Office 2003 Pro

J

Jerrycee11

I recently won a copy of MS Office Pro Ed 2003 w/OneNote 2003 in the MS Tips
& Tricks web site. The problem is that previous to winning I purchased 2
copies of Office 2003 Pro for my 2 PC's and if I uninstall one of the
programs from a PC and install the winning copy I will no longer be able to
install the one I purchased to a different PC because, as I understand the
copyright agreement, the install is specific to the PC I originally installed
it to. Unless I buy a new PC and install the winning copy to it, I am
basically screwed and won't be able to install the new(winning) copy. Any
suggestions?
Thanks
Jerry
 
B

bxb7668

Read the EULA that came with each copy. Basically, if the copy came
preinstalled on the PC, it probably is OEM, in which case it is locked
to the hardware. If it is a retail copy, it probably can be removed
and installed on another PC (or sold for that matter). Read the EULA.

Brian
 
B

Beth Melton

As Brian suggested, you should read the EULA to be sure. But knowing
how difficult it may be to interpret, here's the general information:

If Office came preinstalled on the computer (OEM version) then it can
be installed only on the computer it was installed on. If you
purchased a retail version then the license is transferable to another
computer.

But to be sure you should always read your EULA.

Plus, if the version of Office you have installed is Office
Professional and the copy you won is also Office Professional then
unless they changed something, One Note should be a separate
installation since it is a stand-alone program. In that case all you
need to do is install One Note.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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J

Jerrycee11

Thank you both. I won't really know if I'll be able to reinstall the retail
version I purchased prior to the one I won until I get another PC (maybe that
laptop I always wanted) but until then...... Thanks again to both of you
Jerry
 
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