OEM version or Retail version ?

[WayneF]

Hi all,

I have seen a lot of license questions here and thought this KB article
may be able to clear a few of these questions

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832672

Its a table that helps you find out WHICH version of Office you have via
you product key (Please dont post it !) but use this for your reference.

Cheers

Wayne

 

[JoAnn Paules]

It can tell you if you have a retail or OEM version but not *which* of
those.

Value Edition
0 Enterprise
1 Retail/OEM
2 Trial

The easiest way is to look at your computer's receipt. If it says Office
2003, it's OEM. If you have a receipt for just the software, it's probably
retail.
--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Or look at Help->About to see if your PID has OEM as one of its components.

--
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After furious head scratching, JoAnn Paules asked:

| It can tell you if you have a retail or OEM version but not *which* of
| those.
|
| Value Edition
| 0 Enterprise
| 1 Retail/OEM
| 2 Trial
|
| The easiest way is to look at your computer's receipt. If it says
| Office 2003, it's OEM. If you have a receipt for just the software,
| it's probably retail.
|
| ||
|| Hi all,
||
|| I have seen a lot of license questions here and thought this KB
|| article may be able to clear a few of these questions
||
|| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832672
||
|| Its a table that helps you find out WHICH version of Office you
|| have via you product key (Please dont post it !) but use this for
|| your reference.
||
|| Cheers
||
|| Wayne

 

[JoAnn Paules]

That's the easiest way. Anything that keeps you from messing with the
registry is a good thing.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Or look at Help->About to see if your PID has OEM as one of its components.

--
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, JoAnn Paules asked:

| It can tell you if you have a retail or OEM version but not *which* of
| those.
|
| Value Edition
| 0 Enterprise
| 1 Retail/OEM
| 2 Trial
|
| The easiest way is to look at your computer's receipt. If it says
| Office 2003, it's OEM. If you have a receipt for just the software,
| it's probably retail.
|
| ||
|| Hi all,
||
|| I have seen a lot of license questions here and thought this KB
|| article may be able to clear a few of these questions
||
|| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832672
||
|| Its a table that helps you find out WHICH version of Office you
|| have via you product key (Please dont post it !) but use this for
|| your reference.
||
|| Cheers
||
|| Wayne