installing on more than one machine?

[John McGhie]

Hi Clive:

Just in case Matt's law studies are impeding his efforts in his day job, I
can jump in there...

At Install Time, the installer looks for the battery! If there is no
"battery" detected, we must be a "Desktop".

For the benefit of others, what happens next is this:

When the second copy appears on the network, the first one says "Who are
you?" If the second copy says "I am Fred's computer with a battery" all is
good. If it says "I am Fred's computer," the first one says "No, you're
not, you're just a very naughty boy!! Go to your room!!".

On Windows, there's some very cunning encryption involved to make sure you
are who you say you are.

So far in Microsoft's experience, it has been able to trust Mac users to do
the right thing. I am sure that if they ever believe that has changed, they
can add the Windows Authentication and Activation mechanisms just by
flipping a couple of bits in the compiler. I bet the code to do it is
already there, ready to be called in.

So, for anyone who is rushing to tell us how clever you have been by finding
a way to outwit the mechanism, please can you just let that be your little
secret? The rest of us would really rather not have to deal with Software
Activation on our Macs

Cheers

Hello Matt,

I¹d like to clarify one aspect so that it might replace my previous
understanding.

Without going to the EULA either (I¹d, umm, like to, but don¹t have the time
‹ it¹s Monday in Australia): I had interpreted the fact that Office would
not open on a network if it found an existing installation with the same
serial number already at work as reinforcing what I understood to be a
prohibition of two running at the same time (albeit if the two computers
were not on a network they would be capable of operating undetected at the
same time). That¹s not so, in your view?

(If you don¹t want to get further involved, I¹ll just keep my ³underlying
theory² to myself; I have 5 licences myself...)

(And in that event, please ignore my theory, Phillip ‹ it might be a bit
dangerous. ;-)

Cheers,

Clive
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[Phillip Jones]

Hi Clive:

Just in case Matt's law studies are impeding his efforts in his day job, I
can jump in there...

At Install Time, the installer looks for the battery! If there is no
"battery" detected, we must be a "Desktop".

For the benefit of others, what happens next is this:

When the second copy appears on the network, the first one says "Who are
you?" If the second copy says "I am Fred's computer with a battery" all is
good. If it says "I am Fred's computer," the first one says "No, you're
not, you're just a very naughty boy!! Go to your room!!".

On Windows, there's some very cunning encryption involved to make sure you
are who you say you are.

So far in Microsoft's experience, it has been able to trust Mac users to do
the right thing. I am sure that if they ever believe that has changed,they
can add the Windows Authentication and Activation mechanisms just by
flipping a couple of bits in the compiler. I bet the code to do it is
already there, ready to be called in.

So, for anyone who is rushing to tell us how clever you have been by finding
a way to outwit the mechanism, please can you just let that be your little
secret? The rest of us would really rather not have to deal with Software
Activation on our Macs

Cheers

Again I wish to reiterate profusely! I have no intention of breaking the
license rules. I was asking question only to figure out why one
situation would be legal and the other not. Actually the way I interpret
the rules is is *no one is allowed to use any copy of Office except you
and you alone* .

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