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My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed
on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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"C and A Bredt" wrote in message
... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB No, if, as you say, it came pre-installed. That means it's an OEM version, and cannot be moved to another machine... |
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You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It
basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available?
CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all
the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release. Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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No, and hasn't been for a while. You may be able to locate some copies on
eBay but I will never recommend anyone do that. too much bootleg software out there. You *might* be able to locate a copy of Office 2003 (Amazon.com?), but it too has been superceded. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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The ones on Amazon say "Old Version" All I need is Excel and Word.
Thanks, CB "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release. Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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Office XP and 2003 *are* old versions. Or do you mean used?
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... The ones on Amazon say "Old Version" All I need is Excel and Word. Thanks, CB "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release. Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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Will Office 2003 run on Vista?
Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM" CB "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release. Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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It says "Microsoft Office Professional 2003 [Old Version] and it says NEWso
maybe it just means it's not the new 2007?? Any problem running it on Vista CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... Office XP and 2003 *are* old versions. Or do you mean used? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... The ones on Amazon say "Old Version" All I need is Excel and Word. Thanks, CB "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release. Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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Without seeing it, my assumption is that they mean that it's not the latest
and greatest. Some people are still not aware of Office 2007 and it's been out a bit over a year. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... It says "Microsoft Office Professional 2003 [Old Version] and it says NEWso maybe it just means it's not the new 2007?? Any problem running it on Vista CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... Office XP and 2003 *are* old versions. Or do you mean used? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... The ones on Amazon say "Old Version" All I need is Excel and Word. Thanks, CB "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release. Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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Sure, Office 2003 runs perfectly under Vista.
What I mean is that you have a version of Office XP, it qualifies you for an UPGRADE version of Office 2003: so you do not have to pay for the full product rather buy the upgrade which will save you some shekels. When you install an upgrade, if you don't have the qualifying version installed. Setup will ask you for the qualifying softwa all you do is remove the Office 2003 CD, insert the Office 2002 CD; setup will see it and prompt you to put the Office 2003 install disk back into the drive again. Terry "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Will Office 2003 run on Vista? Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM" CB "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release. Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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I think Word 2002 still comes with Works Suite, but that wouldn't cover the
rest of the Office apps, and, as someone has said, Office 2003 is far superior, anyway. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... No, and hasn't been for a while. You may be able to locate some copies on eBay but I will never recommend anyone do that. too much bootleg software out there. You *might* be able to locate a copy of Office 2003 (Amazon.com?), but it too has been superceded. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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All of which assumes that the OEM actually gave you a CD and that it
qualifies for an upgrade on another machine. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Sure, Office 2003 runs perfectly under Vista. What I mean is that you have a version of Office XP, it qualifies you for an UPGRADE version of Office 2003: so you do not have to pay for the full product rather buy the upgrade which will save you some shekels. When you install an upgrade, if you don't have the qualifying version installed. Setup will ask you for the qualifying softwa all you do is remove the Office 2003 CD, insert the Office 2002 CD; setup will see it and prompt you to put the Office 2003 install disk back into the drive again. Terry "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Will Office 2003 run on Vista? Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM" CB "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release. Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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You're slipping Suzanne. In the first post in the thread, the poster said
"I have all of the install CDs that came the the system." -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... All of which assumes that the OEM actually gave you a CD and that it qualifies for an upgrade on another machine. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Sure, Office 2003 runs perfectly under Vista. What I mean is that you have a version of Office XP, it qualifies you for an UPGRADE version of Office 2003: so you do not have to pay for the full product rather buy the upgrade which will save you some shekels. When you install an upgrade, if you don't have the qualifying version installed. Setup will ask you for the qualifying softwa all you do is remove the Office 2003 CD, insert the Office 2002 CD; setup will see it and prompt you to put the Office 2003 install disk back into the drive again. Terry "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Will Office 2003 run on Vista? Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM" CB "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release. Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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Good catch. I'm still not confident that an OEM app will qualify for an
upgrade on a different machine, though. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... You're slipping Suzanne. In the first post in the thread, the poster said "I have all of the install CDs that came the the system." -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... All of which assumes that the OEM actually gave you a CD and that it qualifies for an upgrade on another machine. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Sure, Office 2003 runs perfectly under Vista. What I mean is that you have a version of Office XP, it qualifies you for an UPGRADE version of Office 2003: so you do not have to pay for the full product rather buy the upgrade which will save you some shekels. When you install an upgrade, if you don't have the qualifying version installed. Setup will ask you for the qualifying softwa all you do is remove the Office 2003 CD, insert the Office 2002 CD; setup will see it and prompt you to put the Office 2003 install disk back into the drive again. Terry "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Will Office 2003 run on Vista? Amazon sells Office 2003. What do you mean by "You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM" CB "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I would HIGHLY recommend that you at least go for Office 2003. It has all the looks and feel of Office 2002 (XP) but is INFINITELY more stable and usable. Office XP was a real dog of a release. Office 2003 is still available. Try Amazon or one of the on line retailers but don't touch 'used' copies: definitely not legal. You qualify for an upgrade as you have Office XP even though it is OEM. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... Can I buy a new Office 2002? Is it still available? CB "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another
computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "C and A Bredt" wrote in message ... My computer died. It had Office XP 2002 Small Business Edition pre-installed on it. I have all of the install CDs that came the the system. I now have a Vista Home Premium computer with Office 2007 Home and Student edition pre-installed. I would like to remove it and install Office 2002. Can I do that? How? Thanks, CB |
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You're right. An OEM version cannot be used as a qualifying product for
another computer. See my reply to JoAnn. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Good catch. I'm still not confident that an OEM app will qualify for an upgrade on a different machine, though. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... You're slipping Suzanne. In the first post in the thread, the poster said "I have all of the install CDs that came the the system." "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... All of which assumes that the OEM actually gave you a CD and that it qualifies for an upgrade on another machine. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. |
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Thanks, Beth. That was my gut feeling.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... You're right. An OEM version cannot be used as a qualifying product for another computer. See my reply to JoAnn. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Good catch. I'm still not confident that an OEM app will qualify for an upgrade on a different machine, though. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... You're slipping Suzanne. In the first post in the thread, the poster said "I have all of the install CDs that came the the system." "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... All of which assumes that the OEM actually gave you a CD and that it qualifies for an upgrade on another machine. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... You can't install that OEM version of Office on another computer. It basically dies with the old system. It *could* be used as the qualifying product for a 2007 upgrade version tho. |
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Beth
I'm going to look into this further because my understanding is that you can use an OEM Office as an upgrade qualification. In a similar way, you can purchase a software assurance upgrade for an OEM version of Office. Perhaps this has changed since I last had a Microsoft License Overview, maybe with the introduction of Office 2007? Terry "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx |
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You can certainly use an OEM license to qualify for an upgrade *on the same
system*, but not on a different one. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Beth I'm going to look into this further because my understanding is that you can use an OEM Office as an upgrade qualification. In a similar way, you can purchase a software assurance upgrade for an OEM version of Office. Perhaps this has changed since I last had a Microsoft License Overview, maybe with the introduction of Office 2007? Terry "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx |
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What Suzanne said. ;-)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Beth I'm going to look into this further because my understanding is that you can use an OEM Office as an upgrade qualification. In a similar way, you can purchase a software assurance upgrade for an OEM version of Office. Perhaps this has changed since I last had a Microsoft License Overview, maybe with the introduction of Office 2007? Terry "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all. |
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Hi Beth,
Actually, you can use an OEM edition CD as the qualifying product to install a retail edition upgrade. Outside of the U.S. there are some issues that would make precluding that a problem, so the OEM products are accepted as upgrade qualifiers when installing Office on another machine. ============= "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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That's not my understanding or what I've been told when I've asked about
licensing, which includes OEM . Do you have a link to content that explains this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "Bob Buckland ?:-)" 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com wrote in message ... Hi Beth, Actually, you can use an OEM edition CD as the qualifying product to install a retail edition upgrade. Outside of the U.S. there are some issues that would make precluding that a problem, so the OEM products are accepted as upgrade qualifiers when installing Office on another machine. ============= "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all. |
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Thanks for your email with your rationale behind why you feel an OEM version
can legally be used as a qualifying product on another computer. :-) It's too bad you were unable to find a link citing the legalities of OEM licensing. I still stand by the fact that since an OEM license cannot be transferred to another computer and the fact that the original version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated. If you can't use the OEM license on another computer then you can't use its license in conjunction with an upgrade on another computer. Now, does it work? Sure. Is it legal? I think that's the primary question at hand. g ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... That's not my understanding or what I've been told when I've asked about licensing, which includes OEM . Do you have a link to content that explains this? "Bob Buckland ?:-)" 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com wrote in message ... Hi Beth, Actually, you can use an OEM edition CD as the qualifying product to install a retail edition upgrade. Outside of the U.S. there are some issues that would make precluding that a problem, so the OEM products are accepted as upgrade qualifiers when installing Office on another machine. ============= "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all. |
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"Beth Melton" wrote in message
... Now, does it work? Sure. Is it legal? I think that's the primary question at hand. g I think "legal" is not the right concept. It /may/ be in violation of the EULA, but is the EULA legal? MS has certainly never tested any so-called violations of its many different EULAs in a court of law in any country - and that says to me, that the reason they haven't is because they wouldn't win. |
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"Gordon" wrote in message
... "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... Now, does it work? Sure. Is it legal? I think that's the primary question at hand. g I think "legal" is not the right concept. It /may/ be in violation of the EULA, You're right, that's probably a better way to put it. :-) but is the EULA legal? MS has certainly never tested any so-called violations of its many different EULAs in a court of law in any country - and that says to me, that the reason they haven't is because they wouldn't win. Since I'm not an attorney I really don't know. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx |
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I'm still looking for a written answer to this. At the moment I can only
confirm that (my old employers) still sell Upgrades and use the old OEM CD from the scrapped PC as the qualifying app. They are trying to find the source of the information. Terry Farrell "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... What Suzanne said. ;-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Beth I'm going to look into this further because my understanding is that you can use an OEM Office as an upgrade qualification. In a similar way, you can purchase a software assurance upgrade for an OEM version of Office. Perhaps this has changed since I last had a Microsoft License Overview, maybe with the introduction of Office 2007? Terry "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all. |
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Please let me know if you find something, Terry. I was verbally told it
couldn't be used as a qualifying product on another computer in a session on licensing a summit or two ago. I did a little searching too. I haven't found anything that explicitly discusses OEM licensing and upgrades but this link seems to imply it can't be used on another computer: http://www.microsoft.com/ireland/sma...sbe/newpc.mspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I'm still looking for a written answer to this. At the moment I can only confirm that (my old employers) still sell Upgrades and use the old OEM CD from the scrapped PC as the qualifying app. They are trying to find the source of the information. Terry Farrell "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... What Suzanne said. ;-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Beth I'm going to look into this further because my understanding is that you can use an OEM Office as an upgrade qualification. In a similar way, you can purchase a software assurance upgrade for an OEM version of Office. Perhaps this has changed since I last had a Microsoft License Overview, maybe with the introduction of Office 2007? Terry "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all. |
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Beth
I agree that this does certainly imply so. It still seems a bit hazy because if you purchase a retail pack upgrade for the old PC, the Eula for the upgrade implies it is transferable (with no mention of the qualifying app needing to be transferable too). It is a bit of a shady area unless there is something written. Normally, we would call Microsoft business support for queries like this, but lately we have been getting different answers to licensing queries depending on who answers the call! Terry "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... Please let me know if you find something, Terry. I was verbally told it couldn't be used as a qualifying product on another computer in a session on licensing a summit or two ago. I did a little searching too. I haven't found anything that explicitly discusses OEM licensing and upgrades but this link seems to imply it can't be used on another computer: http://www.microsoft.com/ireland/sma...sbe/newpc.mspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I'm still looking for a written answer to this. At the moment I can only confirm that (my old employers) still sell Upgrades and use the old OEM CD from the scrapped PC as the qualifying app. They are trying to find the source of the information. Terry Farrell "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... What Suzanne said. ;-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Beth I'm going to look into this further because my understanding is that you can use an OEM Office as an upgrade qualification. In a similar way, you can purchase a software assurance upgrade for an OEM version of Office. Perhaps this has changed since I last had a Microsoft License Overview, maybe with the introduction of Office 2007? Terry "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... You can't use an OEM version of Office as a qualifying product on another computer. You noted, an OEM version is tied to the computer it is installed on and the license cannot be transferred to another computer. The original version and upgrade are considered a single product and cannot be separated. So if the OEM license is dead it can't be used at all. |
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