office activation

[Gordon]

Hi, does anyone knows how this activation deal works on office 2003?

I have vista on my system and tried to install MS Office 2003 and it's
telling me I already max out the installation on other computers.

How do I DE-ACTIVATE the active version on my other system (XP) in other
to
transfer to my new vista system?

Just uninstall it from the XP box and use Telephone activation and tell them
what you've done....if it's a RETAIL version that is. If it's an OEM
version, ie came pre-installed on the XP box, then you are out of luck. You
can't transfer it.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Ruben

When you try to activate office and see that message, simply click the Back
Button and select the telephone option. Just explain to the customer
representative what the situation is and they will complete the activation
for you.

There is no 'deactivation' with product activation.

 

[RubenD]

Hi, does anyone knows how this activation deal works on office 2003?

I have vista on my system and tried to install MS Office 2003 and it's
telling me I already max out the installation on other computers.

How do I DE-ACTIVATE the active version on my other system (XP) in other to
transfer to my new vista system?

Or once you install you are done?

TIA

 

[ray]

I guess I'm going to have to buy the newest version 2007.

Not necessarily. You might try OpenOffice.org first and see if it meets
your needs. It is a quite compatible Open Source office suite. Reads and
writes MS Office files as well as several others. Won't cost you a dime to
try it out (or to keep it if it works for you).

 

[Canuck57]

I guess I'm going to have to buy the newest version 2007.

If I buy it, once I activate it in my computer, I won't be able to install
on a 2nd system, would I?

What if I don't activate and keep the 2nd system with no internet access?

Does that apply to all MS software, like vista home / premium?

It used to be easy in the old days.

Thanks guys, I appreciate your comments,

Ruben

Try the link below. It will edit Office 2003 files. No license issues,
copy and install it as many systems as you would like.

Should you later choose to go buy Office 2007, you can just uninstall
OpenOffice, spend the cash and load Office 2007. But you might like it.

http://www.openoffice.org/

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Not necessarily. You might try OpenOffice.org first and see if it meets
your needs. It is a quite compatible Open Source office suite. Reads and
writes MS Office files as well as several others. Won't cost you a dime to
try it out (or to keep it if it works for you).

The guy wants to use MS Office. He doesn't want some backwards OpenSores
Office product that is 10 years behind the times. Get real

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Try the link below. It will edit Office 2003 files. No license issues,
copy and install it as many systems as you would like.

Should you later choose to go buy Office 2007, you can just uninstall
OpenOffice, spend the cash and load Office 2007. But you might like it.

http://www.openoffice.org/

Same goes for you. The guy wants to use Office and not some piece of crap
OpenSores Office wanna be that is about 10 years behind the times. No
wonder it's free. Nobody wants it.

 

[RubenD]

I guess I'm going to have to buy the newest version 2007.

If I buy it, once I activate it in my computer, I won't be able to install
on a 2nd system, would I?

What if I don't activate and keep the 2nd system with no internet access?

Does that apply to all MS software, like vista home / premium?

It used to be easy in the old days.

Thanks guys, I appreciate your comments,

Ruben

 

[Canuck57]

Same goes for you. The guy wants to use Office and not some piece of crap
OpenSores Office wanna be that is about 10 years behind the times. No
wonder it's free. Nobody wants it.

LOL. OpenOffice does things MS-Office can't do, even today. Costs less.
Saves PDF and ODF... what is not to like?

Mind you, while OpenOffice works on XP and Vista, they could just download
Ubuntu and get the whole thing in one easy install. No putzing with
licensing either.

Listed below are some things I find useful that OpenOffice can do that
MS-Office cannot do:

- no licensing issues, load it on every PC you got, no extra charge
- read and write ISO ODF formats
- runs on Linux
- runs on UNIX
- save/export as PDF (will be able to read PDF in the next version)
- translate docs to and from MS-Office and Open document formats.
- UNIX/Linux developers can use the libraries to email docs

Best of all, costs nothing to try. Don't like it, then a user can buy
MS-Office. If they like it, $$$ in their pocket. No hard sell. No
expiring licenses or partial confusing packages. Just flack from your
favourite MS-Drone, which is priceless.

 

[Frank]

Canuck57, our latest resident lying linux POS troll wrote:
------------------------------------------------
Hey bozo. Office '07 reads and write PDF's. Open orifice will screw up
business docs that have tables and macros. It's fine for letters to aunt
millie, but who cares to screw-up their business for free...LOL!
You're an as*hole, btw...LOL!
Frank

 

[Not Me]

Like you always say Frank, you have to be smart enough to configure the
program.
OO works fine for me, even with embedded tables and charts.
Give my regards to your sheep, I mean wife...

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

I guess I'm going to have to buy the newest version 2007.

Ruben

If I buy it, once I activate it in my computer, I won't be able to install
on a 2nd system, would I?

I believe that if you buy the retail version, you can install on a desktop
and a laptop at the same time, as long as the same person is usses both
computers. This is so the user can use it at home and also when they travel.

Does that apply to all MS software, like vista home / premium?

The retail version of just about any Microsoft Software can be moved from
system to system, as long as it's uninstalled from the previous system. It
can also be sold to another person.

What if I don't activate and keep the 2nd system with no internet access?

The Office installation quits working after the first 50 times it's used,
unless it is activated. Being connected to the internet has nothing to do
with it.

It used to be easy in the old days.

Nothing has changed with the licensing, the only thing that has changed
since the 'old days' is that the licensing is enforced with product
activation. This was the result of 'casual copying', people who made illegal
copies to give to everyone they knew.

 

[Canuck57]

Canuck57, our latest resident lying linux POS troll wrote:
------------------------------------------------
Hey bozo. Office '07 reads and write PDF's. Open orifice will screw up
business docs that have tables and macros. It's fine for letters to aunt
millie, but who cares to screw-up their business for free...LOL!
You're an as*hole, btw...LOL!
Frank

Tell you what, you buy MS-Office, MS needs your money. Not mine.

 

[ray]

The guy wants to use MS Office. He doesn't want some backwards
OpenSores Office product that is 10 years behind the times. Get real

I didn't offer him "some backwards OpenSores Office product that is 10
years behind the times". I offered him a solid Open Source office suite
that is quite up to date and meets the requirements of a great number of
users. I also did not tell him he had to use it. I merely suggested that
he might want to check it out before he blows a wad of money on something
he does not need.

 

[Frank]

Like you always say Frank, you have to be smart enough to configure the
program.
OO works fine for me, even with embedded tables and charts.
Give my regards to your sheep, I mean wife...

--------------------------------

What's wrong sh*thead, need to stoop as low as your lying linux pal
alias and attack one's family?
You're a weak POS.
Go fukk yourself ok? Or go fukk his sheep...LOL!
Oh, and obviously all you do is write letters to aunt millie, so open
orifice is just fine for you...LOL!
Loser!
Frank

 

[Frank]

Tell you what, you buy MS-Office, MS needs your money. Not mine.

hehehe...I love idiots like you who are ready, willing and able to shoot
themselves in the foot and to cut off their nose just to spite their
face...LOL!
You're a big mouth lying linux loser!
Frank

 

[Robert Pendell]

Hi, does anyone knows how this activation deal works on office 2003?

I have vista on my system and tried to install MS Office 2003 and it's
telling me I already max out the installation on other computers.

How do I DE-ACTIVATE the active version on my other system (XP) in other to
transfer to my new vista system?

Or once you install you are done?

TIA

Like others have said here and I will summarize.

OEM vs Retail
----------------
OEM is locked to the machine it was installed on. Typically included
with the computer and is non-transferrable.

Retail can typically be installed on one (1) desktop and one (1) laptop
at the same time within the same household and used by the primary user
as per section 2 titled "INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS" in the End User
License Agreement for Office 2007 and section 1.1 titled "Installation
and Use" in the End User License Agreement for Office 2003.

Activation Limit
----------------
If you get an activation limit reached message then opt for phone
activation instead. There is no de-activation.

Alternatives
----------------
If you do not currently have a retail copy and cannot afford a newer
version quite yet then OpenOffice is a great free alternative. Don't
listen to the people bashing it. OpenOffice worked quite well for the
time I used it for opening all the work documents and spreadsheets that
I had gotten.

--
Robert Pendell
(e-mail address removed)

"A perfect world is one of chaos."

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[Canuck57]

hehehe...I love idiots like you who are ready, willing and able to shoot
themselves in the foot and to cut off their nose just to spite their
face...LOL!
You're a big mouth lying linux loser!
Frank

I wasn't suckered into buying MS-Office 2007.

 

[Not Me]

You just go too far

 

[Frank]

You just go too far

No...that is what you've just done.
Loser!
Frank