Unregistering license on crashed hard drive / sold computers

[Khaiyart]

Hi,

I have Office 2004 and I can't install it on my new MacBook, because
it has run out of license (5 total).

The problem is the other licenses reside on either sold or failed hard
drives, which I don't have access to. Is there a way I can get
Microsoft to deactivate all my licenses, reinstall only on the two
MacBooks I have?

Thanks!
Khaiyart

 

[JE McGimpsey]

I have Office 2004 and I can't install it on my new MacBook, because
it has run out of license (5 total).

The problem is the other licenses reside on either sold or failed hard
drives, which I don't have access to. Is there a way I can get
Microsoft to deactivate all my licenses, reinstall only on the two
MacBooks I have?

Office 2004 doesn't have activation, so there's nothing to deactivate.

It DOES have an antipiracy feature that prevents the start of an Office
app with the same Product ID as that of an Office app already running on
the same LOCAL network.

If your machines are no longer connected to your network, you can
install and use (one of) your CD keys.

Note that, under the standard license, if you sold Office with those
HD's, and the new owners are using Office, you can't use the same
license.