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Chrissie

Does anybody know if I can download/buy Power Point seperately from the
Office package? It's the only component I am ever likely to use, and I
really need it for all of those 'hilarious' emails I get forwarded to me from
my 'friends'!!

I got the 30 day trial CD, but it's about to expire. I have a newish PC so
have only just noticed this problem; I am sure I had some version of Office
pre-installed on the old PC.

Any and all help greatly appreciated!

Chrissie
 
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Charlie

Does anybody know if I can download/buy Power Point seperately from the
Office package? It's the only component I am ever likely to use, and I
really need it for all of those 'hilarious' emails I get forwarded to me from
my 'friends'!!

I got the 30 day trial CD, but it's about to expire. I have a newish PC so
have only just noticed this problem; I am sure I had some version of Office
pre-installed on the old PC.

Any and all help greatly appreciated!
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This newsgroup is for Access, the Microsoft Database program.

However, since you're here, I suggest you look into buying an OEM copy
of Office. You can get older versions (like Office 2000 OEM) for much
less that the current version, Or a "used" version of the retail
Office (OEM versions are not available used).
Chrissie
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Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/
 
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John Vinson

However, since you're here, I suggest you look into buying an OEM copy
of Office.
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Do read the legalese in the EULA. What you are suggesting is AGAINST
THE LAW, and such a version would render the user subject to
prosecution.

John W. Vinson[MVP]
Join the online Access Chats
Tuesday 11am EDT - Thursday 3:30pm EDT
http://community.compuserve.com/msdevapps
 
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Charlie

Do read the legalese in the EULA. What you are suggesting is AGAINST
THE LAW, and such a version would render the user subject to
prosecution.

John W. Vinson[MVP]
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Sorry John, but you are mistaken. A new OEM copy can be purchased by
anyone as long as they consider theirself to be the assembler of their
computer. What qualifies as the assembler? Lots of things, including
adding a hard drive, adding a card, etc.

The only thing that is NOT allowed is to sell (or buy) a "used" OEM
copy of a program, since the license restricts the program's use to
only the computer on which it was initially installed. I have several
OEM copies of Microsoft (and other manufacturers) programs, both
pre-installed and purchased and installed by me. MS will "not" provide
support for their OEM software, however (although some other vendors
do). My "new" computer, completed last month is running an OEM version
of Win XP, and an OEM version of MS Works (from which I installed only
Word 2002), and a Retail version of Access 2000. MS happily
registered and activated Win XP and Word 2002.

I offer as a reference this:
http://www.directdeals.com/content.aspx?contentid=5#terminology2
(scroll down to the definition of OEM)
Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/
 
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John Vinson

Sorry John, but you are mistaken. A new OEM copy can be purchased by
anyone as long as they consider theirself to be the assembler of their
computer.
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Thanks Charlie! I was not aware of that. Of course as you note, this
applies only to OEM licenses purchased directly from an authorized
vendor - not from a second- or third-hand copy being auctioned or sold
on a warez site. The latter might indeed be cheap... but...!

John W. Vinson[MVP]
Join the online Access Chats
Tuesday 11am EDT - Thursday 3:30pm EDT
http://community.compuserve.com/msdevapps
 
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