Hello Guys, 

I need help!

Our company is deploying O365 and we have already purchased the E1 licenses. I have about 50 clients on Windows 7 PRO using Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 ( Outlook version 14.0.7153.5000 32 bit)  

Can somebody please clarify if E1 works with MS Office Home and Business 2010 suite? 

Your prompt reply would be much appreciated. 

Thanks. 

Mk 

E1 License is for a hosted Exchange account which works with any email client that supports Exchange email accounts (which all Outlook versions do)

Also as described in the FAQ at bottom of

Office 365 Enterprise E1
https://products.office.com/en-us/business/office-365-enterprise-e1-business-software

 

Thanks Karl. What about the SP level of the office? 

My company tells me that Office 365 will not work with MS Office 2010 Home and business. I fail to understand that since the features are same between professional and H&B except MS Access is not included in H&B.

 

• Edited by mk.khan 22 hours 46 minutes ago

My company tells me that Office 365 will not work with MS Office 2010 Home and business. I fail to understand that since the features are same between professional and H&B except MS Access is not included in H&B.

To be honest - have never used/installed Outlook from an Office H&B suite so can't say with absolute certainty. There are certainly limitations regarding advanced Exchange features but as for not being able to connect to Exchange account outright - not aware of any limitations. Would be surprising given that Outlook.com accounts are being moved to the Office 365 Exchange server backend (albeit it - not with full Exchange functionality).

Some additional info on licenses/functionality in terms of some the advanced Exchange features

Outlook license requirements for Exchange features
https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/Outlook-license-requirements-for-Exchange-features-46b6b7c5-c3ca-43e5-8424-1e2807917c99

If any of the features listed in the above article are going to be used then there's no question that the H&B Outlook version won't be viable  for those features but seems odd that someone would only purchase E1 licenses thinking/knowing that 50 users would not be able to use them with their current Office suite. Something is missing in this picture - do these users pay for their own Office software?

 

Thanks Karl. What about the SP level of the office? 

My company tells me that Office 365 will not work with MS Office 2010 Home and business. I fail to understand that since the features are same between professional and H&B except MS Access is not included in H&B.

 

• Edited by mk.khan Tuesday, September 08, 2015 8:41 AM

Thanks Karl. What about the SP level of the office? 

My company tells me that Office 365 will not work with MS Office 2010 Home and business. I fail to understand that since the features are same between professional and H&B except MS Access is not included in H&B.

It will work - you'll need to have updates installed. The software page under user accounts will check the install - but generally, you need all updates through like April 2015 installed for optimal compatibility. Of course, it's better to have current updates installed too.

Go to Desktop Setup at https://portal.office.com/OLS/MySoftware.aspx to check the install.