Installing MS Office 2000 Pro on new (different) machine

[Mike Sommers]

I have replaced my old Pentium III(W98) machine with a new Dell
running XP Pro. I am copying things from my old machine as fast as I
can before it dies completely.

On this older machine I have a fully licensed/registered version of MS
Office 2000 Pro. I have installed it on my new machine using the
original installation CDs, re-registered (during installation),
applied all updates and patches, and it appears to be running great.

Questions: Will I run into a license/registration problem after 50
uses on the new machine? Is it simply a matter of Un-installing it
from my old machine? What if my old machine craps out before I can
get to the uninstall?

Anybody have good answers to these questions?

Thanks for reading,

Mike

 

[Cerridwen]

I have replaced my old Pentium III(W98) machine with a new Dell
running XP Pro. I am copying things from my old machine as fast as I
can before it dies completely.

On this older machine I have a fully licensed/registered version of MS
Office 2000 Pro. I have installed it on my new machine using the
original installation CDs, re-registered (during installation),
applied all updates and patches, and it appears to be running great.

Questions: Will I run into a license/registration problem after 50
uses on the new machine? Is it simply a matter of Un-installing it
from my old machine? What if my old machine craps out before I can
get to the uninstall?

Anybody have good answers to these questions?

Thanks for reading,

Mike

Was it one of the later versions that required activation? If not, why
should you?

 

[ron]

I have replaced my old Pentium III(W98) machine with a new Dell
running XP Pro. I am copying things from my old machine as fast as I
can before it dies completely.

On this older machine I have a fully licensed/registered version of MS
Office 2000 Pro. I have installed it on my new machine using the
original installation CDs, re-registered (during installation),
applied all updates and patches, and it appears to be running great.

Questions: Will I run into a license/registration problem after 50
uses on the new machine? Is it simply a matter of Un-installing it
from my old machine? What if my old machine craps out before I can
get to the uninstall?

Anybody have good answers to these questions?

Thanks for reading,

Mike

Office 2000 does not need activation

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Office 2000 SR-1 does require activation.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the SWEN virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, ron asked:

| || I have replaced my old Pentium III(W98) machine with a new Dell
|| running XP Pro. I am copying things from my old machine as fast as I
|| can before it dies completely.
||
|| On this older machine I have a fully licensed/registered version of
|| MS Office 2000 Pro. I have installed it on my new machine using the
|| original installation CDs, re-registered (during installation),
|| applied all updates and patches, and it appears to be running great.
||
|| Questions: Will I run into a license/registration problem after 50
|| uses on the new machine? Is it simply a matter of Un-installing it
|| from my old machine? What if my old machine craps out before I can
|| get to the uninstall?
||
|| Anybody have good answers to these questions?
||
|| Thanks for reading,
||
|| Mike
|
| Office 2000 does not need activation

 

[ron]

Office 2000 SR-1 does require activation.

Mine doesn't even Office XP never needed activated.
Ron

 

[Cerridwen]

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

Office 2000 SR-1 does require activation.

Mine doesn't even Office XP never needed activated.
Ron

Then it was either OEM - or you're a pirate.

 

[ron]

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

Office 2000 SR-1 does require activation.

Mine doesn't even Office XP never needed activated.
Ron

Then it was either OEM - or you're a pirate.

Came with the computer. However to reiterate Office 2000 never needed to be
activated as I have installed it on my old computer many times, as I
frequently format and re install the operating system software, Windows 98,
again legal. I also have Office 2003 as a 30 day trial but since
installing it I have had frequent crashing and freezing of my main computer
so it is going to be uninstalled. In fact I think I will just run the
restore cd and go back to the factory settings and install Office 2000
instead of Office XP or Office 2003 as they are just resource hogs.

Just because I send people (or did) to sites where they can get serial
numbers for their software does not mean that I have pirated software. All
the software on my 3 computers has been legally obtained and/or supplied
with the computers.
Ron

 

[Cerridwen]

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Office 2000 SR-1 does require activation.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Mine doesn't even Office XP never needed activated.
Ron

Then it was either OEM - or you're a pirate.

Came with the computer. However to reiterate Office 2000 never needed
to be activated as I have installed it on my old computer many times,
as I frequently format and re install the operating system software,
Windows 98, again legal. I also have Office 2003 as a 30 day trial
but since installing it I have had frequent crashing and freezing of
my main computer so it is going to be uninstalled. In fact I think I
will just run the restore cd and go back to the factory settings and
install Office 2000 instead of Office XP or Office 2003 as they are
just resource hogs.

Just because I send people (or did) to sites where they can get serial
numbers for their software does not mean that I have pirated
software. All the software on my 3 computers has been legally
obtained and/or supplied with the computers.
Ron

As Milly said Office 2000 with SR-1 included /did/ require activation.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Re-read my post. Office 2000 SR-1 was sold at retail after SR-1 came out.
This version, and all versions thereafter for all Office Suites, require
activation. Office 2000 without SR-1 included did not require activation.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the SWEN virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, ron asked:

| || ron wrote:
||| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
||| |||| Office 2000 SR-1 does require activation.
||||
|||| --
|||| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|||
||| Mine doesn't even Office XP never needed activated.
||| Ron
||
|| Then it was either OEM - or you're a pirate.
| Came with the computer. However to reiterate Office 2000 never needed
| to be activated as I have installed it on my old computer many times,
| as I frequently format and re install the operating system software,
| Windows 98, again legal. I also have Office 2003 as a 30 day trial
| but since installing it I have had frequent crashing and freezing of
| my main computer so it is going to be uninstalled. In fact I think I
| will just run the restore cd and go back to the factory settings and
| install Office 2000 instead of Office XP or Office 2003 as they are
| just resource hogs.
|
| Just because I send people (or did) to sites where they can get serial
| numbers for their software does not mean that I have pirated
| software. All the software on my 3 computers has been legally
| obtained and/or supplied with the computers.
| Ron

 

[Mike Sommers]

Thanks to all who replied. Looks like I'm in good shape since I have the
version prior to SR-1.

Thanks again.