Load Office XP on new computer

[runningmom]

I have Office XP for Small Business (Version 2002). I am planning on buying
a new computer with Windows XP Media Center. Can I load my old Office onto
this new computer? A Dell representative told me that I cannot, that Office
is "meant to be for single use," is this true? I have the original discs and
the product key.
thanks.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Did the old version of Office come pre-installed on your other computer?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Office XP Small Business is only OEM. It cannot be installed on a new
computer.

It is the only version of Office XP Small Business (OEM) released by
Microsoft.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, runningmom asked:

| I have Office XP for Small Business (Version 2002). I am planning on
| buying a new computer with Windows XP Media Center. Can I load my
| old Office onto this new computer? A Dell representative told me
| that I cannot, that Office is "meant to be for single use," is this
| true? I have the original discs and the product key.
| thanks.

 

[BP]

I have Office XP for Small Business (Version 2002). I am planning on
buying
a new computer with Windows XP Media Center. Can I load my old Office
onto
this new computer? A Dell representative told me that I cannot, that
Office
is "meant to be for single use," is this true? I have the original discs
and
the product key.
thanks.

Allow me to put this in layman's terms for you. As I understand it:

In the new marketplace being created for us by the good folks at Microsoft
(and others) you cannot own any software. Unlike a car or a toaster it is
not a tangible product that you can buy or sell. What you are buying when
you plunk your money down on the counter at your local Computer Shack is the
permission to use the software. Permission granted under strict rules. Those
rules tell you how you may use the software.

When you buy a new computer with software pre-loaded (OEM software) the OEM
(computer builder) paid for permission to install the software on that one
computer. The cost of that permission was included in the price you paid for
the computer. Anyone who owns that computer has permission to use the
software. You can (still) sell the computer, with the software on it, and
the new owner can use the software, but you can no longer use that software.
You can't sell the software. Or use it on a different computer. The
"original disks and product key" are given to you in the event you ever need
to reload the software onto the same computer it was originally installed
on. No other reason. So for your new computer you must buy new software.
Please throw away the disks you have, or put them inside the old computer's
case when you sell it or throw it in the dump.

For approx. $120 at Amazon you can gain permission to install the software
on 3 desktop computers, provided that you are a teacher or a student, but
you do not get all of the programs included in the full edition. It is a
"limited edition".
For $500 you can gain permission to install the full version of the software
on 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer. Only. Not 2 desktops. Not 2
laptops. 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer.
For $1000 you can gain permission to install the software on 2 desktop
computers and 2 laptops. And you get an extra set of disks and another
product key! Because you have to buy 2 boxes of software.

Got it? That's the deal. That's what you legally agree to when you click "I
Agree" on the second page of the installation process.
I do not agree.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

You did a very nice job of explaining that.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Then save your money and use an alternative OS/Office program. Your choice,
your decision.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, BP asked:

| || I have Office XP for Small Business (Version 2002). I am planning on
|| buying
|| a new computer with Windows XP Media Center. Can I load my old
|| Office onto
|| this new computer? A Dell representative told me that I cannot, that
|| Office
|| is "meant to be for single use," is this true? I have the original
|| discs and
|| the product key.
|| thanks.
|
| Allow me to put this in layman's terms for you. As I understand it:
|
| In the new marketplace being created for us by the good folks at
| Microsoft (and others) you cannot own any software. Unlike a car or a
| toaster it is not a tangible product that you can buy or sell. What
| you are buying when you plunk your money down on the counter at your
| local Computer Shack is the permission to use the software.
| Permission granted under strict rules. Those rules tell you how you
| may use the software.
|
| When you buy a new computer with software pre-loaded (OEM software)
| the OEM (computer builder) paid for permission to install the
| software on that one computer. The cost of that permission was
| included in the price you paid for the computer. Anyone who owns that
| computer has permission to use the software. You can (still) sell the
| computer, with the software on it, and the new owner can use the
| software, but you can no longer use that software. You can't sell the
| software. Or use it on a different computer. The "original disks and
| product key" are given to you in the event you ever need to reload
| the software onto the same computer it was originally installed on.
| No other reason. So for your new computer you must buy new software.
| Please throw away the disks you have, or put them inside the old
| computer's case when you sell it or throw it in the dump.
|
| For approx. $120 at Amazon you can gain permission to install the
| software on 3 desktop computers, provided that you are a teacher or a
| student, but you do not get all of the programs included in the full
| edition. It is a "limited edition".
| For $500 you can gain permission to install the full version of the
| software on 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer. Only. Not 2
| desktops. Not 2 laptops. 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer.
| For $1000 you can gain permission to install the software on 2 desktop
| computers and 2 laptops. And you get an extra set of disks and another
| product key! Because you have to buy 2 boxes of software.
|
| Got it? That's the deal. That's what you legally agree to when you
| click "I Agree" on the second page of the installation process.
| I do not agree.

 

[BP]

Somebody's got to do it.
It's like talking to politicians here.

You did a very nice job of explaining that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Allow me to put this in layman's terms for you. As I understand it:

In the new marketplace being created for us by the good folks at
Microsoft (and others) you cannot own any software. Unlike a car or a
toaster it is not a tangible product that you can buy or sell. What you
are buying when you plunk your money down on the counter at your local
Computer Shack is the permission to use the software. Permission granted
under strict rules. Those rules tell you how you may use the software.

When you buy a new computer with software pre-loaded (OEM software) the
OEM (computer builder) paid for permission to install the software on
that one computer. The cost of that permission was included in the price
you paid for the computer. Anyone who owns that computer has permission
to use the software. You can (still) sell the computer, with the software
on it, and the new owner can use the software, but you can no longer use
that software. You can't sell the software. Or use it on a different
computer. The "original disks and product key" are given to you in the
event you ever need to reload the software onto the same computer it was
originally installed on. No other reason. So for your new computer you
must buy new software. Please throw away the disks you have, or put them
inside the old computer's case when you sell it or throw it in the dump.

For approx. $120 at Amazon you can gain permission to install the
software on 3 desktop computers, provided that you are a teacher or a
student, but you do not get all of the programs included in the full
edition. It is a "limited edition".
For $500 you can gain permission to install the full version of the
software on 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer. Only. Not 2
desktops. Not 2 laptops. 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer.
For $1000 you can gain permission to install the software on 2 desktop
computers and 2 laptops. And you get an extra set of disks and another
product key! Because you have to buy 2 boxes of software.

Got it? That's the deal. That's what you legally agree to when you click
"I Agree" on the second page of the installation process.
I do not agree.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

It can be - and other times you can have a very receptive audience. There's
no telling from day to day - or hour to hour.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Somebody's got to do it.
It's like talking to politicians here.

You did a very nice job of explaining that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I have Office XP for Small Business (Version 2002). I am planning on
buying
a new computer with Windows XP Media Center. Can I load my old Office
onto
this new computer? A Dell representative told me that I cannot, that
Office
is "meant to be for single use," is this true? I have the original
discs and
the product key.
thanks.

Allow me to put this in layman's terms for you. As I understand it:

In the new marketplace being created for us by the good folks at
Microsoft (and others) you cannot own any software. Unlike a car or a
toaster it is not a tangible product that you can buy or sell. What you
are buying when you plunk your money down on the counter at your local
Computer Shack is the permission to use the software. Permission granted
under strict rules. Those rules tell you how you may use the software.

When you buy a new computer with software pre-loaded (OEM software) the
OEM (computer builder) paid for permission to install the software on
that one computer. The cost of that permission was included in the price
you paid for the computer. Anyone who owns that computer has permission
to use the software. You can (still) sell the computer, with the
software on it, and the new owner can use the software, but you can no
longer use that software. You can't sell the software. Or use it on a
different computer. The "original disks and product key" are given to
you in the event you ever need to reload the software onto the same
computer it was originally installed on. No other reason. So for your
new computer you must buy new software. Please throw away the disks you
have, or put them inside the old computer's case when you sell it or
throw it in the dump.

For approx. $120 at Amazon you can gain permission to install the
software on 3 desktop computers, provided that you are a teacher or a
student, but you do not get all of the programs included in the full
edition. It is a "limited edition".
For $500 you can gain permission to install the full version of the
software on 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer. Only. Not 2
desktops. Not 2 laptops. 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer.
For $1000 you can gain permission to install the software on 2 desktop
computers and 2 laptops. And you get an extra set of disks and another
product key! Because you have to buy 2 boxes of software.

Got it? That's the deal. That's what you legally agree to when you click
"I Agree" on the second page of the installation process.
I do not agree.

 

[BP]

Not much different than the other groups I'm on. If you ever find yourself
building a house you can join in the fun on the construction boards!
We'll answer all of you queries exhaustively and with dignity and respect!
;-)
Have fun with it!

It can be - and other times you can have a very receptive audience.
There's no telling from day to day - or hour to hour.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Somebody's got to do it.
It's like talking to politicians here.

You did a very nice job of explaining that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




I have Office XP for Small Business (Version 2002). I am planning on
buying
a new computer with Windows XP Media Center. Can I load my old Office
onto
this new computer? A Dell representative told me that I cannot, that
Office
is "meant to be for single use," is this true? I have the original
discs and
the product key.
thanks.

Allow me to put this in layman's terms for you. As I understand it:

In the new marketplace being created for us by the good folks at
Microsoft (and others) you cannot own any software. Unlike a car or a
toaster it is not a tangible product that you can buy or sell. What you
are buying when you plunk your money down on the counter at your local
Computer Shack is the permission to use the software. Permission
granted under strict rules. Those rules tell you how you may use the
software.

When you buy a new computer with software pre-loaded (OEM software) the
OEM (computer builder) paid for permission to install the software on
that one computer. The cost of that permission was included in the
price you paid for the computer. Anyone who owns that computer has
permission to use the software. You can (still) sell the computer, with
the software on it, and the new owner can use the software, but you can
no longer use that software. You can't sell the software. Or use it on
a different computer. The "original disks and product key" are given to
you in the event you ever need to reload the software onto the same
computer it was originally installed on. No other reason. So for your
new computer you must buy new software. Please throw away the disks you
have, or put them inside the old computer's case when you sell it or
throw it in the dump.

For approx. $120 at Amazon you can gain permission to install the
software on 3 desktop computers, provided that you are a teacher or a
student, but you do not get all of the programs included in the full
edition. It is a "limited edition".
For $500 you can gain permission to install the full version of the
software on 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer. Only. Not 2
desktops. Not 2 laptops. 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer.
For $1000 you can gain permission to install the software on 2 desktop
computers and 2 laptops. And you get an extra set of disks and another
product key! Because you have to buy 2 boxes of software.

Got it? That's the deal. That's what you legally agree to when you
click "I Agree" on the second page of the installation process.
I do not agree.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

We bought a condo - already used.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Not much different than the other groups I'm on. If you ever find yourself
building a house you can join in the fun on the construction boards!
We'll answer all of you queries exhaustively and with dignity and respect!
;-)
Have fun with it!

It can be - and other times you can have a very receptive audience.
There's no telling from day to day - or hour to hour.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Somebody's got to do it.
It's like talking to politicians here.

You did a very nice job of explaining that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




I have Office XP for Small Business (Version 2002). I am planning on
buying
a new computer with Windows XP Media Center. Can I load my old
Office onto
this new computer? A Dell representative told me that I cannot, that
Office
is "meant to be for single use," is this true? I have the original
discs and
the product key.
thanks.

Allow me to put this in layman's terms for you. As I understand it:

In the new marketplace being created for us by the good folks at
Microsoft (and others) you cannot own any software. Unlike a car or a
toaster it is not a tangible product that you can buy or sell. What
you are buying when you plunk your money down on the counter at your
local Computer Shack is the permission to use the software. Permission
granted under strict rules. Those rules tell you how you may use the
software.

When you buy a new computer with software pre-loaded (OEM software)
the OEM (computer builder) paid for permission to install the software
on that one computer. The cost of that permission was included in the
price you paid for the computer. Anyone who owns that computer has
permission to use the software. You can (still) sell the computer,
with the software on it, and the new owner can use the software, but
you can no longer use that software. You can't sell the software. Or
use it on a different computer. The "original disks and product key"
are given to you in the event you ever need to reload the software
onto the same computer it was originally installed on. No other
reason. So for your new computer you must buy new software. Please
throw away the disks you have, or put them inside the old computer's
case when you sell it or throw it in the dump.

For approx. $120 at Amazon you can gain permission to install the
software on 3 desktop computers, provided that you are a teacher or a
student, but you do not get all of the programs included in the full
edition. It is a "limited edition".
For $500 you can gain permission to install the full version of the
software on 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer. Only. Not 2
desktops. Not 2 laptops. 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer.
For $1000 you can gain permission to install the software on 2 desktop
computers and 2 laptops. And you get an extra set of disks and another
product key! Because you have to buy 2 boxes of software.

Got it? That's the deal. That's what you legally agree to when you
click "I Agree" on the second page of the installation process.
I do not agree.

 

[BP]

You can install new owners in a condo and it is allowed by the condo
association agreement?!?

Sorry. I just can't help myself....

We bought a condo - already used.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Not much different than the other groups I'm on. If you ever find
yourself building a house you can join in the fun on the construction
boards!
We'll answer all of you queries exhaustively and with dignity and
respect! ;-)
Have fun with it!

It can be - and other times you can have a very receptive audience.
There's no telling from day to day - or hour to hour.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Somebody's got to do it.
It's like talking to politicians here.

You did a very nice job of explaining that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




I have Office XP for Small Business (Version 2002). I am planning on
buying
a new computer with Windows XP Media Center. Can I load my old
Office onto
this new computer? A Dell representative told me that I cannot,
that Office
is "meant to be for single use," is this true? I have the original
discs and
the product key.
thanks.

Allow me to put this in layman's terms for you. As I understand it:

In the new marketplace being created for us by the good folks at
Microsoft (and others) you cannot own any software. Unlike a car or a
toaster it is not a tangible product that you can buy or sell. What
you are buying when you plunk your money down on the counter at your
local Computer Shack is the permission to use the software.
Permission granted under strict rules. Those rules tell you how you
may use the software.

When you buy a new computer with software pre-loaded (OEM software)
the OEM (computer builder) paid for permission to install the
software on that one computer. The cost of that permission was
included in the price you paid for the computer. Anyone who owns that
computer has permission to use the software. You can (still) sell the
computer, with the software on it, and the new owner can use the
software, but you can no longer use that software. You can't sell the
software. Or use it on a different computer. The "original disks and
product key" are given to you in the event you ever need to reload
the software onto the same computer it was originally installed on.
No other reason. So for your new computer you must buy new software.
Please throw away the disks you have, or put them inside the old
computer's case when you sell it or throw it in the dump.

For approx. $120 at Amazon you can gain permission to install the
software on 3 desktop computers, provided that you are a teacher or a
student, but you do not get all of the programs included in the full
edition. It is a "limited edition".
For $500 you can gain permission to install the full version of the
software on 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer. Only. Not 2
desktops. Not 2 laptops. 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer.
For $1000 you can gain permission to install the software on 2
desktop computers and 2 laptops. And you get an extra set of disks
and another product key! Because you have to buy 2 boxes of software.

Got it? That's the deal. That's what you legally agree to when you
click "I Agree" on the second page of the installation process.
I do not agree.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Yep - and I'd love to uninstall some of them. Several need to be patched.
Most of them need to be completely reformatted!

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

You can install new owners in a condo and it is allowed by the condo
association agreement?!?

Sorry. I just can't help myself....

We bought a condo - already used.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Not much different than the other groups I'm on. If you ever find
yourself building a house you can join in the fun on the construction
boards!
We'll answer all of you queries exhaustively and with dignity and
respect! ;-)
Have fun with it!

It can be - and other times you can have a very receptive audience.
There's no telling from day to day - or hour to hour.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Somebody's got to do it.
It's like talking to politicians here.

You did a very nice job of explaining that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




I have Office XP for Small Business (Version 2002). I am planning
on buying
a new computer with Windows XP Media Center. Can I load my old
Office onto
this new computer? A Dell representative told me that I cannot,
that Office
is "meant to be for single use," is this true? I have the original
discs and
the product key.
thanks.

Allow me to put this in layman's terms for you. As I understand it:

In the new marketplace being created for us by the good folks at
Microsoft (and others) you cannot own any software. Unlike a car or
a toaster it is not a tangible product that you can buy or sell.
What you are buying when you plunk your money down on the counter at
your local Computer Shack is the permission to use the software.
Permission granted under strict rules. Those rules tell you how you
may use the software.

When you buy a new computer with software pre-loaded (OEM software)
the OEM (computer builder) paid for permission to install the
software on that one computer. The cost of that permission was
included in the price you paid for the computer. Anyone who owns
that computer has permission to use the software. You can (still)
sell the computer, with the software on it, and the new owner can
use the software, but you can no longer use that software. You can't
sell the software. Or use it on a different computer. The "original
disks and product key" are given to you in the event you ever need
to reload the software onto the same computer it was originally
installed on. No other reason. So for your new computer you must buy
new software. Please throw away the disks you have, or put them
inside the old computer's case when you sell it or throw it in the
dump.

For approx. $120 at Amazon you can gain permission to install the
software on 3 desktop computers, provided that you are a teacher or
a student, but you do not get all of the programs included in the
full edition. It is a "limited edition".
For $500 you can gain permission to install the full version of the
software on 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer. Only. Not 2
desktops. Not 2 laptops. 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer.
For $1000 you can gain permission to install the software on 2
desktop computers and 2 laptops. And you get an extra set of disks
and another product key! Because you have to buy 2 boxes of
software.

Got it? That's the deal. That's what you legally agree to when you
click "I Agree" on the second page of the installation process.
I do not agree.

 

[BP]

LOL.

Yep - and I'd love to uninstall some of them. Several need to be patched.
Most of them need to be completely reformatted!

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

You can install new owners in a condo and it is allowed by the condo
association agreement?!?

Sorry. I just can't help myself....

We bought a condo - already used.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Not much different than the other groups I'm on. If you ever find
yourself building a house you can join in the fun on the construction
boards!
We'll answer all of you queries exhaustively and with dignity and
respect! ;-)
Have fun with it!

It can be - and other times you can have a very receptive audience.
There's no telling from day to day - or hour to hour.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Somebody's got to do it.
It's like talking to politicians here.

You did a very nice job of explaining that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




message I have Office XP for Small Business (Version 2002). I am planning
on buying
a new computer with Windows XP Media Center. Can I load my old
Office onto
this new computer? A Dell representative told me that I cannot,
that Office
is "meant to be for single use," is this true? I have the original
discs and
the product key.
thanks.

Allow me to put this in layman's terms for you. As I understand it:

In the new marketplace being created for us by the good folks at
Microsoft (and others) you cannot own any software. Unlike a car or
a toaster it is not a tangible product that you can buy or sell.
What you are buying when you plunk your money down on the counter
at your local Computer Shack is the permission to use the software.
Permission granted under strict rules. Those rules tell you how you
may use the software.

When you buy a new computer with software pre-loaded (OEM software)
the OEM (computer builder) paid for permission to install the
software on that one computer. The cost of that permission was
included in the price you paid for the computer. Anyone who owns
that computer has permission to use the software. You can (still)
sell the computer, with the software on it, and the new owner can
use the software, but you can no longer use that software. You
can't sell the software. Or use it on a different computer. The
"original disks and product key" are given to you in the event you
ever need to reload the software onto the same computer it was
originally installed on. No other reason. So for your new computer
you must buy new software. Please throw away the disks you have, or
put them inside the old computer's case when you sell it or throw
it in the dump.

For approx. $120 at Amazon you can gain permission to install the
software on 3 desktop computers, provided that you are a teacher or
a student, but you do not get all of the programs included in the
full edition. It is a "limited edition".
For $500 you can gain permission to install the full version of the
software on 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer. Only. Not 2
desktops. Not 2 laptops. 1 desktop computer and 1 laptop computer.
For $1000 you can gain permission to install the software on 2
desktop computers and 2 laptops. And you get an extra set of disks
and another product key! Because you have to buy 2 boxes of
software.

Got it? That's the deal. That's what you legally agree to when you
click "I Agree" on the second page of the installation process.
I do not agree.

 

[XS11E]

Yep - and I'd love to uninstall some of them. Several need to be patched.
Most of them need to be completely reformatted!

No recycle bin?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

My recycle bin couldn't hold of them. ;-)