Installing Office Twice on a Dual-Boot Machine

[CJW]

I have a Office 2007 Professional copy that I am currently running on
Windows XP. I am planning to also install Windows Vista this weekend
on the SAME computer as a dual-boot. Can I install Office 2007 again
to be used under the Windows Vista install or would that violate the
license agreement? Would activation work, since the hardware ID of the
computer could potentially be the same (not sure what algorithm is ued
to create the ID and if the OS used plays into it).

Thanks for all and any insights.

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA012340811033.aspx "Read the
Microsoft Software License Terms". Section 2 "Installation and Use
Rights" in the SLT tells you how many computers (probably either one or
two) you can install your copy of Office on. Section 2 states that a
separate partition counts as a separate licensed device. If the SLT
allows you to install the software on two licensed devices, then
activation shouldn't be a problem as long as you haven't already met or
exceeded that number.

 

[CJW]

Seehttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA012340811033.aspx"Read the
Microsoft Software License Terms". Section 2 "Installation and Use
Rights" in the SLT tells you how many computers (probably either one or
two) you can install your copy of Office on. Section 2 states that a
separate partition counts as a separate licensed device. If the SLT
allows you to install the software on two licensed devices, then
activation shouldn't be a problem as long as you haven't already met or
exceeded that number.





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Thanks for your reply. Let me play Devil's Advocate:

My license states that I can install my copy on one computer, as well
as one mobile computer that directly belongs to me.

How would MS know that this item is install on a Laptop and not on
another partition on my current computer? If they, essentially, allow
me to install it twice, why would they care if the thing is a mobile
unit or another desktop computer that I own (or a dual-boot machine
for that matter)?

Thanks,

Christian

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

The honor system.

 

[bbunny]

I have a Office 2007 Professional copy that I am currently running on
Windows XP. I am planning to also install Windows Vista this weekend
on the SAME computer as a dual-boot. Can I install Office 2007 again
to be used under the Windows Vista install or would that violate the
license agreement? Would activation work, since the hardware ID of the
computer could potentially be the same (not sure what algorithm is ued
to create the ID and if the OS used plays into it).

Thanks for all and any insights.

<http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/useterms/>

Read the terms for your particular MS Office. I don't think that you will
even
need to install it on Vista. Just use it through XP. I can install my copy
on three
devices.

 

[bxb7668]

<http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/useterms/>

Read the terms for your particular MS Office. I don't think that
you will even
need to install it on Vista. Just use it through XP. I can install
my copy on three
devices.

As far as I know, the only edition of Office 2007 that allows three
installed is Home and Student. All other retail editions only allow
the desktop/notebook dual installation if you are the only user. As to
the dual boot, if you want to use Office while using both Vista and XP
you'll need to install it in each. If it is just installed in XP it
probably wont work in Vista until it is installed in Vista as there
are too many registry keys that Vista wouldn't have. I've read that
the position of M$ for is that you need two licenses to Windows XP on
two boot partitions of the same PC. I don't remember them saying
anything about Office, but I suspect that M$ considers it as two
different computers and so they want you to give them more $$ for more
licenses.

Brian