"Transfer" MS Office between laptops

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Hi,

I had purchased and installed MS Office on my VAIO laptop when I broke
the screen. I immediately bought the very same laptop as a
replacement, but the version of MS Office on the new VAIO was obviously
only a trial version and after a couple of months I am unable to edit
documents or spreadsheets.

My query was whether there is anyway to "transfer" my purchased copy of
MS Office from my old laptop to the new one, since I had only been using
it for a year or so when I broke the first VAIO. Not sure if this is
technically possible or even if it infringes on any licensing laws, but
it seems odd to have to purchase something a second time just because
something else (IE the screen on my older VAIO) is broken.

Many thanks,

Christian




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