[James Cargo]

Hi, Office 2007 was installed on a desktop and a laptop computers. The
retail version of the Office 2007 allows to install only on two
computers. Now, I got a new windows 7 desktop computer. How can I
uninstall Office 2007 in the old computer and transfer/install on the
new Win7 computer?
John

[Jay Freedman]

On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:54:37 -0700, James Cargo
wrote:

Hi, Office 2007 was installed on a desktop and a laptop computers. The
retail version of the Office 2007 allows to install only on two
computers. Now, I got a new windows 7 desktop computer. How can I
uninstall Office 2007 in the old computer and transfer/install on the
new Win7 computer?
John

Office doesn't have any built-in way to transfer a license from one
computer to another. The proper procedure is to uninstall it from the
old computer and, using the original disk and its product key, install
it on the new computer. After installation, when you try to activate
Office, you'll probably see a message box telling you that the maximum
number of installations has already been used and giving you a
telephone number at Microsoft Support. Call the number and explain
that you've moved Office to the new computer; they'll give you a new
activation key.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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[Jorge Cervantes]

Thanks for your comment.
Can I simply uninstall Office from "Add or Remove Programs"?
John



"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:54:37 -0700, James Cargo
wrote:

Hi, Office 2007 was installed on a desktop and a laptop computers. The
retail version of the Office 2007 allows to install only on two
computers. Now, I got a new windows 7 desktop computer. How can I
uninstall Office 2007 in the old computer and transfer/install on the
new Win7 computer?
John

Office doesn't have any built-in way to transfer a license from one
computer to another. The proper procedure is to uninstall it from the
old computer and, using the original disk and its product key, install
it on the new computer. After installation, when you try to activate
Office, you'll probably see a message box telling you that the maximum
number of installations has already been used and giving you a
telephone number at Microsoft Support. Call the number and explain
that you've moved Office to the new computer; they'll give you a new
activation key.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Yes, that is the way to do it.

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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, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"Jorge Cervantes" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your comment.
Can I simply uninstall Office from "Add or Remove Programs"?
John



"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:54:37 -0700, James Cargo
wrote:

Hi, Office 2007 was installed on a desktop and a laptop computers. The
retail version of the Office 2007 allows to install only on two
computers. Now, I got a new windows 7 desktop computer. How can I
uninstall Office 2007 in the old computer and transfer/install on the
new Win7 computer?
John

Office doesn't have any built-in way to transfer a license from one
computer to another. The proper procedure is to uninstall it from the
old computer and, using the original disk and its product key, install
it on the new computer. After installation, when you try to activate
Office, you'll probably see a message box telling you that the maximum
number of installations has already been used and giving you a
telephone number at Microsoft Support. Call the number and explain
that you've moved Office to the new computer; they'll give you a new
activation key.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.

[Terry Farrell]

But please note that this can only be done with a RETAIL boxed edition or if
it is a business open licensed version. OEM versions that come with
computers live and die with the original computer it was first installed on.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"Jorge Cervantes" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your comment.
Can I simply uninstall Office from "Add or Remove Programs"?
John



"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:54:37 -0700, James Cargo
wrote:

Hi, Office 2007 was installed on a desktop and a laptop computers. The
retail version of the Office 2007 allows to install only on two
computers. Now, I got a new windows 7 desktop computer. How can I
uninstall Office 2007 in the old computer and transfer/install on the
new Win7 computer?
John

Office doesn't have any built-in way to transfer a license from one
computer to another. The proper procedure is to uninstall it from the
old computer and, using the original disk and its product key, install
it on the new computer. After installation, when you try to activate
Office, you'll probably see a message box telling you that the maximum
number of installations has already been used and giving you a
telephone number at Microsoft Support. Call the number and explain
that you've moved Office to the new computer; they'll give you a new
activation key.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.