Re: Upgrades and EULA
- From: "Bob Buckland ?:-\)" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:00:28 -0700
Hi Kim,
I'm not clear on what software you're using as the basis for applying an upgrade package. A trial edition won't qualify, but a
prior Office version edition would. A qualifying product need not be installed as long as you have the CD for it when installing
the upgrade.
OEM and Retail packages both come in 'full package product' versions. One doesn't become the other during installation. The same
would generally be true for an upgrade, i.e. if you're upgrading a retail edition of Office (your desktop) with a retail edition of
an Office upgrade the retail EULA would apply.
The retail license for Office for several versions has allowed one computer and one portable device both for the same user.
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<<"Kim" <Kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:02BD1164-471F-4C67-BCA1-CBC4571B11C8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm thinking about upgrading my computers (total of 7) to Office 2007. I
currently have 5 licenses that are retail purchase and 2 OEM licenses (all
Office XP 2000 or higher). I know the retail licenses are mine to use and
the OEM's live and die on that machine.
But I've been told that if I install an upgrade to a Vista computer that has
a trial copy pre-installed, I've just converted the upgrade that I purchased
to an OEM license.
Is this true?
I really don't want to have to install extra code on any computer just to
take it off for an upgrade.
Also, if I purchase a FULL version of the software for a computer that has a
trial installed, is this then an OEM? I really don't want to do that!
And lastly, the new EULA allows installation of the product on a single user
desktop and laptop. So in my case, that will actually reduce the number of
licenses I have, as I've always had one license/computer before. How does
this work on the 2 laptops that have OEM software if the Desktops that I am
installing them on have Retail licenses?
I've searched the Knowledge Base and read the EULA, but can't find the
answer so I've come here.>>
--
Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
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