Can I install Office 2003 on a replacement computer?

[marshlaw1]

The old computer is being trashed. Do I have to buy new Office 2003
Professional package, or can I install on the replacement computer?

 

[garfield-n-odie]

The answer depends on whether you have an OEM or retail copy of
Office 2003 Professional. Generally, an OEM copy (one that came
preinstalled on your computer by the computer manufacturer) is
only licensed for installation on the computer that the computer
manufacturer put the software on, and a retail copy (one that you
purchased separately from the computer and installed yourself)
may be installed on one desktop computer and one laptop computer
owned by you as long as you don't use both copies of Office at
the same time. You can read the End User License Agreement that
applies to your copy of Office by starting Word and clicking on
Help | Microsoft Word Help | Contents | <expand the "Microsoft
Word Help" category> | End User License Agreement. The "Grant of
License" section in the EULA tells you how many computers that
your particular copy of Office 2003 can be installed on.

 

[Paul Ballou]

If Office 2003 was preinstall then it is OEM and can not be installed on
another computer....
If it is a retail copy then install on the new computer and use the phone
option to activate if unable to activate over the internet....

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326851
Activation and Registration of a Microsoft Product


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