Load instead of the Slot load that Apple uses.

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Hi fhough,
welcome to the apple discussions community.
You downloaded the wrong office version.
Here you can download the right version, but keep in mind that you need a license key as well, to activate this version longer than 30 days.
Best,
Fabian

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Q7: How do I activate?
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1. Launch application and click Enter your product key.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2518
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HT3231 Trouble transferring Office for Mac onto new Macbook Pro Retina

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