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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Easy Microsoft Office Question...

Posted: 1/10/2006 11:34:52 AM EDT

Can Microsoft Office 2003 be installed on more than 3 home computers with the same CD key?

Will they send black helicopters to my house?

Will my computer explode?

Posted: 1/10/2006 11:37:20 AM EDT

[#1]

Physically, yes.

Legally, no.

Posted: 1/10/2006 11:37:52 AM EDT

[#2]

Microsoft ~~purges the database every 120 days or so~~ will not allow you to put it on any more machines.

Posted: 1/10/2006 11:39:05 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Microsoft ~~purges the database every 120 days or so~~ will not allow you to put it on any more machines.

How so?

Please explain...

Posted: 1/10/2006 11:40:01 AM EDT

[#4]

only if its the student teacher version

Posted: 1/10/2006 11:40:27 AM EDT

[#5]

?

Not sure what you are asking....

Posted: 1/10/2006 11:44:45 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
?

Not sure what you are asking....

Will I have any problems installing and operating Microsoft office on more than three different computers with the same CD key?

Posted: 1/10/2006 11:46:39 AM EDT

[#7]

Its not a problem if you have an "Enterprise Edition"

Posted: 1/10/2006 11:48:11 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Quoted:
?

Not sure what you are asking....

Will I have any problems installing and operating Microsoft office on more than three different computers with the same CD key?

No, just don't register it.

Posted: 1/10/2006 11:48:29 AM EDT

[#9]

LEGALLY you can not install on more computers than what your EULA covers.

Microsoft keeps a database with each activation so they can control the number of times a license key has been used.

refer to my first post.

Posted: 1/10/2006 6:28:26 PM EDT

[#10]

unless you have the student/teacher version, the license is one key per machine.

You'll have to activate it to use it beyond some number of days, so installing it and not activating it isn't really an option.

One option - if anyone in your family is a student, you may be able to buy the student version through the institution at a greatly reduced rate.

If they are college students, see if they have access to MSDNAA materials.

Posted: 1/10/2006 6:58:59 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
unless you have the student/teacher version, the license is one key per machine.

Not completely true, you need to look at the EULA, some allow for installation on more than one computer.

Look at the EULA for your Office product to confirm your allowed number of installs.

Posted: 1/10/2006 7:02:05 PM EDT

[#12]

Easy Microsoft Office Question...

There is noting easy about Microsoft

out-a-ammo wrote:
Physically, yes.

Legally, no.

This is correct.

Posted: 1/10/2006 7:17:23 PM EDT

[#13]

quote:

You can install Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 on up to three computers in your home without having to buy extra licenses. Get software for the entire family and save money.

Sounds like it's what you want. Other editions allow multiple installs (laptop, desktop) but not multiple users.

Posted: 1/10/2006 11:21:30 PM EDT

[#14]

Then again, OpenOffice may be able to substitute. If you mostly just use Word and Excel, it's easy.
~

Posted: 1/11/2006 6:54:30 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Then again, OpenOffice may be able to substitute. If you mostly just use Word and Excel, it's easy.
~

good point.

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