licensing question

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Dan H

Hi,
We have a client who has Office 2002 or perhaps XP on his laptop. He wants
to know if he can install this on his new Desktop as well.


Thanks.
Daniel
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

OEM or retail?

: Hi,
: We have a client who has Office 2002 or perhaps XP on his laptop. He
wants
: to know if he can install this on his new Desktop as well.
:
:
: Thanks.
: Daniel
:
:
 
B

Bob I

The EULA will state the options. But as Tom said, OEM license( NO ),
Retail license( Yes)
 
D

Dan H

I am not sure.
I would like to have as much information as possible though so I don't have
to play phone tag with him. Of course I realize that I should've found this
out but I didn't. Anyway I can have all the scenarios or atleast OEM versus
Retail and 2003 versus XP so that whatever he has I will have an answer.

Thanks.
 
D

Dan H

Thanks.
Now is there any difference if it is say 2003 or XP or is it pretty much the
same.

I don't have the clients EULA in front of me and he may not be willing to
read it so I would like to have a verbal answer for him.

Thanks.
 
A

Alias

Dan said:
Thanks.
Now is there any difference if it is say 2003 or XP or is it pretty much the
same.

I don't have the clients EULA in front of me and he may not be willing to
read it so I would like to have a verbal answer for him.

Thanks.
Click to expand...

I have an OEM Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003 and the EULA
says I can install it on a desk top and a lap top. Being as I don't own
a laptop, I installed it on two desktops and both activated on line no
problem. They also became "genuine" when I went for updates. Now whether
this is true for Office XP (2002), I don't know and you will have to
look at the EULA or just try it and see what happens!

Alias
 
J

JoAnn Paules

If he won't give you the info you need to answer his question properly, then
err on the side of caution and tell him no.
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

OEM No, Retail, Yes, (depending on the suite)

:I am not sure.
: I would like to have as much information as possible though so I don't
have
: to play phone tag with him. Of course I realize that I should've found
this
: out but I didn't. Anyway I can have all the scenarios or atleast OEM
versus
: Retail and 2003 versus XP so that whatever he has I will have an answer.
:
: Thanks.
: : > OEM or retail?
: >
: > : > : Hi,
: > : We have a client who has Office 2002 or perhaps XP on his laptop. He
: > wants
: > : to know if he can install this on his new Desktop as well.
: > :
: > :
: > : Thanks.
: > : Daniel
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
 
B

Bob I

That would depend on the Edition, but the OEM is a single install
always. So if he can't "prove" that he is allowed to have the second
installation then the answer is "no".
 
A

Alias

Bob said:
That would depend on the Edition, but the OEM is a single install
always. So if he can't "prove" that he is allowed to have the second
installation then the answer is "no".
Click to expand...

I don't know about Office XP, but the OEM Office 2003 that I have
clearly states that it can be installed on two computers in the EULA.
Not only that, I have done just that and both copies activated and
passed the Genuine Disadvantage test when I went for updates.

Alias
 
L

LVTravel

The key here is the word "Enterprise". This is a company purchased version
and is not the typical OEM version of Office. IIRC your license for the
Enterprise version does allow two installs but a standard OEM does not.
 
B

Bob Buckland ?:-\)

Hi Alias,

In Help=>About in Word does the product ID include 'OEM' in it?

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I don't know about Office XP, but the OEM Office 2003 that I have
clearly states that it can be installed on two computers in the EULA.
Not only that, I have done just that and both copies activated and
passed the Genuine Disadvantage test when I went for updates.

Alias >>
--

Bob Buckland ?:)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
 
A

Alias

LVTravel said:
The key here is the word "Enterprise". This is a company purchased version
and is not the typical OEM version of Office. IIRC your license for the
Enterprise version does allow two installs but a standard OEM does not.
Click to expand...

I see. With so many versions, it's hard to keep up. So, can I move this
version to another computer without any hassles from activation?

Alias
 
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