Transferring to a new computer...

[Adam]

I bought a computer from Dell about a week ago. I immediately purchased
Microsoft Office (Student and Teacher Edition 2003) and installed it.
However, I discovered that Dell is having a new sales deal this week, which
is motivating me to return the computer I just purchased for an upgraded one.

Can I make a back-up disc for the application of MS Office that I just
installed, or do I lose it? I couldn't find anything in help menus and such,
so if someone could let me know, that'd be great. Thanks very much in advance.

~Adam

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

I bought a computer from Dell about a week ago. I immediately
purchased Microsoft Office (Student and Teacher Edition 2003) and
installed it. However, I discovered that Dell is having a new sales
deal this week, which is motivating me to return the computer I just
purchased for an upgraded one.

Can I make a back-up disc for the application of MS Office that I just
installed, or do I lose it? I couldn't find anything in help menus
and such, so if someone could let me know, that'd be great. Thanks
very much in advance.

~Adam

You lose it. The software supplied with a new computer is OEM and may only
be installed on that system and no other.

Oh and merely copying all the files to a CD won't work. Office scatters
files over most of the disk. If you want Office with your new system
(assuming Dell will allow you to return it) you must purchase it with the
new system.

 

[David R. Norton MVP]

I bought a computer from Dell about a week ago. I immediately
purchased Microsoft Office (Student and Teacher Edition 2003) and
installed it. However, I discovered that Dell is having a new
sales deal this week, which is motivating me to return the
computer I just purchased for an upgraded one.

Can I make a back-up disc for the application of MS Office that I
just installed, or do I lose it? I couldn't find anything in help
menus and such, so if someone could let me know, that'd be great.
Thanks very much in advance.

I'm not sure I understand exactly how you acquired the Office program
but you can ask Dell, it seems to me that if you bought the program
from them and installed it from the CD after you received the computer
they should not require you to return the Office CD when you return the
old computer.

 

[Chris Schatte]

Adam,
Your retail version end user license agreement of STE allows for 3
installations.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/eula/en.mspx
or in Office go to the Help (about) menu and read your eula there.
Contact Dell about returns after usage or read your warranty information.

Chris Schatte

use the Office Online web based newsreader here:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
In Office System 2003 applications:
Help/Assistance Pane/open Communities