activation of Office on laptop and desk

[Warren]

I understand that office can be activated on a laptop and
a desk PC for personal use only if you have the retail
version. The preinstallled factory OEM version only
allows activation on one computer. I did not realize this
when I bought a laptop computer from Dell. I bought a
desk PC from them a few weeks later and could not
activate office on the second computer because I had the
OEM version. I have Office 2000 from another older
computer. I know the full retail version of Office 2003
could be activated on both computers, but I wonder if I
can persuade Dell to exchage the OEM version of Office
2003 for the retail upgrade Office2003 would that allow
for two activations as does the full retail version of
Office2003.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Warren asked:

| I understand that office can be activated on a laptop and
| a desk PC for personal use only if you have the retail
| version. The preinstallled factory OEM version only
| allows activation on one computer. I did not realize this
| when I bought a laptop computer from Dell. I bought a
| desk PC from them a few weeks later and could not
| activate office on the second computer because I had the
| OEM version. I have Office 2000 from another older
| computer. I know the full retail version of Office 2003
| could be activated on both computers, but I wonder if I
| can persuade Dell to exchage the OEM version of Office
| 2003 for the retail upgrade Office2003 would that allow
| for two activations as does the full retail version of
| Office2003.