Installing 2003 Office Pro on different computer than it came with

[twellis]

In 2004, I purchased a Gateway 610XL Media Center computer with
Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 with Business Contact
Manager installed on the computer. The computer crashed (poor design
problem) and is no longer working. I want to install the MS Office on
my new Dell computer but I keep getting an error message. Gateway,
which was no help on the computer, is not offering any assistance.
Microsoft says I have to go through Gateway since the computer was
purchased from them. Gateway has only stated that I will have to
purchase new software. Since I own the license to use the software, I
don't think I should have to. Can anyone tell me what the best options
are for getting this software installed? Thanks, this is my first
attempt at posting a thread.

 

[DL]

You purchased a PC with MS Office preinstalled, as well as windows. Both
were OEM versions that live and die with the PC they were supplied with.
I appreciate your frustration as very few PC suppliers explain this fact,
but your only option is to purchase a retail copy of Office.

 

[DL]

You purchased a PC with MS Office preinstalled, as well as windows. Both
were OEM versions that live and die with the PC they were supplied with.
I appreciate your frustration as very few PC suppliers explain this fact,
but your only option is to purchase a retail copy of Office.

 

[DL]

You purchased a PC with MS Office preinstalled, as well as windows. Both
were OEM versions that live and die with the PC they were supplied with.
I appreciate your frustration as very few PC suppliers explain this fact,
but your only option is to purchase a retail copy of Office.

 

[DL]

You purchased a PC with MS Office preinstalled, as well as windows. Both
were OEM versions that live and die with the PC they were supplied with.
I appreciate your frustration as very few PC suppliers explain this fact,
but your only option is to purchase a retail copy of Office.

 

[DL]

You purchased a PC with MS Office preinstalled, as well as windows. Both
were OEM versions that live and die with the PC they were supplied with.
I appreciate your frustration as very few PC suppliers explain this fact,
but your only option is to purchase a retail copy of Office.

 

[DL]

You purchased a PC with MS Office preinstalled, as well as windows. Both
were OEM versions that live and die with the PC they were supplied with.
I appreciate your frustration as very few PC suppliers explain this fact,
but your only option is to purchase a retail copy of Office.

 

[DL]

You purchased a PC with MS Office preinstalled, as well as windows. Both
were OEM versions that live and die with the PC they were supplied with.
I appreciate your frustration as very few PC suppliers explain this fact,
but your only option is to purchase a retail copy of Office.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

And that is why you paid less for your copy of Office - you don't have the
right to transfer the license. To do that, you need to have a retail
version.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

And that is why you paid less for your copy of Office - you don't have the
right to transfer the license. To do that, you need to have a retail
version.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

And that is why you paid less for your copy of Office - you don't have the
right to transfer the license. To do that, you need to have a retail
version.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

And that is why you paid less for your copy of Office - you don't have the
right to transfer the license. To do that, you need to have a retail
version.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

And that is why you paid less for your copy of Office - you don't have the
right to transfer the license. To do that, you need to have a retail
version.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

And that is why you paid less for your copy of Office - you don't have the
right to transfer the license. To do that, you need to have a retail
version.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

And that is why you paid less for your copy of Office - you don't have the
right to transfer the license. To do that, you need to have a retail
version.