How do I reinstall my office 2003 to a new computer?

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Kricka

Hi I am in the process of getting a new computer and I wanted to keep the
same office program I have on the old one. I want to install the disk to the
new computer but I don't have the original box from the disk. Is there a way
to look up the info on my old PC before I uninstall office so I can install
the office stuff to my new comp without any problems? I just want to know how
to go about this and what info I need to get so I can reinstall office 2003
to the new computer.
 
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DatabaseBen

you can install the old harddrive as a slave
in your new computer.

or you install office onto the new pc
without uninstalling the office on the
ole pc

or you can download BeLarc
onto the ole one and it
will scan for product keys.
but use it once and uninstall it
because it is in my opinion
a spyware.

since you will add another
pc, you may want to practice
with home networking them...

g.l.......
 
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DatabaseBen

sorry,

i forgot to add that after adding
the old harddrive as a slave, the
setup cd's can be used to repair
the software and resyncronize
the files to the registry.

actually i was awaiting
a response from the o.p.
with a how-to if this method
was interesting

sometimes this is helpful
if the old harddrive has a lot
of valuable data that can
be moved into thenew system
altogether......


JoAnn Paules said:
Using it as the slave drive won't work. It has info in the registry that
won't be applicable in the new system.



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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




DatabaseBen said:
you can install the old harddrive as a slave
in your new computer.

or you install office onto the new pc
without uninstalling the office on the
ole pc

or you can download BeLarc
onto the ole one and it
will scan for product keys.
but use it once and uninstall it
because it is in my opinion
a spyware.

since you will add another
pc, you may want to practice
with home networking them...

g.l.......
Click to expand...
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LVTravel

What no one has said yet is that if the software came with your computer you
possibly may not be able to use it on another computer. If the CD says OEM
or for use with a new computer it is an OEM product and is forever tied to
the first computer it is installed on and according to the EULA it would be
improper to attempt to transfer the product to another computer.

If the Office product was purchased at retail, it may be transferred to
another computer. You can use software (Belarc Advisor, MagicalJellyBean
Key finder) to uncover the 25 character license key for the installed
software. Magical Jelly Bean can be found here:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml and Belarc Advisor can be
found here: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
 
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