How many old versions to keep?

R

Rikk Flohr

I am doing a little house cleaning and have old Office and Windows disks in
little corners stashed away. I have been an office user since Office 95 and
have multiple copies of 95,97,2000. I am currently using XP but have
upgraded from the other versions throughout the years.

In order to maintain strict license integrity, how far back do I have to
keep the disks?
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

You must keep the first version of Office/Windows that allowed you to use
the first upgrade version of Office/Windows and all versions since. All
versions of Office/Windows that you use for upgrade purposes become part of
a "whole" upgrade package.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
Rikk Flohr <[email protected]> asked:

| I am doing a little house cleaning and have old Office and Windows
| disks in little corners stashed away. I have been an office user
| since Office 95 and have multiple copies of 95,97,2000. I am
| currently using XP but have upgraded from the other versions
| throughout the years.
|
| In order to maintain strict license integrity, how far back do I have
| to keep the disks?
|
| --
| Rikk Flohr
|
| www.fleetingglimpse.com
 
H

Howard Kaikow

In theory, but how many even know where their old Word 2 floppies are
hiding?
I don't even recall what that version of Office was called.
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Yes, I know that is a problem, but legalities are legalities. Besides, that
is what dusty old attics are for!

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
Howard Kaikow <[email protected]> asked:

| In theory, but how many even know where their old Word 2 floppies are
| hiding?
| I don't even recall what that version of Office was called.
|
| --
| http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.
| || You must keep the first version of Office/Windows that allowed you
|| to use the first upgrade version of Office/Windows and all versions
|| since. All versions of Office/Windows that you use for upgrade
|| purposes become part of a "whole" upgrade package.
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
||
||
|| After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
|| Rikk Flohr <[email protected]> asked:
||
||| I am doing a little house cleaning and have old Office and Windows
||| disks in little corners stashed away. I have been an office user
||| since Office 95 and have multiple copies of 95,97,2000. I am
||| currently using XP but have upgraded from the other versions
||| throughout the years.
|||
||| In order to maintain strict license integrity, how far back do I
||| have to keep the disks?
|||
||| --
||| Rikk Flohr
|||
||| www.fleetingglimpse.com
 
H

Howard Kaikow

And contract terms that make no sense in practice are often not upheld by
courts.
 

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