office xp product

[office xp standard]

Hello friends!
I have one question.
Is it possible to install office xp-standard on two computers, for example
if I buy another computer can I install the same product on that computer?
Thank you
amer

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Read your End User License Agreement to see what terms apply to your
copy of Office. Generally speaking, an OEM version of Office XP
Standard can only be installed on the computer that it came with, and a
retail version of Office XP Standard can be installed on one desktop and
one laptop owned by the same person as long as both computers are not
used simultaneously.

 

[office xp standard]

Hello my friend!
The reason why I'm asking you this is that I'm interested in buying office
xp standard on-line. That means that this product will include cd with a key
but without manual like when you buy the same product at retail store. The
next question is : Is it better to buy this product on line which is cheaper
or at the retail store with the manufacture papers? Or can I install this
product on two computers that are on my name in this case?
I already asked them for this but they say that actually I can not install
on more than one computer. I was wondering why, because there is always
possibility of replacing the computers at home.
thank you
amer

 

[garfield-n-odie]

The retail version doesn't come with a manual either. You'll have to
find out from your online source whether they are selling an OEM or
retail version of Office XP Standard. If it's a retail version, also
find out whether it is a full version or an upgrade version. A retail
upgrade version requires that you already own a qualifying product (for
Office XP, that would be either Office 97 or Office 2000), while a
retail full version does not require a qualifying product. You can
install a retail version on one desktop and one laptop owned by you as
long as both computers are not used at the same time, but you cannot
install a retail version on two desktops or two laptops. OEM is only
available as a full version. You can install an OEM version on only one
computer.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Hello my friend!
The reason why I'm asking you this is that I'm interested in buying
office xp standard on-line. That means that this product will include
cd with a key but without manual like when you buy the same product
at retail store. The next question is : Is it better to buy this
product on line which is cheaper or at the retail store with the
manufacture papers? Or can I install this product on two computers
that are on my name in this case?
I already asked them for this but they say that actually I can not
install on more than one computer. I was wondering why, because there
is always possibility of replacing the computers at home.
thank you
amer

What you are describing is a retail OEM licence (which *must* be sold with
an item of *non-peripheral* hardware for the licence to be valid - e.g. a
hard drive would validate the licence, a mouse would not). 'Full' licences,
whether bought online, or through a high-street retailer, will be boxed with
a manual, COA, licence agreement and registration card.

An OEM licence: -

- *cannot* be installed on more than one system
- is *permanently* tied to the system it was first installed on
- must be transferred with the original system, and vice versa
- does not qualify you for any support from Microsoft

This is the reason an OEM licence costs about half the price of the full
retail.

A retail licence: -

- can be installed on one desktop and laptop, providing that they are for
the sole use of the original licencee and they will not be in use
simultaneously (the exception is the Students and Teachers Edition which may
be installed on up to three systems, in any combination, for use by anyone
who meets the qualifying criteria - they must be in full or part-time
education or work in a recognised educational establishment. I believe
homeschooling also qualifies, provided that the homeschooler is recognised
by the local education authority).
- qualifies the licence holder to unlimited installation support and two
free usage support incidents
- may be transferred to another system (provided it is removed from the
first, unless the system types are different, then see first point).

Why are you buying Office XP anyway? If your systems are running Windows XP,
2000 or 2003, you can purchase Office 2003 which, being the latest release,
is much easier to come by. I've not seen Office XP for sale anywhere of late
(apart from Amazon).

You pays your money and you takes your choice...

 

[Alias]

: office xp standard wrote:
: > Hello my friend!
: > The reason why I'm asking you this is that I'm interested in buying
: > office xp standard on-line. That means that this product will include
: > cd with a key but without manual like when you buy the same product
: > at retail store. The next question is : Is it better to buy this
: > product on line which is cheaper or at the retail store with the
: > manufacture papers? Or can I install this product on two computers
: > that are on my name in this case?
: > I already asked them for this but they say that actually I can not
: > install on more than one computer. I was wondering why, because there
: > is always possibility of replacing the computers at home.
: > thank you
: > amer
:
: What you are describing is a retail OEM licence (which *must* be sold with
: an item of *non-peripheral* hardware for the licence to be valid - e.g. a
: hard drive would validate the licence, a mouse would not). 'Full'
licences,
: whether bought online, or through a high-street retailer, will be boxed
with
: a manual, COA, licence agreement and registration card.
:
: An OEM licence: -
:
: - *cannot* be installed on more than one system
: - is *permanently* tied to the system it was first installed on
: - must be transferred with the original system, and vice versa
: - does not qualify you for any support from Microsoft
:
: This is the reason an OEM licence costs about half the price of the full
: retail.
:
: A retail licence: -
:
: - can be installed on one desktop and laptop, providing that they are for
: the sole use of the original licencee and they will not be in use
: simultaneously (the exception is the Students and Teachers Edition which
may
: be installed on up to three systems, in any combination, for use by anyone
: who meets the qualifying criteria - they must be in full or part-time
: education or work in a recognised educational establishment. I believe
: homeschooling also qualifies, provided that the homeschooler is recognised
: by the local education authority).
: - qualifies the licence holder to unlimited installation support and two
: free usage support incidents
: - may be transferred to another system (provided it is removed from the
: first, unless the system types are different, then see first point).
:
: Why are you buying Office XP anyway? If your systems are running Windows
XP,
: 2000 or 2003, you can purchase Office 2003 which, being the latest
release,
: is much easier to come by. I've not seen Office XP for sale anywhere of
late
: (apart from Amazon).
:
: You pays your money and you takes your choice...
:
:
:
: --
: Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling
: on salads.

Perhaps in your country, OEMs require hardware but not in all countries.
Please stop giving incorrect information on an *international* newsgroup.
Also, in some countries like the one I live in, making copies of software
for personal use is not illegal and installing Office on as many computers
as you want for personal use isn't illegal either, the EULA notwithstanding,
as a country's law supercedes Microsoft's scammy "licence agreement".

Also, Office XP *is* available new and as an OEM and with no hardware needed
to attach to it to buy it. From a well know computer supply store's web site
in Spain:

Software Estándar > Aplicaciones
MICROSOFT > Software
Microsoft Office XP Profesional CD-Rom OEM (Cód.: 105919)

En stock
225,55 € (+16,00% IVA) (or 356.09 US dollars, including VAT)