Yes, it means that you cannot install it on any other machine than the one it came pre-installed on. One major limit of OEM software - it lives and dies with the machine it was purchased with.
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After furious head scratching, kirrages asked:
| Quck response! Thanks. It came pre-loaded with the new machine but I
| activated it via the internet myself when it was delivered. The
| product ID is in the format nnnnn-OEM-nnnnnnn-nnnnn. Does this make a
| difference?
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| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
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|| If you purchased the product separately from your computer, all you
|| need to do is uninstall from the old and reinstall to the new -
|| activate using the phone method if the internet option does not
|| work.
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|| After furious head scratching, kirrages asked:
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||| I've got fully activated MS Office Professional 2003 on my PC which
||| I have had for three years. I am getting a new PC shortly. Do I
||| have to do anything clever to reload this software on my new
||| equipment (like uninstalling from the old machine first)? I have
||| the original disks and Product key.
