Re: What's the best way to buy the same version of Office for 3 'puter

JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] wrote...
>You can legally install a retail version on one laptop and one desktop. That
>third system needs it's own license. Some will tell you that you could get
>the Students and Teachers edition but (1) it may not have the programs you
>need and (2) it has specific requirements for the status of the owner.
....

With 3 computers, it's likely the OP doesn't live alone. The STE has
requirements, but they're pretty lose.

Now, since the OP has Office 2002 and 2003, the cheapest path would be
to note that there really isn't much difference between Office 2002 and
2003, so just install Office 2003 on the other desktop, since it can be
installed on both desktop and laptop. If the OP just can't handle one
desktop having a different version, then cheapest to buy another copy
of Office 2002 (probably through secondary market channels like eBay or
Amazon.com) and install it on the laptop and the other desktop.

As for the apps, if the OP only uses Word, it'd be cheaper to buy the
latest version of Works for the other desktop. The word processor in
Works is Word without VBA. Only if the OP needs Access would there be a
problem with the STE, but unless the OP wanted to do database
development on all 3 machines, Access on one desktop and the laptop and
the free Access runtime on the other desktop would the cheapest
solution.

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