Using Office 2007 on more than one computer.
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I spent a great chunk of change (£130) buying a legit version of Microsoft Office 2007, when I could have spent about a quid and got a bootleg version off a Filipino workmate. I did the right thing, paid through the nose, planning to use it on our PC and lap top at home. I inquired on the Microsoft site how to load it on the other machine, and today I got an e mail telling me I am not allowed to use it on more than one machine. 
some bod said:
Thank you for choosing the Microsoft Office Online Store.
All software products, except otherwise noted, are now licensed and
registered for installation and use on one computer only. Federal Law
strictly prohibits sharing or copying of licensed software from one
computer to another.
If you require a software package for use on more than one computer, you
will need to purchase individually registered and licensed copies for
each computer. Please note that some software packages may be available
in a multi pack or volume licensing option.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please reply to this
e-mail.
Sincerely,
Derek Y.
Microsoft Office Online Store
Customer Service
msoffice.euro.en@trymicrosoftoffice.com
Anybody else heard this, or do people still share their software around their various pc's etc?All software products, except otherwise noted, are now licensed and
registered for installation and use on one computer only. Federal Law
strictly prohibits sharing or copying of licensed software from one
computer to another.
If you require a software package for use on more than one computer, you
will need to purchase individually registered and licensed copies for
each computer. Please note that some software packages may be available
in a multi pack or volume licensing option.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please reply to this
e-mail.
Sincerely,
Derek Y.
Microsoft Office Online Store
Customer Service
msoffice.euro.en@trymicrosoftoffice.com
I bought Office 2007 Home edition. I'm sure it's a 3 user license. Had issues trying to register it on what would have been my 4th PC, but it had been uninstalled from one machine as I bought a new one to replace it so still on 3 PC's correctly as per the license. Had a right arguement with Microsoft Call Center (some where far away) about that one. Eventually got put through to some bloke in the US who sorted it in 2 mins flat.
I have a legit copy and it was already pre installed on my new PC from Dell and they sent the disc through,I have run it on two other lap tops just had to phone it through to get an authorisation code and all installed perfctly,so,its right what they say three times and its done.
Stefluc
Stefluc
In a nutshell:
If you bought the retail edition of Office 2007 Home and Student, then you have a license to put it on 3 machines.
If you bought the oem edition of Office 2007 Home and Student, then it is limited to one machine. (See here)
If you bought the Standard or Small Business or Professional Editions, whether retail or oem, then it is licensed for 1 machine only.
If you bought the retail edition of Office 2007 Home and Student, then you have a license to put it on 3 machines.
If you bought the oem edition of Office 2007 Home and Student, then it is limited to one machine. (See here)
If you bought the Standard or Small Business or Professional Editions, whether retail or oem, then it is licensed for 1 machine only.
Edited by arcturus on Tuesday 10th June 09:30
You would need to check the terms of the version you have but the retails stuff usually has this in it somewhere
"a. Licensed Device. You may install and use one copy of the software on the
licensed device.
b. Portable Device. You may install another copy on a portable device for
use by the single primary user of the licensed device."
So basically you can have one copy "running".
"a. Licensed Device. You may install and use one copy of the software on the
licensed device.
b. Portable Device. You may install another copy on a portable device for
use by the single primary user of the licensed device."
So basically you can have one copy "running".
arcturus said:
In a nutshell:
If you bought the retail edition of Office 2007 Home and Student, then you have a license to put it on 3 machines.
If you bought the oem edition of Office 2007 Home and Student, then it is limited to one machine. (See here)
If you bought the Standard or Small Business or Professional Editions, whether retail or oem, then it is licensed for 1 machine only.
I bought an HP laptop in the USA, with free 60 day trial of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007. When it was due to expire I paid for the full version. I have now managed to download it to our PC as well as running it on our laptop, and it appears to work okay. If you bought the retail edition of Office 2007 Home and Student, then you have a license to put it on 3 machines.
If you bought the oem edition of Office 2007 Home and Student, then it is limited to one machine. (See here)
If you bought the Standard or Small Business or Professional Editions, whether retail or oem, then it is licensed for 1 machine only.
I have an e mail saying I have 'Full Licence' and giving the 25 digit confirmation number, or whatever it is called, which I had to enter as I was downloading the Office program to the PC. So it appears three machines is my limit, despite what the E mail from Microsoft says.
I also appear to have bought:
'Optional: Licence Lock Box: Digital back-up service and licence key'
Though I have no idea what it is
Any suggestions?
King Herald said:
I also appear to have bought:
'Optional: Licence Lock Box: Digital back-up service and licence key'
Though I have no idea what it is
Any suggestions?
It's just a fancy way of saying you can download the program again.'Optional: Licence Lock Box: Digital back-up service and licence key'
Though I have no idea what it is
Any suggestions?
For instance if you reinstall the OS or some such.
To call it a back-up service is kind, it's not like MS are going to remove it from their download servers!
Scraggles said:
went out and spent £0.00 on open office, friend sent me some word 2007 document saved in it's own special format that no-one else can read, utter waste of time as he put it
Change for the sake of change, I just don't get it. So many people have the old MS Office, so they bring out a new one that is barely compatible.Scraggles said:
went out and spent £0.00 on open office, friend sent me some word 2007 document saved in it's own special format that no-one else can read, utter waste of time as he put it
I can open documents in this special format (now called OpenXML) and I'm using Word 2000 (I do class myself as an expert user though). I believe Open Office v3 will be able to read OpenXML files as standard and OdfConverter can be used in OOv2 to read and write OpenXML.King Herald said:
Change for the sake of change, I just don't get it. So many people have the old MS Office, so they bring out a new one that is barely compatible.
It's called a business model. What do you sell when everyone has a copy of Word? Microsoft had to develop a new format to make sure they could continue to compete in lucrative government markets.MS = it
they license their wares by territory, go to a third world country and you will buy a propper MS license for pennies, its only licensed for use in that part of the world though, I know a chap i used to sell to who was fined 25 grand for selling 18 copies of office software that was for the isreal market (unknown to him, he bought it from an english company and paid full trade price for it)
its just the way they, and most major software companies, do their biz.
they license their wares by territory, go to a third world country and you will buy a propper MS license for pennies, its only licensed for use in that part of the world though, I know a chap i used to sell to who was fined 25 grand for selling 18 copies of office software that was for the isreal market (unknown to him, he bought it from an english company and paid full trade price for it)
its just the way they, and most major software companies, do their biz.
DucatiGary said:
MS = it
they license their wares by territory, go to a third world country and you will buy a propper MS license for pennies, its only licensed for use in that part of the world though, I know a chap i used to sell to who was fined 25 grand for selling 18 copies of office software that was for the isreal market (unknown to him, he bought it from an english company and paid full trade price for it)
its just the way they, and most major software companies, do their biz.
So when I give my name and address on the Microsoft web page I used to buy the MS they didn't get any alarm bells ringing? They asked where I lived, they then gave the price in euros, so I'm guessing they know exactly where I intend to use the stuff.they license their wares by territory, go to a third world country and you will buy a propper MS license for pennies, its only licensed for use in that part of the world though, I know a chap i used to sell to who was fined 25 grand for selling 18 copies of office software that was for the isreal market (unknown to him, he bought it from an english company and paid full trade price for it)
its just the way they, and most major software companies, do their biz.
www.software4students.co.uk
If you declare that you are a student or a parent of a student then you can buy MS Office Standard for £35 or splash out on the full enterprise version for £57
If you declare that you are a student or a parent of a student then you can buy MS Office Standard for £35 or splash out on the full enterprise version for £57
King Herald said:
DucatiGary said:
MS = it
they license their wares by territory, go to a third world country and you will buy a propper MS license for pennies, its only licensed for use in that part of the world though, I know a chap i used to sell to who was fined 25 grand for selling 18 copies of office software that was for the isreal market (unknown to him, he bought it from an english company and paid full trade price for it)
its just the way they, and most major software companies, do their biz.
So when I give my name and address on the Microsoft web page I used to buy the MS they didn't get any alarm bells ringing? They asked where I lived, they then gave the price in euros, so I'm guessing they know exactly where I intend to use the stuff.they license their wares by territory, go to a third world country and you will buy a propper MS license for pennies, its only licensed for use in that part of the world though, I know a chap i used to sell to who was fined 25 grand for selling 18 copies of office software that was for the isreal market (unknown to him, he bought it from an english company and paid full trade price for it)
its just the way they, and most major software companies, do their biz.
read the small print, I'm not here just to try and annoy you, i've been licensing MS wares for ohh, about 11 years?
might not actually do anything about it but that's the risk you take.
But this is just it. Some of their business products come in variants that might cost you in excess of the profit you might make from them. Those same variants have pricing structures that within a given area might come down to almost nothing. Eligability for said variants is, at best, vauge. "Choose yer price guv"!
If you want the software on more than one machine, you have to ask yourself; "How am I going to use more than one copy at a time?" If you have a reasonable answer to that question, you're probably not going to have a problem.
In the end, mainstream software companies want to get their software in front of as many people as possible. It doesn't matter who they are. Unlike the record companies, they are nowhere near as restrictive about who gets their software.
What they're really hot on, is people who sell what purports to be genuine software that isnt. They're hotter about that than just about anything else, including price.
As a consumer of software you (almost) cannot loose. If you get a copy FOC from your mae, they (probably) won't notice or care. If you buy a dodgey copy from a bloke at a boot fair, and they find that you have it, they'll go after the guy you bought it from, and possibly even hang him.
If you want the software on more than one machine, you have to ask yourself; "How am I going to use more than one copy at a time?" If you have a reasonable answer to that question, you're probably not going to have a problem.
In the end, mainstream software companies want to get their software in front of as many people as possible. It doesn't matter who they are. Unlike the record companies, they are nowhere near as restrictive about who gets their software.
What they're really hot on, is people who sell what purports to be genuine software that isnt. They're hotter about that than just about anything else, including price.
As a consumer of software you (almost) cannot loose. If you get a copy FOC from your mae, they (probably) won't notice or care. If you buy a dodgey copy from a bloke at a boot fair, and they find that you have it, they'll go after the guy you bought it from, and possibly even hang him.
Edited by dilbert on Friday 13th June 01:11
DucatiGary said:
King Herald said:
DucatiGary said:
MS = it
they license their wares by territory, go to a third world country and you will buy a propper MS license for pennies, its only licensed for use in that part of the world though, I know a chap i used to sell to who was fined 25 grand for selling 18 copies of office software that was for the isreal market (unknown to him, he bought it from an english company and paid full trade price for it)
its just the way they, and most major software companies, do their biz.
So when I give my name and address on the Microsoft web page I used to buy the MS they didn't get any alarm bells ringing? They asked where I lived, they then gave the price in euros, so I'm guessing they know exactly where I intend to use the stuff.they license their wares by territory, go to a third world country and you will buy a propper MS license for pennies, its only licensed for use in that part of the world though, I know a chap i used to sell to who was fined 25 grand for selling 18 copies of office software that was for the isreal market (unknown to him, he bought it from an english company and paid full trade price for it)
its just the way they, and most major software companies, do their biz.
read the small print, I'm not here just to try and annoy you, i've been licensing MS wares for ohh, about 11 years?
might not actually do anything about it but that's the risk you take.
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