need some info please

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Guest

hi all
I just purchased 2 new windows xp pro and office 2003 cd's from the college i work at, will i be able to use these to upgrade my pc and laptop? they are full versions but they say not for retail or eom distribution and on the cd sleeves below the product key it says unlicensed software-illegal with out seperate license from microsoft. should these work? I like to format my pc every year so i need to know if i will be able to do this with this software version too, both my pc and laptop currently have xp home on the
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]

As long as you possess the qualifications for using an Academic version,
you can install it.

Academic Versions of Windows XP are:

--- For noncommercial, educational use only.
--- For qualified educational users only.
--- Non-upgradeable to the next Windows O/S.
--- Non-transferable.
--- Has installation support only.
--- Has a non-perpetual license that is tied to the eligibility of the
user.
(If a user is no longer a student or educator, the license is no
longer valid)

Your right to use the Academic version of Windows XP ends when
you no longer meet the criteria for using the Academic version of XP.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| hi all,
| I just purchased 2 new windows xp pro and office 2003 cd's from the college i work at, will i be able to
use these to upgrade my pc and laptop? they are full versions but they say not for retail or eom distribution
and on the cd sleeves below the product key it says unlicensed software-illegal with out seperate license from
microsoft. should these work? I like to format my pc every year so i need to know if i will be able to do
this with this software version too, both my pc and laptop currently have xp home on them
|
 
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Ronnie Vernon MVP

okie11 said:
hi all,
I just purchased 2 new windows xp pro and office 2003 cd's from the
college i work at, will i be able to use these to upgrade my pc and
laptop? they are full versions but they say not for retail or eom
distribution and on the cd sleeves below the product key it says
unlicensed software-illegal with out seperate license from microsoft.
should these work? I like to format my pc every year so i need to
know if i will be able to do this with this software version too,
both my pc and laptop currently have xp home on them
Click to expand...

It sounds like a Volume Licensed, Academic version. It's my understanding
that if you are qualified to buy this version, then you can install and use
it for personal use.

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://www.mvps.org
 
G

Guest

these are not academic versions they are regular full versions purchased by the college and sold to employees, i paid $1.99 for each xp pro and $2.99 for the office 2003. I guess i'll just have to install and find out the hard way right???
 
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Ronnie Vernon MVP

okie11 said:
these are not academic versions they are regular full versions
purchased by the college and sold to employees, i paid $1.99 for each
xp pro and $2.99 for the office 2003. I guess i'll just have to
install and find out the hard way right???
Click to expand...

They certainly are academic versions. These are the only versions where you
will find the CD label that you originally described. If you made a couple
of typos and were charged $199.00, the college may be making some extra
money from this version of XP.

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://www.mvps.org
 
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Haus

Hello
They are perfectly legal as long as you have the key code and they are more
then likely an academic version and you should follow the guidelines stated
by Carey in the earlier post.

Education institutes have the ability to purchase these at a fraction of the
cost, for the sole purpose of education and training.

These copies more then likely do not have SP1 or any other updates on them
so besure to enable the firewall and visit the Windows Update site and
download all the updates for security and safety.

--
Hope This Helps
Haus
Not a MVP
Not a MS-MVP
Not nothing just a good ole boy..;)
okie11 said:
these are not academic versions they are regular full versions purchased
Click to expand...
by the college and sold to employees, i paid $1.99 for each xp pro and $2.99
for the office 2003. I guess i'll just have to install and find out the hard
way right???
 
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anonymous

Hi,

My daughter has the same XP CD supplied by her school. The agreement, if
the school supplied you with a copy, may be like the one my daughter got.

Her "license" agreement says it expires every July 30th until she
graduates, then she's furnished with a document saying she owns the copy
they've supplied. The agreement mentions that it should no longer be
used if her status as a student at that school changes. I've yet to see
if the software is somehow crippled and goes to hell at the end of July.


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Jim Self
AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest depository.
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Your only internet source for spiral staircase plans.
http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm
 
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Ronnie Vernon MVP

anonymous said:
I've been able to keep her machine above water so I haven't had to
break the seal on her CD just yet.

---==X={}=X==---


Jim Self
AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest depository.
http://avanimation.avsupport.com

Your only internet source for spiral staircase plans.
http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm
Click to expand...

Jim

Your very Welcome. Enjoy. :)

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://www.mvps.org
 
G

Guest

well i installed both copies of xp pro on my pc and laptop and i installed office 2003 on both machines as well with out a hitch. Gonna take a while to get used to using office 2003, it's quite different than 2000. not a bad deal I paid $6.97 for over a $1000.00 worth of software.
 

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