Office licensing question

[Huey]

Hi.

I have a desktop PC running Office 2000 and bought a laptop a while ago with
a preinstalled Office XP. I have just read on the Microsoft Website that
when installing Office 2003 one is allowed to install on both a laptop and a
desktop for non-concurrent use. See below.

Does the same apply to Office XP? And if so, can I install XP on my desktop
and activate the program without problems (theoretically)?

From office.microsoft.com:
Q. How many times can I install Office 2003 Editions?
A. You can install one copy of Office Professional Edition 2003, Office
Small Business Edition 2003, and Office Standard Edition 2003 on your main
computer and another on your laptop computer for your exclusive, but
non-concurrent use. To install a version of these Office 2003 Editions on
more than these two computers, you must obtain another license for the
program. You can install Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to
three computers in your household if a household member is qualified. You
can work with Office 2003 Editions at your desk and when mobile. Note
Licenses for the 2003 release of Office acquired preinstalled on new
computers are single-computer licenses that cannot be transferred or
installed on another computer.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Hi.

I have a desktop PC running Office 2000 and bought a laptop a while
ago with a preinstalled Office XP. I have just read on the Microsoft
Website that when installing Office 2003 one is allowed to install on
both a laptop and a desktop for non-concurrent use. See below.

Does the same apply to Office XP? And if so, can I install XP on my
desktop and activate the program without problems (theoretically)?

It applies to all retail versions; because your Office XP came with your
laptop it is considered to be OEM, and, therefore, is permanently tied to
the first system it was installed on and cannot be installed on any other,
regardless of what fate befalls the first. If you need Office on your
desktop, you will need to purchase another licence. Read the EULA. Besides,
if you do not have the disc(s), how do you propose to transfer it? Many
manufacturers supply Office as part of a set of rescue discs only.

From office.microsoft.com:
Q. How many times can I install Office 2003 Editions?
A. You can install one copy of Office Professional Edition 2003,
Office Small Business Edition 2003, and Office Standard Edition 2003
on your main computer and another on your laptop computer for your
exclusive, but non-concurrent use. To install a version of these
Office 2003 Editions on more than these two computers, you must
obtain another license for the program. You can install Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to three computers in your
household if a household member is qualified. You can work with
Office 2003 Editions at your desk and when mobile. Note Licenses for
the 2003 release of Office acquired preinstalled on new computers are
single-computer licenses that cannot be transferred or installed on
another computer.

That's irrelevant. That applies to a *RETAIL* licence only.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Hi.

I have a desktop PC running Office 2000 and bought a laptop a while
ago with a preinstalled Office XP. I have just read on the Microsoft
Website that when installing Office 2003 one is allowed to install on
both a laptop and a desktop for non-concurrent use. See below.

Does the same apply to Office XP? And if so, can I install XP on my
desktop and activate the program without problems (theoretically)?

It applies to all retail versions; because your Office XP came with your
laptop it is considered to be OEM, and, therefore, is permanently tied to
the first system it was installed on and cannot be installed on any other,
regardless of what fate befalls the first. If you need Office on your
desktop, you will need to purchase another licence. Read the EULA. Besides,
if you do not have the disc(s), how do you propose to transfer it? Many
manufacturers supply Office as part of a set of rescue discs only.

From office.microsoft.com:
Q. How many times can I install Office 2003 Editions?
A. You can install one copy of Office Professional Edition 2003,
Office Small Business Edition 2003, and Office Standard Edition 2003
on your main computer and another on your laptop computer for your
exclusive, but non-concurrent use. To install a version of these
Office 2003 Editions on more than these two computers, you must
obtain another license for the program. You can install Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to three computers in your
household if a household member is qualified. You can work with
Office 2003 Editions at your desk and when mobile. Note Licenses for
the 2003 release of Office acquired preinstalled on new computers are
single-computer licenses that cannot be transferred or installed on
another computer.

That's irrelevant. That applies to a *RETAIL* licence only.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Hi.

I have a desktop PC running Office 2000 and bought a laptop a while
ago with a preinstalled Office XP. I have just read on the Microsoft
Website that when installing Office 2003 one is allowed to install on
both a laptop and a desktop for non-concurrent use. See below.

Does the same apply to Office XP? And if so, can I install XP on my
desktop and activate the program without problems (theoretically)?

It applies to all retail versions; because your Office XP came with your
laptop it is considered to be OEM, and, therefore, is permanently tied to
the first system it was installed on and cannot be installed on any other,
regardless of what fate befalls the first. If you need Office on your
desktop, you will need to purchase another licence. Read the EULA. Besides,
if you do not have the disc(s), how do you propose to transfer it? Many
manufacturers supply Office as part of a set of rescue discs only.

From office.microsoft.com:
Q. How many times can I install Office 2003 Editions?
A. You can install one copy of Office Professional Edition 2003,
Office Small Business Edition 2003, and Office Standard Edition 2003
on your main computer and another on your laptop computer for your
exclusive, but non-concurrent use. To install a version of these
Office 2003 Editions on more than these two computers, you must
obtain another license for the program. You can install Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to three computers in your
household if a household member is qualified. You can work with
Office 2003 Editions at your desk and when mobile. Note Licenses for
the 2003 release of Office acquired preinstalled on new computers are
single-computer licenses that cannot be transferred or installed on
another computer.

That's irrelevant. That applies to a *RETAIL* licence only.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Hi.

I have a desktop PC running Office 2000 and bought a laptop a while
ago with a preinstalled Office XP. I have just read on the Microsoft
Website that when installing Office 2003 one is allowed to install on
both a laptop and a desktop for non-concurrent use. See below.

Does the same apply to Office XP? And if so, can I install XP on my
desktop and activate the program without problems (theoretically)?

It applies to all retail versions; because your Office XP came with your
laptop it is considered to be OEM, and, therefore, is permanently tied to
the first system it was installed on and cannot be installed on any other,
regardless of what fate befalls the first. If you need Office on your
desktop, you will need to purchase another licence. Read the EULA. Besides,
if you do not have the disc(s), how do you propose to transfer it? Many
manufacturers supply Office as part of a set of rescue discs only.

From office.microsoft.com:
Q. How many times can I install Office 2003 Editions?
A. You can install one copy of Office Professional Edition 2003,
Office Small Business Edition 2003, and Office Standard Edition 2003
on your main computer and another on your laptop computer for your
exclusive, but non-concurrent use. To install a version of these
Office 2003 Editions on more than these two computers, you must
obtain another license for the program. You can install Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to three computers in your
household if a household member is qualified. You can work with
Office 2003 Editions at your desk and when mobile. Note Licenses for
the 2003 release of Office acquired preinstalled on new computers are
single-computer licenses that cannot be transferred or installed on
another computer.

That's irrelevant. That applies to a *RETAIL* licence only.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Hi.

I have a desktop PC running Office 2000 and bought a laptop a while
ago with a preinstalled Office XP. I have just read on the Microsoft
Website that when installing Office 2003 one is allowed to install on
both a laptop and a desktop for non-concurrent use. See below.

Does the same apply to Office XP? And if so, can I install XP on my
desktop and activate the program without problems (theoretically)?

It applies to all retail versions; because your Office XP came with your
laptop it is considered to be OEM, and, therefore, is permanently tied to
the first system it was installed on and cannot be installed on any other,
regardless of what fate befalls the first. If you need Office on your
desktop, you will need to purchase another licence. Read the EULA. Besides,
if you do not have the disc(s), how do you propose to transfer it? Many
manufacturers supply Office as part of a set of rescue discs only.

From office.microsoft.com:
Q. How many times can I install Office 2003 Editions?
A. You can install one copy of Office Professional Edition 2003,
Office Small Business Edition 2003, and Office Standard Edition 2003
on your main computer and another on your laptop computer for your
exclusive, but non-concurrent use. To install a version of these
Office 2003 Editions on more than these two computers, you must
obtain another license for the program. You can install Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to three computers in your
household if a household member is qualified. You can work with
Office 2003 Editions at your desk and when mobile. Note Licenses for
the 2003 release of Office acquired preinstalled on new computers are
single-computer licenses that cannot be transferred or installed on
another computer.

That's irrelevant. That applies to a *RETAIL* licence only.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Hi.

I have a desktop PC running Office 2000 and bought a laptop a while
ago with a preinstalled Office XP. I have just read on the Microsoft
Website that when installing Office 2003 one is allowed to install on
both a laptop and a desktop for non-concurrent use. See below.

Does the same apply to Office XP? And if so, can I install XP on my
desktop and activate the program without problems (theoretically)?

It applies to all retail versions; because your Office XP came with your
laptop it is considered to be OEM, and, therefore, is permanently tied to
the first system it was installed on and cannot be installed on any other,
regardless of what fate befalls the first. If you need Office on your
desktop, you will need to purchase another licence. Read the EULA. Besides,
if you do not have the disc(s), how do you propose to transfer it? Many
manufacturers supply Office as part of a set of rescue discs only.

From office.microsoft.com:
Q. How many times can I install Office 2003 Editions?
A. You can install one copy of Office Professional Edition 2003,
Office Small Business Edition 2003, and Office Standard Edition 2003
on your main computer and another on your laptop computer for your
exclusive, but non-concurrent use. To install a version of these
Office 2003 Editions on more than these two computers, you must
obtain another license for the program. You can install Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to three computers in your
household if a household member is qualified. You can work with
Office 2003 Editions at your desk and when mobile. Note Licenses for
the 2003 release of Office acquired preinstalled on new computers are
single-computer licenses that cannot be transferred or installed on
another computer.

That's irrelevant. That applies to a *RETAIL* licence only.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Hi.

I have a desktop PC running Office 2000 and bought a laptop a while
ago with a preinstalled Office XP. I have just read on the Microsoft
Website that when installing Office 2003 one is allowed to install on
both a laptop and a desktop for non-concurrent use. See below.

Does the same apply to Office XP? And if so, can I install XP on my
desktop and activate the program without problems (theoretically)?

It applies to all retail versions; because your Office XP came with your
laptop it is considered to be OEM, and, therefore, is permanently tied to
the first system it was installed on and cannot be installed on any other,
regardless of what fate befalls the first. If you need Office on your
desktop, you will need to purchase another licence. Read the EULA. Besides,
if you do not have the disc(s), how do you propose to transfer it? Many
manufacturers supply Office as part of a set of rescue discs only.

From office.microsoft.com:
Q. How many times can I install Office 2003 Editions?
A. You can install one copy of Office Professional Edition 2003,
Office Small Business Edition 2003, and Office Standard Edition 2003
on your main computer and another on your laptop computer for your
exclusive, but non-concurrent use. To install a version of these
Office 2003 Editions on more than these two computers, you must
obtain another license for the program. You can install Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to three computers in your
household if a household member is qualified. You can work with
Office 2003 Editions at your desk and when mobile. Note Licenses for
the 2003 release of Office acquired preinstalled on new computers are
single-computer licenses that cannot be transferred or installed on
another computer.

That's irrelevant. That applies to a *RETAIL* licence only.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Hi.

I have a desktop PC running Office 2000 and bought a laptop a while
ago with a preinstalled Office XP. I have just read on the Microsoft
Website that when installing Office 2003 one is allowed to install on
both a laptop and a desktop for non-concurrent use. See below.

Does the same apply to Office XP? And if so, can I install XP on my
desktop and activate the program without problems (theoretically)?

It applies to all retail versions; because your Office XP came with your
laptop it is considered to be OEM, and, therefore, is permanently tied to
the first system it was installed on and cannot be installed on any other,
regardless of what fate befalls the first. If you need Office on your
desktop, you will need to purchase another licence. Read the EULA. Besides,
if you do not have the disc(s), how do you propose to transfer it? Many
manufacturers supply Office as part of a set of rescue discs only.

From office.microsoft.com:
Q. How many times can I install Office 2003 Editions?
A. You can install one copy of Office Professional Edition 2003,
Office Small Business Edition 2003, and Office Standard Edition 2003
on your main computer and another on your laptop computer for your
exclusive, but non-concurrent use. To install a version of these
Office 2003 Editions on more than these two computers, you must
obtain another license for the program. You can install Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to three computers in your
household if a household member is qualified. You can work with
Office 2003 Editions at your desk and when mobile. Note Licenses for
the 2003 release of Office acquired preinstalled on new computers are
single-computer licenses that cannot be transferred or installed on
another computer.

That's irrelevant. That applies to a *RETAIL* licence only.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Hi.

I have a desktop PC running Office 2000 and bought a laptop a while
ago with a preinstalled Office XP. I have just read on the Microsoft
Website that when installing Office 2003 one is allowed to install on
both a laptop and a desktop for non-concurrent use. See below.

Does the same apply to Office XP? And if so, can I install XP on my
desktop and activate the program without problems (theoretically)?

It applies to all retail versions; because your Office XP came with your
laptop it is considered to be OEM, and, therefore, is permanently tied to
the first system it was installed on and cannot be installed on any other,
regardless of what fate befalls the first. If you need Office on your
desktop, you will need to purchase another licence. Read the EULA. Besides,
if you do not have the disc(s), how do you propose to transfer it? Many
manufacturers supply Office as part of a set of rescue discs only.

From office.microsoft.com:
Q. How many times can I install Office 2003 Editions?
A. You can install one copy of Office Professional Edition 2003,
Office Small Business Edition 2003, and Office Standard Edition 2003
on your main computer and another on your laptop computer for your
exclusive, but non-concurrent use. To install a version of these
Office 2003 Editions on more than these two computers, you must
obtain another license for the program. You can install Office
Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to three computers in your
household if a household member is qualified. You can work with
Office 2003 Editions at your desk and when mobile. Note Licenses for
the 2003 release of Office acquired preinstalled on new computers are
single-computer licenses that cannot be transferred or installed on
another computer.

That's irrelevant. That applies to a *RETAIL* licence only.

 

[Huey]

Thanks for your reply. I have the disks as it otherwise would be an
irrelevant question. I learned something new: An OEM version is permanently
tied to the PC it came with! How about if I decide to throw away the PC but
wish to keep the software. Will it then be possible to transfer the licens?
(Probably not if I understand your reply correctly.)

How about when I need to rebuild the machine (Format C as I do when the PC
starts behaving badly?

Oh how I hate all these licensing rules. Not that I want to be a pirate - I
just hate when PCs and software are more difficult to deal with than
necessary.

The EULA does not make reading for normal people to be honest. A
conservative guess is that less than 0.1% of all owners of Windows, Office
etc have ever read any EULA.

I will certainly start to consider OpenOffice!

Sorry I am not having a go at you, dear replyer, just Microsofts annoying
licensing rules.

 

[Huey]

Thanks for your reply. I have the disks as it otherwise would be an
irrelevant question. I learned something new: An OEM version is permanently
tied to the PC it came with! How about if I decide to throw away the PC but
wish to keep the software. Will it then be possible to transfer the licens?
(Probably not if I understand your reply correctly.)

How about when I need to rebuild the machine (Format C as I do when the PC
starts behaving badly?

Oh how I hate all these licensing rules. Not that I want to be a pirate - I
just hate when PCs and software are more difficult to deal with than
necessary.

The EULA does not make reading for normal people to be honest. A
conservative guess is that less than 0.1% of all owners of Windows, Office
etc have ever read any EULA.

I will certainly start to consider OpenOffice!

Sorry I am not having a go at you, dear replyer, just Microsofts annoying
licensing rules.

 

[Huey]

Thanks for your reply. I have the disks as it otherwise would be an
irrelevant question. I learned something new: An OEM version is permanently
tied to the PC it came with! How about if I decide to throw away the PC but
wish to keep the software. Will it then be possible to transfer the licens?
(Probably not if I understand your reply correctly.)

How about when I need to rebuild the machine (Format C as I do when the PC
starts behaving badly?

Oh how I hate all these licensing rules. Not that I want to be a pirate - I
just hate when PCs and software are more difficult to deal with than
necessary.

The EULA does not make reading for normal people to be honest. A
conservative guess is that less than 0.1% of all owners of Windows, Office
etc have ever read any EULA.

I will certainly start to consider OpenOffice!

Sorry I am not having a go at you, dear replyer, just Microsofts annoying
licensing rules.

 

[Huey]

Thanks for your reply. I have the disks as it otherwise would be an
irrelevant question. I learned something new: An OEM version is permanently
tied to the PC it came with! How about if I decide to throw away the PC but
wish to keep the software. Will it then be possible to transfer the licens?
(Probably not if I understand your reply correctly.)

How about when I need to rebuild the machine (Format C as I do when the PC
starts behaving badly?

Oh how I hate all these licensing rules. Not that I want to be a pirate - I
just hate when PCs and software are more difficult to deal with than
necessary.

The EULA does not make reading for normal people to be honest. A
conservative guess is that less than 0.1% of all owners of Windows, Office
etc have ever read any EULA.

I will certainly start to consider OpenOffice!

Sorry I am not having a go at you, dear replyer, just Microsofts annoying
licensing rules.

 

[Huey]

Thanks for your reply. I have the disks as it otherwise would be an
irrelevant question. I learned something new: An OEM version is permanently
tied to the PC it came with! How about if I decide to throw away the PC but
wish to keep the software. Will it then be possible to transfer the licens?
(Probably not if I understand your reply correctly.)

How about when I need to rebuild the machine (Format C as I do when the PC
starts behaving badly?

Oh how I hate all these licensing rules. Not that I want to be a pirate - I
just hate when PCs and software are more difficult to deal with than
necessary.

The EULA does not make reading for normal people to be honest. A
conservative guess is that less than 0.1% of all owners of Windows, Office
etc have ever read any EULA.

I will certainly start to consider OpenOffice!

Sorry I am not having a go at you, dear replyer, just Microsofts annoying
licensing rules.

 

[Huey]

Thanks for your reply. I have the disks as it otherwise would be an
irrelevant question. I learned something new: An OEM version is permanently
tied to the PC it came with! How about if I decide to throw away the PC but
wish to keep the software. Will it then be possible to transfer the licens?
(Probably not if I understand your reply correctly.)

How about when I need to rebuild the machine (Format C as I do when the PC
starts behaving badly?

Oh how I hate all these licensing rules. Not that I want to be a pirate - I
just hate when PCs and software are more difficult to deal with than
necessary.

The EULA does not make reading for normal people to be honest. A
conservative guess is that less than 0.1% of all owners of Windows, Office
etc have ever read any EULA.

I will certainly start to consider OpenOffice!

Sorry I am not having a go at you, dear replyer, just Microsofts annoying
licensing rules.

 

[Huey]

Thanks for your reply. I have the disks as it otherwise would be an
irrelevant question. I learned something new: An OEM version is permanently
tied to the PC it came with! How about if I decide to throw away the PC but
wish to keep the software. Will it then be possible to transfer the licens?
(Probably not if I understand your reply correctly.)

How about when I need to rebuild the machine (Format C as I do when the PC
starts behaving badly?

Oh how I hate all these licensing rules. Not that I want to be a pirate - I
just hate when PCs and software are more difficult to deal with than
necessary.

The EULA does not make reading for normal people to be honest. A
conservative guess is that less than 0.1% of all owners of Windows, Office
etc have ever read any EULA.

I will certainly start to consider OpenOffice!

Sorry I am not having a go at you, dear replyer, just Microsofts annoying
licensing rules.

 

[Huey]

Thanks for your reply. I have the disks as it otherwise would be an
irrelevant question. I learned something new: An OEM version is permanently
tied to the PC it came with! How about if I decide to throw away the PC but
wish to keep the software. Will it then be possible to transfer the licens?
(Probably not if I understand your reply correctly.)

How about when I need to rebuild the machine (Format C as I do when the PC
starts behaving badly?

Oh how I hate all these licensing rules. Not that I want to be a pirate - I
just hate when PCs and software are more difficult to deal with than
necessary.

The EULA does not make reading for normal people to be honest. A
conservative guess is that less than 0.1% of all owners of Windows, Office
etc have ever read any EULA.

I will certainly start to consider OpenOffice!

Sorry I am not having a go at you, dear replyer, just Microsofts annoying
licensing rules.

 

[Huey]

Thanks for your reply. I have the disks as it otherwise would be an
irrelevant question. I learned something new: An OEM version is permanently
tied to the PC it came with! How about if I decide to throw away the PC but
wish to keep the software. Will it then be possible to transfer the licens?
(Probably not if I understand your reply correctly.)

How about when I need to rebuild the machine (Format C as I do when the PC
starts behaving badly?

Oh how I hate all these licensing rules. Not that I want to be a pirate - I
just hate when PCs and software are more difficult to deal with than
necessary.

The EULA does not make reading for normal people to be honest. A
conservative guess is that less than 0.1% of all owners of Windows, Office
etc have ever read any EULA.

I will certainly start to consider OpenOffice!

Sorry I am not having a go at you, dear replyer, just Microsofts annoying
licensing rules.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Thanks for your reply. I have the disks as it otherwise would be an
irrelevant question. I learned something new: An OEM version is
permanently tied to the PC it came with! How about if I decide to
throw away the PC but wish to keep the software. Will it then be
possible to transfer the licens? (Probably not if I understand your
reply correctly.)

Correct, you can send the system to the tip, but you'd have to use the discs
as coasters.

How about when I need to rebuild the machine (Format C as I do when
the PC starts behaving badly?

Er, that's not rebuilding, that's *reinstalling* - it's still the same
system, isn't it?