If I buy a new computer may I switch the license to the machine?

1

10sboy

May I delete Office Professional 2003 from and old computer and switch it to
my new computer without having to buy a new license?
 
D

DL

Assuming its a retail version of Office and not one supplied with the old
PC - OEM which dies with the old PC
 
F

Fat Kev

Or may be not if it is a retail version or Teachers and Students
edition! Retail version allows two installation and S&T edition 3! OEM
is dead - kaput!
 
A

Ayman Fadel

I had a laptop where I intalled Office 2000. The laptop died on me, and I'm
about to sell it to someone else who I presume will repair it. I did not
uninstall Office 2000 from the laptop, and I'm not able to now since the
laptop does not work.

When I install the same Office 2000 on another machine, I assume I'll need
to "call-in" to activate it. Will Microsoft activate it for me based on my
claim that my previous installation died on me?

What is the phone number to register the product? Is there someone at
Microsoft I can call to "cancel" my previous installation?

Thanks!
 
T

Tom Willett

Office 2000 didn't require activation.

|I had a laptop where I intalled Office 2000. The laptop died on me, and I'm
| about to sell it to someone else who I presume will repair it. I did not
| uninstall Office 2000 from the laptop, and I'm not able to now since the
| laptop does not work.
|
| When I install the same Office 2000 on another machine, I assume I'll need
| to "call-in" to activate it. Will Microsoft activate it for me based on my
| claim that my previous installation died on me?
|
| What is the phone number to register the product? Is there someone at
| Microsoft I can call to "cancel" my previous installation?
|
| Thanks!
| "DL" wrote:
|
| > Assuming its a retail version of Office and not one supplied with the
old
| > PC - OEM which dies with the old PC
| >
| > | > > May I delete Office Professional 2003 from and old computer and switch
it
| > to
| > > my new computer without having to buy a new license?
| >
| >
| >
 
B

Bob I

Just call in and explain if necessary.

Ayman said:
I had a laptop where I intalled Office 2000. The laptop died on me, and I'm
about to sell it to someone else who I presume will repair it. I did not
uninstall Office 2000 from the laptop, and I'm not able to now since the
laptop does not work.

When I install the same Office 2000 on another machine, I assume I'll need
to "call-in" to activate it. Will Microsoft activate it for me based on my
claim that my previous installation died on me?

What is the phone number to register the product? Is there someone at
Microsoft I can call to "cancel" my previous installation?

Thanks!
:
 
T

Tom Willett

I didn't think it started until Office XP.

Tom
| Actually, some Office 2000 releases did.
|
| Tom Willett wrote:
|
| > Office 2000 didn't require activation.
| >
| > | > |I had a laptop where I intalled Office 2000. The laptop died on me, and
I'm
| > | about to sell it to someone else who I presume will repair it. I did
not
| > | uninstall Office 2000 from the laptop, and I'm not able to now since
the
| > | laptop does not work.
| > |
| > | When I install the same Office 2000 on another machine, I assume I'll
need
| > | to "call-in" to activate it. Will Microsoft activate it for me based
on my
| > | claim that my previous installation died on me?
| > |
| > | What is the phone number to register the product? Is there someone at
| > | Microsoft I can call to "cancel" my previous installation?
| > |
| > | Thanks!
| > | "DL" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Assuming its a retail version of Office and not one supplied with
the
| > old
| > | > PC - OEM which dies with the old PC
| > | >
| > | > | > | > > May I delete Office Professional 2003 from and old computer and
switch
| > it
| > | > to
| > | > > my new computer without having to buy a new license?
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
|
 
S

shaun

i tried to switch from my main comp to my laptop by uninstalling it first
then typing the product key into my laptop trial and after i finish typing it
says its incorrect even though I've checked it a couple of times
 
G

Gordon

shaun said:
i tried to switch from my main comp to my laptop by uninstalling it first
then typing the product key into my laptop trial and after i finish typing
it
says its incorrect even though I've checked it a couple of times

Is this an OEM version? Are you typing in the OFFICE key, or the WINDOWS
key? (The two are often confused.......)
 
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