Q. How many times can I install Office 2003 Editions?
A. You can install one copy of Office Professional Edition 2003, Office
Small Business Edition 2003, and Office Standard Edition 2003 on your main
computer and another on your laptop computer for your exclusive, but
non-concurrent use. To install a version of these Office 2003 Editions on
more than these two computers, you must obtain another license for the
program. You can install Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to
three computers in your household if a household member is qualified. You
can work with Office 2003 Editions at your desk and when mobile.
Note: Licenses for the 2003 release of Office acquired preinstalled on new
computers are single-computer licenses that cannot be transferred or
installed on another computer.
Source:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/faq.mspx (look
under "Installation and Compatibility")
Q. Does Microsoft require product activation for Office 2003 Editions?
A. Yes. You need to activate the software by providing your country/region
name and product identification number, but you don't have to provide any
personal information (such as a name or telephone number).
Learn more about product activation:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/activation.mspx
Source:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/faq.mspx (look
under "Installation and Compatibility")
Product activation should start automatically when you run any Office 2003
Professional Application for the first time.
As long your copy of Office 2003 is genuine and has only been installed on
the number of computers mentioned in it's license agreement without going
over, then you should be fine.
If you are not sure if your version of Microsoft Office is genuine, visit
the How To Tell website for Microsoft Office:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/office.mspx
If you are not sure if your version of Microsoft Windows is genuine, visit
the How To Tell website for Microsoft Windows:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/windows.mspx