Re: no registration code

For your information I bought this edition of Office 2000 Professional at our
local Community College when I was enrolled there...Also, it asks me for the
product code not an "activation code" You did not have to be so snippy...and
I don't appreciate being accused of being a "thief" just because I am not
stating myself in the appropriate computer terms...

"Miss Perspicacia Tick" wrote:

> sandi81968 wrote:
> > How can I get a copy of my registration code so that I can download
> > Office 2000 professional on a new computer? I can not find the case
> > with the number on it for anything! Help!
>
> !) Download, eh? Sorry, we don't assist thieves. Oh, I see, you meant
> 'install'. Well, why didn't you say so? Suggest you learn the difference if
> you don't want to be accused of being something you're not.
>
> 2) Suggest you also learn the difference between 'registration' and
> 'activation'. There is no such thing as a "registration key" - and, before
> anyone says anything, I'm well aware she said "Office 2000" but the later
> versions (those which included SP1) did require activation.
>
> 3) If Office came with your old computer you may *NOT* install it on your
> new one - an OEM licence is tied forever to the system it was sold with (or
> first installed on in the case of licences sold with an item of
> non-peripheral hardware). Retail licences may be installed on one desktop
> and one laptop, provided that: -
>
> a) It's for the sole use of the primary licencee
>
> and
>
> b) It will not be in simultaneous use
>
> OEM versions:
>
> -- cannot upgrade
> -- cannot be transferred to a different computer in the future
> -- the license cannot be sold or transferred to another user
> -- are not eligible for free Microsoft technical support
> -- cost less than "retail versions" due to the above limitations
>
> Retail versions:
>
> -- can upgrade (though this does *NOT* apply to student versions, nor can
> you use an upgrade to perform 'crossgrades' that is 'upgrading' between
> versions in the same product line)
> -- can be transferred to a different computer in the future
> -- the license can be sold or transferred to another user
> -- are eligible for free Microsoft technical support
> -- cost more than "OEM versions" due to the above capabilities
>
>
> --
> In memory of MS MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
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