Re: MS Office EULA

Thanks David. No problems on the laptop, and the problem on the PC occurs
when I try to activate. Meantime, I read the EULA carefully, and it does say
only ONE installation is permitted. So the question becomes is it possible
to purchase a second license for the software I already own. Thanks for your
help. JR
--
Jim Rieger


"David R. Norton MVP" wrote:

> "Jim Rieger" <JimRieger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in:
>
> > Is it true that I can install my MS Office on one PC and one laptop? I
> > bought 2003 retail and installed it first on my laptop. Then, after
> > installing on the PC and trying to use one of the components (e.g.
> > Outlook), I get the message that my licence is used up. By the way, I
> > inquired about licences at Comp USA and Micro Center and THEY DIDN'T
> > KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. Thanks for any help.
>
> The info you need is in the EULA, about the second paragraph down. To read
> the EULA on your computer, open any component of Office (Word, Excel, etc.)
> and click on Help. Select "About" from the drop down menu and you'll see a
> link to the EULA, click on that and you'll probably see that you're correct,
> if you have the retail version you can install on one desktop and one laptop.
>
> Are you getting the message only when you open a component on the desktop or
> do you get the same message on the laptop as well?
>
> Did it activate OK?
>
> You might try removing and re-installing on the desktop if it's the only one
> causing the problem, not a fix, just something that sometimes works when
> strange things happen.
>
> By the way, I'm not surprised that Comp USA and Micro Center didn't have a
> clue, license questions are really not their area of expertise, it's pretty
> much a question for Microsoft or for here.
>
> Give us some more information about the problem and I'll bet someone here can
> give you an answer.
>
> --
> David R. Norton MVP
> <d_r_norton@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
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