Move Office 2007 license to new PC

[Joel]

I just got a new Vista PC and want to install Office 2007 on it. Problem is
that I can't find my license. Is there any way I can find the license on my
old PC and copy it to the new one?

I am going to be retiring the old PC after that is done, so I will still be
only using 1 copy of the software.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

What are you calling the license? You need the disks and the product key.
Which don't you have? You can't just copy the files from one system and
paste them in the other.

 

[Joel]

I have downloaded the same version from the MS website, but I can't find my
activation key from my previous pc.

What are you calling the license? You need the disks and the product key.
Which don't you have? You can't just copy the files from one system and
paste them in the other.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I just got a new Vista PC and want to install Office 2007 on it. Problem is
that I can't find my license. Is there any way I can find the license on
my
old PC and copy it to the new one?

I am going to be retiring the old PC after that is done, so I will still
be
only using 1 copy of the software.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Download and run Belarc Advisor, it will have the product key when you run it on
your older computer.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

I have downloaded the same version from the MS website, but I can't find my
activation key from my previous pc.

What are you calling the license? You need the disks and the product key.
Which don't you have? You can't just copy the files from one system and
paste them in the other.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I just got a new Vista PC and want to install Office 2007 on it. Problem is
that I can't find my license. Is there any way I can find the license on
my
old PC and copy it to the new one?

I am going to be retiring the old PC after that is done, so I will still
be
only using 1 copy of the software.

 

[Joel]

That worked. Thank you very much!!!!

Download and run Belarc Advisor, it will have the product key when you run it on
your older computer.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

I have downloaded the same version from the MS website, but I can't find my
activation key from my previous pc.

What are you calling the license? You need the disks and the product key.
Which don't you have? You can't just copy the files from one system and
paste them in the other.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



I just got a new Vista PC and want to install Office 2007 on it. Problem is
that I can't find my license. Is there any way I can find the license on
my
old PC and copy it to the new one?

I am going to be retiring the old PC after that is done, so I will still
be
only using 1 copy of the software.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Hey glad to help... Keep your product code in a safe place.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

That worked. Thank you very much!!!!

Download and run Belarc Advisor, it will have the product key when you run it
on
your older computer.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

I have downloaded the same version from the MS website, but I can't find my
activation key from my previous pc.

:

What are you calling the license? You need the disks and the product key.
Which don't you have? You can't just copy the files from one system and
paste them in the other.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



I just got a new Vista PC and want to install Office 2007 on it. Problem
is
that I can't find my license. Is there any way I can find the license on
my
old PC and copy it to the new one?

I am going to be retiring the old PC after that is done, so I will still
be
only using 1 copy of the software.

 

[ELW]

I just got a new Vista PC and want to install Office 2007 on it. Problem is
that I can't find my license. Is there any way I can find the license on
my
old PC and copy it to the new one?

I am going to be retiring the old PC after that is done, so I will still
be
only using 1 copy of the software.

I'm really curious how this is going to work. Even after Belarc Advisor
tells you the info you need for installing Office 2007 on your new machine,
I believe Microsoft will still show that your original software is on
another machine. You may have to "negotiate" with them, somehow.

Let us know how this turns out.

EW

 

[Hans Kraay]

I have a three user licence for Office 2007 Home and Student. We have
used all three licences. But I have now replaced my daughters PC and
scrapped her (steam driven) laptop.

Do I need to buy another licence or can I use the product key on her
new PC now that we have scrapped the old one.

I cannot find any support from MS on this. Please help.

 

[Gordon]

I have a three user licence for Office 2007 Home and Student. We have
used all three licences. But I have now replaced my daughters PC and
scrapped her (steam driven) laptop.

Do I need to buy another licence or can I use the product key on her
new PC now that we have scrapped the old one.

I cannot find any support from MS on this. Please help.

Home and student allows an install on three machines concurrently. Just
install it on the new machine. You may, (depending on the time scale) have
to activate over the telephone...

 

[Hans Kraay]

Thanks for that - Ill just give it a try. We bought the Office suite a
couple of months ago and it's one of the reasons we decided to dump the
old laptop.

Assume if I need to phone someone that the number will be supplied at
the time of activation? I have the box and code etc etc still but no
obvious phone number on the box.

 

[Gordon]

Thanks for that - Ill just give it a try. We bought the Office suite a
couple of months ago and it's one of the reasons we decided to dump the
old laptop.

When you say "dumped" does that mean physically scrapped or have you passed
it on to someone else?
If you have passed it on to someone else then it needs to be uninstalled
from that machine.

Assume if I need to phone someone that the number will be supplied at
the time of activation? I have the box and code etc etc still but no
obvious phone number on the box.

Yes - if Internet activation fails you will be asked for your location and a
phone number appears...

 

[Hans Kraay]

Laptop has been scrapped - it's too old and too slow and too fragged t
be of use to anyone. Thanks for your advice. It's really helped