Trial version of Microsoft Office no longer opening

i have installed a 60 day trial version of Microsoft professional office 2013 on a PC that has windows 8.1 with a 64 bit OS. It has been 45 days and now I cannot open any of the Office suite programs (outlook, One Note etc). I see the icons when I
click on the windows icon and shows the graphical start menu, but when I click on the office icons, they no longer open. Need help!

Look on the MS Office 365 website for links to the download version. You could also buy an External DVD drive that connects by USB port. Any brand will work with your Mac Air. It does not have to have the Apple name on it for it to work on your Air.

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