NEW PC WITH XP: CAN I USE OFFICE 97 ON IT?

[ROBERTO BALDINI]

I AM UPGRADING TO A NEW PC, MY OLD ONE HAD WINDOWS 98 AND
OFFICE 97.
NEW ONE HAS WINDOWS XP HOME EDIITON AND WORKS 7.0.
HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY OFFICE 97 IF POSSIBLE.
CAN I DO IT? WILL OFFICE 97 IT BE COMPATIBLE WITH XP?
ANY SPECIAL CARE WHILE INSTALLING IT?
THANKS A LOT TO YOU ALL

 

[David Candy]

If it was supplied with the previous computer you can't transfer. If you bought it in a box in a shop seperate to the computer just install it.

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

I AM UPGRADING TO A NEW PC, MY OLD ONE HAD WINDOWS 98 AND
OFFICE 97.
NEW ONE HAS WINDOWS XP HOME EDIITON AND WORKS 7.0.
HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY OFFICE 97 IF POSSIBLE.
CAN I DO IT? WILL OFFICE 97 IT BE COMPATIBLE WITH XP?
ANY SPECIAL CARE WHILE INSTALLING IT?
THANKS A LOT TO YOU ALL

Roberto,

If you are going to leave the old PC with Office 97 also - you may NOT
install it to your new PC.
Office 97 is not licensed to be installed on 2 PCs under one license (there
is an exception but this is not applicable to you as you have 2 PCs).

You will need to buy a new license to use Office on your new PC - you might
as well buy Office 2003 and get up to date on your new machine.

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[Wislu Plethora]

-----Original Message-----
If it was supplied with the previous computer you can't

transfer. If you bought it in a box in a shop seperate to
the computer just install it.
Just to clarify, if it was a retail package that was
supplied with the previous PC it may be transferred,
assuming it is removed from the old PC. If it was a
preinstalled OEM version, David's response applies. The OP
should check the EULA to find out what he's got if he
doesn't know.

 

[Wislu Plethora]

-----Original Message-----


Roberto,

If you are going to leave the old PC with Office 97 also - you may NOT
install it to your new PC.
Office 97 is not licensed to be installed on 2 PCs under one license (there
is an exception but this is not applicable to you as you have 2 PCs).

You will need to buy a new license to use Office on your new PC - you might
as well buy Office 2003 and get up to date on your new machine.

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Regards,

Mike
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Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

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Your response makes no sense. I think you're referring to
the one-desktop-one-laptop EULA provision. A laptop *is*
a PC (personal computer). Although it appears that the OP
is referring to two desktop PCs, there's no way of telling
from the information provided.

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

I was referring to the EULA about the second use rights on a mobile device.
Yes this is by definition a PC - BUT the average general public user talks
about PCs and Laptops they do not recognise that both are "personal
computers"; "PC" is synonymous with desktop and "laptop" with a mobile
device.

The original poster however made no distinction so I took the default
position given the common use of the term PC in the majority of these
newsgroup posts.


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Mike
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