Office Activation- dual boot

[Joe]

I am planning a new multiboot PC with Windows XP Pro (retail) on two
partitions.
My questions concern Office 2003 which I intend to install on both
partitions.
My understanding is that I will only need one licences.
1: How do I activate? Do I need to activate from both partitions or only
from one- if one, which one.
2: Although I expect that there will seldom be significant hardware
changes, I do expect that I may have to on occasion reformat one of the
partitions and do a new clean install of WIN XP Pro and Office (as I will
be testing
some potentially poorly behaved software). Will I have to reactivate Office
after
any reinstalltion and if so how?
thank

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I am planning a new multiboot PC with Windows XP Pro (retail) on two
partitions.
My questions concern Office 2003 which I intend to install on both
partitions.
My understanding is that I will only need one licences.
1: How do I activate? Do I need to activate from both partitions or
only from one- if one, which one.
2: Although I expect that there will seldom be significant hardware
changes, I do expect that I may have to on occasion reformat one of
the partitions and do a new clean install of WIN XP Pro and Office
(as I will be testing
some potentially poorly behaved software). Will I have to reactivate
Office after
any reinstalltion and if so how?
thank

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I am planning a new multiboot PC with Windows XP Pro (retail) on two
partitions.
My questions concern Office 2003 which I intend to install on both
partitions.
My understanding is that I will only need one licences.
1: How do I activate? Do I need to activate from both partitions or
only from one- if one, which one.
2: Although I expect that there will seldom be significant hardware
changes, I do expect that I may have to on occasion reformat one of
the partitions and do a new clean install of WIN XP Pro and Office
(as I will be testing
some potentially poorly behaved software). Will I have to reactivate
Office after
any reinstalltion and if so how?
thank

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I am planning a new multiboot PC with Windows XP Pro (retail) on two
partitions.
My questions concern Office 2003 which I intend to install on both
partitions.
My understanding is that I will only need one licences.
1: How do I activate? Do I need to activate from both partitions or
only from one- if one, which one.
2: Although I expect that there will seldom be significant hardware
changes, I do expect that I may have to on occasion reformat one of
the partitions and do a new clean install of WIN XP Pro and Office
(as I will be testing
some potentially poorly behaved software). Will I have to reactivate
Office after
any reinstalltion and if so how?
thank

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I am planning a new multiboot PC with Windows XP Pro (retail) on two
partitions.
My questions concern Office 2003 which I intend to install on both
partitions.
My understanding is that I will only need one licences.
1: How do I activate? Do I need to activate from both partitions or
only from one- if one, which one.
2: Although I expect that there will seldom be significant hardware
changes, I do expect that I may have to on occasion reformat one of
the partitions and do a new clean install of WIN XP Pro and Office
(as I will be testing
some potentially poorly behaved software). Will I have to reactivate
Office after
any reinstalltion and if so how?
thank

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I am planning a new multiboot PC with Windows XP Pro (retail) on two
partitions.
My questions concern Office 2003 which I intend to install on both
partitions.
My understanding is that I will only need one licences.
1: How do I activate? Do I need to activate from both partitions or
only from one- if one, which one.
2: Although I expect that there will seldom be significant hardware
changes, I do expect that I may have to on occasion reformat one of
the partitions and do a new clean install of WIN XP Pro and Office
(as I will be testing
some potentially poorly behaved software). Will I have to reactivate
Office after
any reinstalltion and if so how?
thank

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I am planning a new multiboot PC with Windows XP Pro (retail) on two
partitions.
My questions concern Office 2003 which I intend to install on both
partitions.
My understanding is that I will only need one licences.
1: How do I activate? Do I need to activate from both partitions or
only from one- if one, which one.
2: Although I expect that there will seldom be significant hardware
changes, I do expect that I may have to on occasion reformat one of
the partitions and do a new clean install of WIN XP Pro and Office
(as I will be testing
some potentially poorly behaved software). Will I have to reactivate
Office after
any reinstalltion and if so how?
thank

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I am planning a new multiboot PC with Windows XP Pro (retail) on two
partitions.
My questions concern Office 2003 which I intend to install on both
partitions.
My understanding is that I will only need one licences.
1: How do I activate? Do I need to activate from both partitions or
only from one- if one, which one.
2: Although I expect that there will seldom be significant hardware
changes, I do expect that I may have to on occasion reformat one of
the partitions and do a new clean install of WIN XP Pro and Office
(as I will be testing
some potentially poorly behaved software). Will I have to reactivate
Office after
any reinstalltion and if so how?
thank

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I am planning a new multiboot PC with Windows XP Pro (retail) on two
partitions.
My questions concern Office 2003 which I intend to install on both
partitions.
My understanding is that I will only need one licences.
1: How do I activate? Do I need to activate from both partitions or
only from one- if one, which one.
2: Although I expect that there will seldom be significant hardware
changes, I do expect that I may have to on occasion reformat one of
the partitions and do a new clean install of WIN XP Pro and Office
(as I will be testing
some potentially poorly behaved software). Will I have to reactivate
Office after
any reinstalltion and if so how?
thank

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I am planning a new multiboot PC with Windows XP Pro (retail) on two
partitions.
My questions concern Office 2003 which I intend to install on both
partitions.
My understanding is that I will only need one licences.
1: How do I activate? Do I need to activate from both partitions or
only from one- if one, which one.
2: Although I expect that there will seldom be significant hardware
changes, I do expect that I may have to on occasion reformat one of
the partitions and do a new clean install of WIN XP Pro and Office
(as I will be testing
some potentially poorly behaved software). Will I have to reactivate
Office after
any reinstalltion and if so how?
thank

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

 

[Greg R]

x-no-archive: yes

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

One can be used as backup? They do allow backups.
Here is a post copied from Windows xp group.
And Alex is an Mvp.

====

 

[Greg R]

x-no-archive: yes

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

One can be used as backup? They do allow backups.
Here is a post copied from Windows xp group.
And Alex is an Mvp.

====

 

[Greg R]

x-no-archive: yes

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

One can be used as backup? They do allow backups.
Here is a post copied from Windows xp group.
And Alex is an Mvp.

====

 

[Greg R]

x-no-archive: yes

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

One can be used as backup? They do allow backups.
Here is a post copied from Windows xp group.
And Alex is an Mvp.

====

 

[Greg R]

x-no-archive: yes

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

One can be used as backup? They do allow backups.
Here is a post copied from Windows xp group.
And Alex is an Mvp.

====

 

[Greg R]

x-no-archive: yes

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

One can be used as backup? They do allow backups.
Here is a post copied from Windows xp group.
And Alex is an Mvp.

====

 

[Greg R]

x-no-archive: yes

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

One can be used as backup? They do allow backups.
Here is a post copied from Windows xp group.
And Alex is an Mvp.

====

 

[Greg R]

x-no-archive: yes

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

One can be used as backup? They do allow backups.
Here is a post copied from Windows xp group.
And Alex is an Mvp.

====

 

[Greg R]

x-no-archive: yes

Sorry, but you are *WRONG*. You will require *two* Windows licences and
*two* Office licences. The Windows licence is a one time installation (i.e.
you *cannot* dual boot with the same licence) on one computer.

The Office licence is the same. The EULA states that it may be installed one
time on one desktop and one laptop - providing they are for the sole use of
the licencee and are not in simultaneous use. Dual booting is (as far as the
licence is concerned) two desktops and, therefore, two licences are
required.

One can be used as backup? They do allow backups.
Here is a post copied from Windows xp group.
And Alex is an Mvp.

====

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MCSE, MVP]]

Backup is allowed, the product activation feature is the one which will keep
the user from using it actually. (Disabling installation on more than the
allowed (2 for FPP 1 for OEM)) From the legal side, the laptop and desktop
use is allowed as long it is used by the same person. Thus this means that
no simulteanos use is allowed.

hth
g

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Gyorgy Moldova, MCSE+I

MVP: Office Systems

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