Moving Office 2003 from one Dell to another

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Conan Kelly

Hello all,

In our small office (6 users) we have an unused Dell Win XP box with MS
Office 2003 installed on it (probably installed by Dell).

I want to uninstall MS Office 2003 from this unused machine and install it
on my computer that has MS Office XP installed on it.

If Office is installed by the manufacturer (Dell), do they supply separate
disks as if you bought Office separately or will Office be on the "Original
Software for ....." disk?

I'm guessing that I will have to locate the appropriate Product Key/license
in order to install it (just can't use any install disk with a Product Key),
correct? If so, how will I be able to tell if I located the right one (we
have several copies of MS Office 2003 (& XP) laying around here)? Can I
somehow get the Product Key from the computer (System Information or other)
so I can compare it to the sets of install disks that I find and will know
that I have the correct one?

Thanks for any help anyone can provide,

Conan Kelly
 
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Gordon

Conan said:
Hello all,

In our small office (6 users) we have an unused Dell Win XP box with MS
Office 2003 installed on it (probably installed by Dell).

I want to uninstall MS Office 2003 from this unused machine and install it
on my computer that has MS Office XP installed on it.

If Office is installed by the manufacturer (Dell), do they supply separate
disks as if you bought Office separately or will Office be on the "Original
Software for ....." disk?

I'm guessing that I will have to locate the appropriate Product Key/license
in order to install it (just can't use any install disk with a Product Key),
correct? If so, how will I be able to tell if I located the right one (we
have several copies of MS Office 2003 (& XP) laying around here)? Can I
somehow get the Product Key from the computer (System Information or other)
so I can compare it to the sets of install disks that I find and will know
that I have the correct one?

Thanks for any help anyone can provide,

Conan Kelly
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If it came pre-installed then you can't move it and still be in
compliance with the EULA....
 
C

Conan Kelly

Gordon said:
If it came pre-installed then you can't move it and still be in compliance
with the EULA....
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Gordon,

(I assume bottom posting is preferred in this NG?)

I just read a thread on the topic which you replied to once.

I know that retail versions of Office allows you to (or used to) install it
on one and one laptop simultaneously (as long as the same person was the
primary user for both machines).

I'm guessing that is not the case with OEM installed versions of Office.

Thanks for the feedback,

Conan Kelly
 
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Gordon

Conan said:
Gordon,

(I assume bottom posting is preferred in this NG?)

I just read a thread on the topic which you replied to once.

I know that retail versions of Office allows you to (or used to) install it
on one and one laptop simultaneously (as long as the same person was the
primary user for both machines).

I'm guessing that is not the case with OEM installed versions of Office.
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that's generally the case but check your EULA just in case....
 
C

Conan Kelly

JoAnn,

Thanks for the feedback.

Some NG's are particular about the way it should be done, but it isn't
consistent across all NG's. It's a coin-toss as to which way to do it and
if you'll get critisized for it.

Thanks again,

Conan
 
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Notan

Conan said:
JoAnn,

Thanks for the feedback.

Some NG's are particular about the way it should be done, but it isn't
consistent across all NG's. It's a coin-toss as to which way to do it and
if you'll get critisized for it.
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<snip>

Actually, what is criticized most often is "mixed posting," i.e., mixing
top posting and bottom posting.

For an example, read your own post! <g>
 
J

JoAnn Paules

There will always be those who go nuts about top posting. I tend to ignore
them. To me, bottom posting is like forcing me to watch last week's episode
before you'll show me this week's show. And, of course, bottom posters
rarely ever snip.

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
 
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Barry Watzman

Re: "If Office is installed by the manufacturer (Dell), do they supply
separate disks as if you bought Office separately or will Office be on
the "Original Software for ....." disk?"

Either scheme is possible, as well as SEVERAL other schemes that you did
not even mention (including no discs at all, period; it's on a restore
partition .....).

Regardless you need to deal with some other issues:

First, if this is an OEM copy (e.g. supplied AND INSTALLED by Dell),
moving it is not legal, period, no matter what you do. It may or may
not be physically possible, but regardless it's not legal. I'll leave
you to resolve what you do if it is possible but not legal.

A product key is contained within the software and that product key can
be easily extracted. That product key may or may not be the same as the
product key on the COA supplied with that software (possibly affixed to
the unused computer's case, possibly not), and it may or may not work
for reinstallation, and either of those keys may or may not work with
any given media that you have or can find.

General rule of thumb: Don't buy ANY software from the OEM. Whether
it's Office, Windows, Anti-Virus or whatever, you are better off (AND
it's usually no more expensive) to just get retail boxed software.
 
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Barry Watzman

The rules vary. Some OEM copies of OFFICE (Office .... NEVER Windows)
do allow multiple installations. You just have to read the EULA for the
particular variant that you have. There are a couple dozen different
EULAs, they all have their own T&Cs (terms and conditions).
 
R

robertharvey

Nope - personal preference. I dislike bottom posting so I don't do it.
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I was converted to bottom posting when I discovered how voicereaders
for blind users work. T?hey make NO sense with topposting
 
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Geoff

JoAnn Paules said:
Nope - personal preference. I dislike bottom posting so I don't do it.

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
 

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