Office Enterprise 2007 To A New Computer

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John181818

Hi. I have a new computer on order that will be here in about a week. The
copy of Office that we own is thru work and is single user only. I will be
switching Office from this computer to the new one and deleting it from the
old computer as soon as I know the installation is complete.

Will I have any problems with getting it registered on the new computer and
if so what will I need to do?

Thanks.
 
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Herb Tyson [MVP]

You might have to activate by telephone... but they're very good about it
when you explain.
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

You WILL have a problem as the Home Use program is for a single installation and cannot be moved to another machine. Contact your employer for assistance with a second copy of the Home Use Office Suite.

Herb - FYI - the Home Use Office program acts very much like an OEM version where you cannot move it to a new computer.

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After furious head scratching, John181818 asked:

| Hi. I have a new computer on order that will be here in about a
| week. The copy of Office that we own is thru work and is single user
| only. I will be switching Office from this computer to the new one
| and deleting it from the old computer as soon as I know the
| installation is complete.
|
| Will I have any problems with getting it registered on the new
| computer and if so what will I need to do?
|
| Thanks.
 
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Peter Foldes

John

Office 2007 Enterprise which is procured through the Home User Program is very similar to the OEM version of Windows whereby it is tied to the computer to which it is installed and activated.

You will most probably need to by another license for it to be able to install it to another computer.
 
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John181818

When I read the license (yes, I did read almost all of it) it said something
about being able to change computers every 90 days or also when a new
computer was replacing the old one.
 
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Herb Tyson [MVP]

The OP didn't mention the magic words Home Use Program. If that's the case,
he might encounter a problem. I've never used any of the HUP versions and I
don't know the activation specifics. Given that licenses are bought in
volume, however, it would seem very limited if licenses couldn't be
transferred when an employee upgrades their computer or leaves the company.
I do know with other kinds of licenses transferring to a new computer is
rote.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
You WILL have a problem as the Home Use program is for a single installation
and cannot be moved to another machine. Contact your employer for
assistance with a second copy of the Home Use Office Suite.

Herb - FYI - the Home Use Office program acts very much like an OEM version
where you cannot move it to a new computer.

--
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, John181818 asked:

| Hi. I have a new computer on order that will be here in about a
| week. The copy of Office that we own is thru work and is single user
| only. I will be switching Office from this computer to the new one
| and deleting it from the old computer as soon as I know the
| installation is complete.
|
| Will I have any problems with getting it registered on the new
| computer and if so what will I need to do?
|
| Thanks.
 
J

John181818

The license expires when the employee no longer works for the employer and
can only be in one computer at one time.

The license also says:

15. REASSIGN TO ANOTHER DEVICE. You may reassign the license to a different
device any number of times, but not more than one time every 90 days. If
you reassign, that other device becomes the “licensed device.†If you retire
the licensed device due to hardware failure, you may reassign the license
sooner.
 
H

Herb Tyson [MVP]

Thanks. So, it sounds like the OP should be able to do what he wants.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
John181818 said:
The license expires when the employee no longer works for the employer and
can only be in one computer at one time.

The license also says:

15. REASSIGN TO ANOTHER DEVICE. You may reassign the license to a
different
device any number of times, but not more than one time every 90 days. If
you reassign, that other device becomes the “licensed device.†If you
retire
the licensed device due to hardware failure, you may reassign the license
sooner.

--
John Steiner


Herb Tyson said:
The OP didn't mention the magic words Home Use Program. If that's the
case,
he might encounter a problem. I've never used any of the HUP versions and
I
don't know the activation specifics. Given that licenses are bought in
volume, however, it would seem very limited if licenses couldn't be
transferred when an employee upgrades their computer or leaves the
company.
I do know with other kinds of licenses transferring to a new computer is
rote.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
You WILL have a problem as the Home Use program is for a single
installation
and cannot be moved to another machine. Contact your employer for
assistance with a second copy of the Home Use Office Suite.

Herb - FYI - the Home Use Office program acts very much like an OEM
version
where you cannot move it to a new computer.

--Â
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, John181818 asked:

| Hi. I have a new computer on order that will be here in about a
| week. The copy of Office that we own is thru work and is single user
| only. I will be switching Office from this computer to the new one
| and deleting it from the old computer as soon as I know the
| installation is complete.
|
| Will I have any problems with getting it registered on the new
| computer and if so what will I need to do?
|
| Thanks.
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jewel

I am going to be trying to do the exact same thing that this post was
discussing. Were you able to uninstall and reinstall the Home Use Microsoft
Office Enterprise 2007?
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Not only is Office Enterprise Home Use Program software single user, it is also single installation. So, the short answer is that you will not be able to install it on your new machine.

--
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, jewel asked:

| I am going to be trying to do the exact same thing that this post was
| discussing. Were you able to uninstall and reinstall the Home Use
| Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007?
|
| "John181818" wrote:
|
|| Hi. I have a new computer on order that will be here in about a
|| week. The copy of Office that we own is thru work and is single
|| user only. I will be switching Office from this computer to the new
|| one and deleting it from the old computer as soon as I know the
|| installation is complete.
||
|| Will I have any problems with getting it registered on the new
|| computer and if so what will I need to do?
||
|| Thanks.
|| --
|| John Steiner
 
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Bruce

Hey John,

I'm running into the same problem you talk about in your post. I have Office
Enterprise through my Employee Home Use program and I installed it on a brand
new laptop...only my laptop died on me a few days later and they are sending
me a new one.

Were you able to reinstall Office on your new computer?

Thanks,

Bruce
 
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