Can I transfer Office XP to a new laptop?

[Buckeyeodes]

I obtained Office XP free as a student at Penn State through a license
agreement Penn State had with Microsoft. I did not receive a disk for the
installation. After the installation, I returned the Office CD to the
software group at Penn State. I am graduating from Penn State this week and
am acquiring a new laptop. How do I transfer the software from my old
desktop to the new laptop?

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I obtained Office XP free as a student at Penn State through a license
agreement Penn State had with Microsoft. I did not receive a disk
for the installation. After the installation, I returned the Office
CD to the software group at Penn State. I am graduating from Penn
State this week and am acquiring a new laptop. How do I transfer the
software from my old desktop to the new laptop?

You don't. Sounds to me as though PSU had a campus agreement which allowed
students to use the software as long as they remained there. Once you leave,
your entitlement to use the software is terminated.

If you want Office on your new system you need to purchase it.

 

[DL]

You will have to buy a retail copy of Office, you might qualify for an
upgrade version if your laptop comes with a qualifying product, eg Works
You can copy any data files to the new pc, which might include Outlook
Express data.
If you dont wish to spend the money, then www.openoffice.org may suffice.

 

[nfl]

My brother is still using his version of MS Office 3 years after graduation
with no issues, so continuing to be a student doen't seem to be a criteria
for its use. And, I remain a student (until this coming weekend) so why
can't I transfer it to a new machine?

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

My brother is still using his version of MS Office 3 years after
graduation with no issues, so continuing to be a student doen't seem
to be a criteria for its use. And, I remain a student (until this
coming weekend) so why can't I transfer it to a new machine?

Sorry, but you're completely missing the point.

1) You don't have the physical media, so how do you propose to install
it?

2) The key words are "through a licence agreement" - it is a *CAMPUS*
licence, which is similar to an Open or Volume licence - i.e. it is the
*site* that is licensed, not the user. If you're no longer on site, then the
licence is void.

3) That notwithstanding, you cannot transfer an appliation like Office
file by file, you've got 1000s of files scattered all over the disk, not to
mention 100s of registry entries.

So, as I stated earlier, if you want Office on your new system, you're going
to have to purchase it, or look at freeware alternatives.

 

[Bob I]

Because you don't have the CD. Just because the "software police" didn't
come visit your brother doesn't mean that you can do the same. You will
need to make other arrangements to have Office software.