office xp width 98, then xp pro?

[Mike D.]

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

 

[David Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]]

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[David Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]]

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[David Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]]

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[David Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]]

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[David Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]]

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[David Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]]

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[David Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]]

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[David Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]]

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[David Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]]

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[Mike D.]

Thanks David for you prompt reply. It is a full version, not an upgrade, and
I bought it from the college bookstore, at a special educational price; big
discount, no documentation, just 3 sealed CDs.

From reading some other threads here, I see it is permitted to put office on
one desktop computer, and also on a laptop, so long as it is mine also, and
to be used when I am away from the desktop one. So that is two activations
allowed.

If I install it on this older desktop and a laptop, and eventually buy a
replacement desktop, that would require three activations. Will MS give the
three activations in such a situatiion?

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[Mike D.]

Thanks David for you prompt reply. It is a full version, not an upgrade, and
I bought it from the college bookstore, at a special educational price; big
discount, no documentation, just 3 sealed CDs.

From reading some other threads here, I see it is permitted to put office on
one desktop computer, and also on a laptop, so long as it is mine also, and
to be used when I am away from the desktop one. So that is two activations
allowed.

If I install it on this older desktop and a laptop, and eventually buy a
replacement desktop, that would require three activations. Will MS give the
three activations in such a situatiion?

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[Mike D.]

Thanks David for you prompt reply. It is a full version, not an upgrade, and
I bought it from the college bookstore, at a special educational price; big
discount, no documentation, just 3 sealed CDs.

From reading some other threads here, I see it is permitted to put office on
one desktop computer, and also on a laptop, so long as it is mine also, and
to be used when I am away from the desktop one. So that is two activations
allowed.

If I install it on this older desktop and a laptop, and eventually buy a
replacement desktop, that would require three activations. Will MS give the
three activations in such a situatiion?

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[Mike D.]

Thanks David for you prompt reply. It is a full version, not an upgrade, and
I bought it from the college bookstore, at a special educational price; big
discount, no documentation, just 3 sealed CDs.

From reading some other threads here, I see it is permitted to put office on
one desktop computer, and also on a laptop, so long as it is mine also, and
to be used when I am away from the desktop one. So that is two activations
allowed.

If I install it on this older desktop and a laptop, and eventually buy a
replacement desktop, that would require three activations. Will MS give the
three activations in such a situatiion?

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[Mike D.]

Thanks David for you prompt reply. It is a full version, not an upgrade, and
I bought it from the college bookstore, at a special educational price; big
discount, no documentation, just 3 sealed CDs.

From reading some other threads here, I see it is permitted to put office on
one desktop computer, and also on a laptop, so long as it is mine also, and
to be used when I am away from the desktop one. So that is two activations
allowed.

If I install it on this older desktop and a laptop, and eventually buy a
replacement desktop, that would require three activations. Will MS give the
three activations in such a situatiion?

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[Mike D.]

Thanks David for you prompt reply. It is a full version, not an upgrade, and
I bought it from the college bookstore, at a special educational price; big
discount, no documentation, just 3 sealed CDs.

From reading some other threads here, I see it is permitted to put office on
one desktop computer, and also on a laptop, so long as it is mine also, and
to be used when I am away from the desktop one. So that is two activations
allowed.

If I install it on this older desktop and a laptop, and eventually buy a
replacement desktop, that would require three activations. Will MS give the
three activations in such a situatiion?

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[Mike D.]

Thanks David for you prompt reply. It is a full version, not an upgrade, and
I bought it from the college bookstore, at a special educational price; big
discount, no documentation, just 3 sealed CDs.

From reading some other threads here, I see it is permitted to put office on
one desktop computer, and also on a laptop, so long as it is mine also, and
to be used when I am away from the desktop one. So that is two activations
allowed.

If I install it on this older desktop and a laptop, and eventually buy a
replacement desktop, that would require three activations. Will MS give the
three activations in such a situatiion?

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[Mike D.]

Thanks David for you prompt reply. It is a full version, not an upgrade, and
I bought it from the college bookstore, at a special educational price; big
discount, no documentation, just 3 sealed CDs.

From reading some other threads here, I see it is permitted to put office on
one desktop computer, and also on a laptop, so long as it is mine also, and
to be used when I am away from the desktop one. So that is two activations
allowed.

If I install it on this older desktop and a laptop, and eventually buy a
replacement desktop, that would require three activations. Will MS give the
three activations in such a situatiion?

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!

 

[Mike D.]

Thanks David for you prompt reply. It is a full version, not an upgrade, and
I bought it from the college bookstore, at a special educational price; big
discount, no documentation, just 3 sealed CDs.

From reading some other threads here, I see it is permitted to put office on
one desktop computer, and also on a laptop, so long as it is mine also, and
to be used when I am away from the desktop one. So that is two activations
allowed.

If I install it on this older desktop and a laptop, and eventually buy a
replacement desktop, that would require three activations. Will MS give the
three activations in such a situatiion?

Mike,

No problem as long as the Office XP is a retail version i.e. it is not the one which came preloaded with your old machine. Unlikely because at the time of Win 98 XP didn't exist but just making sure you are aware of it.

Also, If the Office XP is an upgrade version then you will need a qualifying product such as Office 97. It doesn't have to be in the machine but at least you must have a CD so that you can insert it when asked to by the installation program.

When it comes to activation, you will need to do by telephone as it is already installed on the old machine. You just need to explain to the lovely Microsoft Assistant that you are tall, dark, and handsome and that you have changed machines!.

Hope this helps.

Dave Senior [MVP - Most Vulgar Person]
PS: I've always known it. Too much salt is bad for your health.!!

Can I install Office XP Pro on my present Pentium II 350 running Windows 98?
Then, in about 2 months, when I get a newer computer running XP Pro, can I
move the Office suite over to it?

If so, is it easy to do, or are there liable to be complications? (Just
about anything I have ever done with Windows leads to complications, so I am
a little gun-shy.)

I need to start an Access course at college, and the above is my preferred
course of action.

--
--
I use non Microsoft products wherever possible which requires no activation.

I use Netscape 7.2 as my default browser which has everything I need for my work.

I believe in good Financial Management!! I do not believe in enriching rich jerks!