Transfering Office 2003 licence

[Conor]

I bought Microsoft Office 2003 Student Edition and it comes with 3 licences. If I install it on this computer, and 2 others I am ok. However, if I get a new PC and want to install in on that PC, and remove it from one of the others, how does it tell how many times I have used my licence? Anybody know?

 

[Spartan Erik]

you BOUGHT it? :0

conor's loaded.

lol, i think you can install it on a fourth, it just wont exactly be "legal"

wouldnt matter to me since technically all my software is illegal anyway rofl

 

[Nathan]

Don't you wish Microsoft had Apple's great Authorize/Deauthorize computer feature? So do I.

Other than that, no idea unless you want it to be illegal.

 

[Jacob]

That's one of the features I dislike of Microsoft. I've had that happen with many of my Microsoft Office products. I will buy a license for a couple of computers, then get a new one and I can't transfer the office suite. Ugh...

 

[Conor]

So you can't transfer at all for sure?

 

[Cynical]

Why not? It would be like bringing a Xbox game to someone else's house.

 

[Nathan]

Why not? It would be like bringing a Xbox game to someone else's house.

Lets ignore him since he has no idea what he's talking about... :nuts:

 

[Conor]

I meant the licence. How do they know whether or not you uninstalled it on one PC and reinstalled it on another?

 

[The_Magistrate]

I'm pretty sure that you can install it on the new computer as long as the licence is only being used on three computers at a time.

Worst comes to worst, just call up their customer support and ask them.

 

[Conor]

Figured that. Thanks a lot.

 

[Spartan Erik]

I bought Microsoft Office 2003 Student Edition and it comes with 3 licences. If I install it on this computer, and 2 others I am ok. However, if I get a new PC and want to install in on that PC, and remove it from one of the others, how does it tell how many times I have used my licence? Anybody know?

honestly, how would they know?
its not like they send people knocking at your door to inspect your PC's lol

 

[Nathan]

I do have an idea... But you have to delete some registry keys. That's about it.

 

[Alejandro]

If you uninstall it and install it in the new one, doesn't it work the same?

 

[Cynical]

Lets ignore him since he has no idea what he's talking about... :nuts:

Actually, I DO know what he's talking about. :thefinger

Removing the license from one computer and using it on another computer, in my eyes, is perfectly legal (unless of course the software producer prohibits this action). You could always contact Microsoft regarding the issue, but good luck getting a straightforward answer.