License question

[Kathy]

I use MS Office at work and do a large volume of work from
my home PC. My employer ugraded to Office 2002, can I
upgrade my home PC with the same discs, or is that a
violation of the license agreement? We do not have a
network license, but individual copies of the software for
each PC in the office (5 total). I just want to be able to
work from home using the same software as at work.
Thanks

 

[Bastet]

I use MS Office at work and do a large volume of work from
my home PC. My employer ugraded to Office 2002, can I
upgrade my home PC with the same discs, or is that a
violation of the license agreement? We do not have a
network license, but individual copies of the software for
each PC in the office (5 total). I just want to be able to
work from home using the same software as at work.
Thanks

There's no such thing as Office 2002 - the suite name was Office XP, so I'm
going to assume you mean that.No you may not use the same licence on your
home system, that would be a violation of the EULA. If you want to use the
same software at home - buy it!

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----


There's no such thing as Office 2002 - the suite name was Office XP, so I'm
going to assume you mean that.No you may not use the same licence on your
home system, that would be a violation of the EULA. If you want to use the
same software at home - buy it!

Thank you for your reply-- yes it is Office XP. I guess I
didn't specify that I *work from home* often. I thought I
understood that as the sole user of the version installed
on my office PC, the EULA permits me to also install it on
my laptop---which is currently out of commission. Could I
instead install in on my PC? (do not mean to be *stupid*
here, just trying to understand EULA) Thanks.

 

[Bastet]

Thank you for your reply-- yes it is Office XP. I guess I
didn't specify that I *work from home* often. I thought I
understood that as the sole user of the version installed
on my office PC, the EULA permits me to also install it on
my laptop---which is currently out of commission. Could I
instead install in on my PC? (do not mean to be *stupid*
here, just trying to understand EULA) Thanks.

You may be the "sole user", but you are /not/ the licensee. Only the
licensee may install it on another system and, as I understand it, the
system must belong to the company (though someone will correct me if I'm
wrong). Also, the licence states that "it may be installed on *one* desktop
and *one* portable" so, no, you may not install it on more than one desktop,
as that would require a second licence.

In short - you are /not/ the licensee, therefore you have no rights to do
anything. Buy the software and you may install it on your home system.