Activation VS Licensing Restriction

[Yap Zi Jia]

Hi, i bought a Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 and
I realised that the Licensing Restriction allows the
product to be used on 3 computers. However, I was told
that after Activation, the product can be only installed
on ONE computer.

I'd like to ask if I install the product on one computer
and I activate it, can i still install it on two other
computers?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Read the EULA that came with it - it will tell you. If it is in fact the
Student and Teachers version, yes. The Office XP student and teachers
version is limited to one, the Office 2003 academic version is limited to
one.

EULAs are online here: http://www.microsoft.com/office/eula/en.mspx

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[Annie Woughman]

Read the EULA that came with it - it will tell you. If it is in fact the
Student and Teachers version, yes. The Office XP student and teachers
version is limited to one, the Office 2003 academic version is limited to
one.

EULAs are online here: http://www.microsoft.com/office/eula/en.mspx

Apparently you didn't read the EULA you just sent us to. Article 1.1 reads:
Installation and use. You may install a copy of the software on THREE
personal
computers or other devices in your household for non-commercial use by
people who reside in your household.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Please re-read Diane's response. She indicated that the Office XP STE and
the Office 2003 *academic* versions allow one install each. The academic
and STE 2003 editions are entirely separate.

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Annie Woughman <[email protected]> asked:

| || Read the EULA that came with it - it will tell you. If it is in
|| fact the Student and Teachers version, yes. The Office XP student
|| and teachers version is limited to one, the Office 2003 academic
|| version is limited to one.
||
|| EULAs are online here: http://www.microsoft.com/office/eula/en.mspx
|
| Apparently you didn't read the EULA you just sent us to. Article 1.1
| reads: Installation and use. You may install a copy of the software
| on THREE personal
| computers or other devices in your household for non-commercial use by
| people who reside in your household.

 

[Annie Woughman]

Please re-read Diane's response. She indicated that the Office XP STE and
the Office 2003 *academic* versions allow one install each. The academic
and STE 2003 editions are entirely separate.

OK, so where is the EULA for the *academic* version? I thought that the
Student and Teacher Edition WAS the academic version. The EULA listed in
the link Diane gave is for the Student and Teacher Edition. Excuse me if I
find it a little confusing.

 

[William Tucker]

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Please re-read Diane's response. She indicated that the Office XP STE and
the Office 2003 *academic* versions allow one install each. The academic
and STE 2003 editions are entirely separate.

Huh? You and Diane are both saying that the academic and the STE both allow
ONE
install each. That link says that one of them gets to be installed on THREE
computers.
And if there is an "academic" version that is different, where is the EULA
for that?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

The academic eula is in the package if it's not available on the eula site.
Academic version is only available through qualified academic resellers -
places like journeyed.com and college bookstores. They are supposed to check
your student id before selling it to you and it's only supposed to be sold
to college students or college employees.

This is not the same as the Student and Teacher version, which is available
in many retail outlets. You don't need a student id to purchase STE and any
age student qualifies - so basically any family with kids in school
(elementary, high school or college) qualifies. The STE is good for 3
machines in the buyers household.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

no we are not saying that student & teachers allows one. Office *2003*
student and teacher edition = 3 computers in a household, non-commercial
use.
academic edition - available through colleges for their students = 1
office *xp* student and teachers = 1 computer.

Academic edition is available only through qualified educational resellers
and colleges and requires a student id. Student and Teacher Edition is
available through most retail outlets and does not require proof such as a
student id.

This link is for the Academic edition -
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=Eligible there is a
pricing guide on the site - in many cases, college students will want to get
the Student Teacher edition, not the academic one. One exception is if your
college offers special pricing - some sell it for as little as $25 to their
students.

Information on the Student and Teacher edition is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/students/default.mspx.
This is the version parents of students will want to buy - they can buy it
at many retail outlets that sell software.