Re: Is my plan legal?
From: Badknee (Badknee_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/24/04
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Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:39:05 -0800
Milly,
Thanks so much. NOW, I understand. I'm a little thick-headed at times. :-)
That solves my immediate problem. Now, I've just got to find the other
disks. Have emptied out 4 boxes this afternoon without any luck. Maybe on
Monday.
Thanks again. I REALLY appreciate it.
Badknee
"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
> Okay, to clarify. The version of Office 2003 that you have, unless it
> specifically states that it cannot be loaded on a second, portable device,
> (read the EULA under Help->About in any Office program), CAN be legally
> loaded and LEFT on the laptop. No need to load Office XP (a worse version,
> IMHO, than Office 2003). The stipulation is that you cannot concurrently
> use both the desktop version and the laptop version (pretty hard to do) and
> that the installation on each machine is for your use, not anyone else's.
>
> Office 2003 Retail License = 1 desktop AND 1 portable, used by the same
> person but not simultanrously
>
> Office 2003 OEM (installed by manufacturer) = only use on the machine it
> was purchased with, cannot be transferred, and dies with the machine.
>
> Office 2003 Students and Teacher's Edition = 3 installations for qualifying
> households, no requirements for desktop versus laptop.
>
> Office 2003 Basic Edition = OEM software - See point 2.
>
>
> --
> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
> the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
> account will be deleted without reading.
>
> After furious head scratching, Badknee asked:
>
> | Milly,
> |
> | Thanks for the response. I was a little out of it last night, so I'd
> | better make sure I am stating this right and that I am understanding
> | you correctly.
> |
> | I currently have Office2003 installed on my PC desktop at home. I got
> | it
> | FREE by going to a MS workshop. Currently, I have only the operating
> | system - XPP - on my laptop, since I still haven't found the OfficeXP
> | disk so I can install it on my laptop.
> |
> | In essence, I'd like to install the Office2003 (TEPORARILY) on my
> | laptop so
> | I could work on some things. That means that I would concurrrently
> | have TWO installations of Office2003 on TWO separate computers at the
> | same time. As I said, when I find the OfficeXP disks, I will
> | IMMEDIATLEY uninstall the laptop's version of Office2003 and install
> | the XP version. I'm not trying to violate any copyright laws, I just
> | need to get some work done and I can't carry my desktop with me. The
> | only programs I really need are Word and Excel. I have no Outlook
> | files.
> |
> | Now, does your answer still apply to the situation now?
> |
> | BTW, I risked life and limb (we've still got about 2-3 inches of ICE
> | on our secondary roads) to come to the office and am trying
> | dilligently to find the OfficeXP disk.
> |
> | Thanks again for your response.
> |
> | Badknee
> |
> |
> | "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
> |
> || Did your Office 2003 come with the computer or did you buy it at
> || retail? If bought at retail and you have only installed it on your
> || desktop, it is perfectly legal to install on the laptop. However,
> || one thing to watch out for, when installing Outlook 2003 (if you
> || intend to use the files with prior versions of Outlook) do NOT
> || choose the new Unicode format for the .pst file.
> ||
> || --Â
> || Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
> ||
> || Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
> || the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
> || personal account will be deleted without reading.
> ||
> || After furious head scratching, Badknee asked:
> ||
> ||| I had OfficeXP on my laptop. I have Office2003 on my home PC. My
> ||| laptop died. I had to actually get a new hard drive. My OfficeXP
> ||| installation materials are in my office "somewhere". (I recently had
> ||| to quickly change offices.) I know they are in my office, but I
> ||| haven't been able to find them. I REALLY need to do some work -
> ||| thankfully, I had the files on a thumb-drive.
> |||
> ||| Would it be legal to install Office2003 on my laptop temporarily? I
> ||| would uninstall that version and install my XP version as soon as I
> ||| find the correct disks. I wouldn't even mind calling MS when I
> ||| install it to explain it to them if necessary.
> |||
> ||| Also, IF it is legal, would the files still be compatible - can I
> ||| work on them in 2003 and then use them with OfficeXP? I haven't had
> ||| any problems in the past, but I'm not ready to purchase another
> ||| version of Office2003 right now.
> |||
> ||| Thanks for your help. This is really a legitimate question.
> |||
> ||| Badknee
>
>
>
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