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From: Bob I on 12 Apr 2010 08:21 Then simply uninstall from the old PC so there isn't a working copy on it and install it on the replacement PC. egertz wrote: > It's not an OEM copy. It's a separately purchased version. > > "Bob I" wrote: > > >>If it is an OEM copy of Office Standard 2007 then that is why you can't >>move it. OEM is licensed to the first machine it is installed on. (and >>sell for so much less than a Retail copy). >> > >
From: egertz on 13 Apr 2010 08:01 Thanks David. This is what I needed. "David Troxell - Encourager Software" wrote: > On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 08:36:01 -0700, egertz wrote: > > > I currently have Office Standard 2007 installed on an XP machine. I intend to > > buy a new computer with Win7. As part of prep for this, I installed Win7 > > release candidate on a machine and tried to install Office. I was unable to > > do the installation because I had already installed this copy of Office > > elsewhere. If I uninstall Office on the existing XP box, will I be able to > > install it on the new Win7 box? Thanks. > > Here are some general suggestions for you - your License Terms provide the > details you need. > > 15. REASSIGN TO ANOTHER DEVICE. You may reassign the license to a > different device any number of times, but not more than one time every 90 > days. If you reassign, that other device becomes the "licensed device." > If you retire the licensed device due to hardware failure, you may reassign > the license sooner. > > In your 2007 version - click on Office Button - Options - Resources - About > - View the Microsoft Software License Terms > > Normally the License terms includes sections for Retail License Terms, OEM > License Terms and Media-Less License Terms (In Office 2010 - Product Key > Card - PKC will replace Media-Less or MLK) > > Then, under the Installation and Use Rights, it specifically states how you > can assign your license. > > For 2007 products, this is also a good resource page for License Terms in > identifying the kind of product you have: > > If your designation is FPP, then the Retail License Terms below apply to > you. If your designation is OEM, then the OEM License Terms below apply to > you. If your designation is MLK, then the Media-less License Kit Terms > below apply to you. > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA102240441033.aspx > > David > > -- > From David Troxell - Product Scope 7.9 - Encourager Software > Email - mailto:office2010_Remove_@_Me_encouragersoftware.com > Product Scope 7 Viewer - NO Registration Fee! Free to Use! > http://www.encouragersoftware.com/ > http://www.encouragersoftware.com/profile/microsoft-office-2010.html > . >
From: egertz on 13 Apr 2010 08:05
You are correct. I wasn't clear in my description. I was able to install the software on the Win 7 machine, but I couldn't register it because it was already registered on another machine. "LD55ZRA" wrote: > egertz wrote: > > >I currently have Office Standard 2007 installed on an XP machine. I intend to > >buy a new computer with Win7. As part of prep for this, I installed Win7 > >release candidate on a machine and tried to install Office. I was unable to > >do the installation because I had already installed this copy of Office > >elsewhere. If I uninstall Office on the existing XP box, will I be able to > >install it on the new Win7 box? Thanks. > > > > > There is nothing to stop you from installing YOUR copy of CD of Office > Standard on a new machine. There is no way an Operating System can know > you have installed it on another machine because there is no marking on > the CD. So that is sorted out. > > Now you said you have installed an RC version of Win7 so this clears the > fact that you are not likely to have any trial versions on your > system. Normally, trial versions are always pre-installed on all new > systems because these idiots get paid by M$ to do so. You don't have > this problem because you have performed a clean install. You might have > installed a trial version yourself which you haven't told us about in > which case this may be the cause. > > Do you get any messages on the screen? If so please let us know. Also, > is it likely your CD is damaged? > > hth > > > > -- > THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY > KIND. LD55ZRA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR > IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND > FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LD55ZRA > OR ITS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER > INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF > BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LD55ZRA OR ITS > ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH > DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR > LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL > DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. > > Copyright LD55ZRA 2010. > > . > |