installing on more than one computer

[Rick2]

I own MSOffice 2003 Pro, it was purchased along with my desktop computer
(Dell). I installed the software on my new laptop but everytime I start up
any of the Office Applications I get the End User Agreement, I click on Agree
and proceed...is there anyway to stop the End User Agreement from starting
up? I registered the software when I first started up the desktop so I
didn't re-register it when I installed it on the laptop.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

OEM versions of Microsoft Office cannot be
transferred to a different computer.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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I own MSOffice 2003 Pro, it was purchased along with my desktop computer
(Dell). I installed the software on my new laptop but everytime I start up
any of the Office Applications I get the End User Agreement, I click on Agree
and proceed...is there anyway to stop the End User Agreement from starting
up? I registered the software when I first started up the desktop so I
didn't re-register it when I installed it on the laptop.

 

[Gordon]

OEM versions of Microsoft Office cannot be
transferred to a different computer.

"Purchased with" doesn't necessarily imply "pre-installed".....

 

[Rick2]

Sorry Carey but I'm afraid you are wrong. While the software was purchased
with my dell computer, and installed by Dell...I have the original disks and
product code....and according to microsoft it can be installed on at least 2
systems. After doing some digging...and talking with Dell...I found the
solution...I refer you to the following website....

http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=884202

It turns out that on some systems the permissions in the registry are turned
off so that only the administrator can install software. While I could
install the software on the Vista system I kept getting the EULA...as I said
in the original post. I followed the steps in the Microsoft article and
everything is now working as it should...no more EULA!

 

[Rick2]

Hi Gordon:

I know it has been a while since I've been in here...I've been trying to
find out how to fix my problem...I now have the solution! I refer you to the
following website.

http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=884202

I followed it and the problem has been fixed...no more EULA!

You are right.."purchased with" doesn't make it oem...while I did "purchase"
the MSOffice suite with my desktop...I own the software and have not only the
original disks but the product code...so it was purchased as if I had gone to
a store. According to Microsoft I should be able to install the software on
2 computers (some people tell me 3), so I knew that what I was doing was ok
to do...it just was baffling as to why I was having this problem...now I
know! I guess Vista is notorious for setting up the software as if there
will be an administrator and others will have to "sign-on"...that isn't the
case with me...I'm the only user. I've had other "administrator" type
problems with IE7 too...it wouldn't allow me to access a wireless network
outside of my own...turns out that the connection setting in IE7 was setup so
that I had to manually insert the IP address of the network I was trying to
access...once I checked the box to automatically allow the IP address all is
fixed.

I wanted to make sure to get back to you and Carey as you two were the only
ones to respond to my plight...thanks again for trying to help.