Microsoft Office Activation mendozalaura 18.07.2006 20:21:02 I have Microsoft office XP. It has been installed on a computer at work. That computer's hard drive died, so I installed my copy of office on my computer home so that I can work from home. It will not allow me to activate it as it has already been installed once and activated. The computer at work will be returning complete with new hard drive, which means I will have to reinstall Office at work also. What do I do now. How many times are you allowed to install a copy of Office and how is it tracked. Thanks

Re: Microsoft Office Activation "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" <jl_paules[ at ]hotNOSPAMmail.com> 18.07.2006 21:05:13 Did your copy of Office come with your computer? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "mendozalaura" <mendozalaura[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:041B1563-8E83-46E4-ABD5-0168FB3B48FC[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have Microsoft office XP. It has been installed on a computer at work. > That computer's hard drive died, so I installed my copy of office on my > computer home so that I can work from home. It will not allow me to > activate > it as it has already been installed once and activated. The computer at > work > will be returning complete with new hard drive, which means I will have to > reinstall Office at work also. What do I do now. How many times are you > allowed to install a copy of Office and how is it tracked. > > Thanks

Re: Microsoft Office Activation "bxb7668" <bxb7668[ at ]notboeing.notcom> 18.07.2006 23:36:04 Let's see if I understand you correctly. You have a copy of Office XP that was installed at work. If it is an OEM copy, it cannot be installed anywhere else. If it is retail, as long as it is not on your work PC, you can install it at home. To activate it you need to use the phone method. Once your work PC is back you must uninstall it at home in order to install it at work. You'll again need to use the phone activation. Read the EULA for your version for the exact rules. A retail copy can probably be installed on one desktop and one laptop as long as you are the primary user of both and both are not being used at the same time. Again, read the EULA. Brian "mendozalaura" <mendozalaura[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:041B1563-8E83-46E4-ABD5-0168FB3B48FC[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have Microsoft office XP. It has been installed on a computer at >work. > That computer's hard drive died, so I installed my copy of office on > my > computer home so that I can work from home. It will not allow me to > activate > it as it has already been installed once and activated. The > computer at work > will be returning complete with new hard drive, which means I will > have to > reinstall Office at work also. What do I do now. How many times > are you > allowed to install a copy of Office and how is it tracked. > > Thanks

Re: Microsoft Office Activation Walker Texas Plumber <dev[ at ]null.com> 27.07.2006 11:55:26 On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:21:02 -0700, mendozalaura <mendozalaura[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >I have Microsoft office XP. It has been installed on a computer at work. >That computer's hard drive died, so I installed my copy of office on my >computer home so that I can work from home. It will not allow me to activate >it as it has already been installed once and activated. The computer at work >will be returning complete with new hard drive, which means I will have to >reinstall Office at work also. What do I do now. How many times are you >allowed to install a copy of Office and how is it tracked. > >Thanks Microsoft is KILLING themselves with this foolish ACTIVATION CRAP! Look at the hundreds of frustrated people.

Re: Re: Microsoft Office Activation Walker Texas Plumber <dev[ at ]null.com> 27.07.2006 12:06:02 These HOBBLED Microsoft products stink. On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:36:04 -0700, "bxb7668" <bxb7668[ at ]notboeing.notcom> wrote: [Quoted Text] >Let's see if I understand you correctly. You have a copy of Office XP >that was installed at work. > >If it is an OEM copy, it cannot be installed anywhere else. > >If it is retail, as long as it is not on your work PC, you can install >it at home. To activate it you need to use the phone method. Once your >work PC is back you must uninstall it at home in order to install it >at work. You'll again need to use the phone activation. > >Read the EULA for your version for the exact rules. A retail copy can >probably be installed on one desktop and one laptop as long as you are >the primary user of both and both are not being used at the same time. >Again, read the EULA. > >Brian > >"mendozalaura" <mendozalaura[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >message news:041B1563-8E83-46E4-ABD5-0168FB3B48FC[ at ]microsoft.com... >>I have Microsoft office XP. It has been installed on a computer at >>work. >> That computer's hard drive died, so I installed my copy of office on >> my >> computer home so that I can work from home. It will not allow me to >> activate >> it as it has already been installed once and activated. The >> computer at work >> will be returning complete with new hard drive, which means I will >> have to >> reinstall Office at work also. What do I do now. How many times >> are you >> allowed to install a copy of Office and how is it tracked. >> >> Thanks >

Re: Microsoft Office Activation "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" <MillyS[ at ]donteventhinkaboutmailingmeatmvps.org> 27.07.2006 15:18:00 And then look at the hundreds of millions of satisfied customers. -- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without reading. After furious head scratching, Walker Texas Plumber asked: | On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:21:02 -0700, mendozalaura | <mendozalaura[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: | || I have Microsoft office XP. It has been installed on a computer at || work. That computer's hard drive died, so I installed my copy of || office on my computer home so that I can work from home. It will not || allow me to activate it as it has already been installed once and || activated. The computer at work will be returning complete with new || hard drive, which means I will have to reinstall Office at work || also. What do I do now. How many times are you allowed to install || a copy of Office and how is it tracked. || || Thanks | | Microsoft is KILLING themselves with this foolish ACTIVATION CRAP! | Look at the hundreds of frustrated people.