licensing on MS Office 2004

[rboscia]

I think I've understood from other threads, but I want to be sure..
I have MS Office 2004 for the Mac installed on 3 computers all
networked together. One of the computers died. When I get the new
computer to replace that one, will I be able to use that 3rd license
again on the new computer? I think I read where if they are networked
& all alive, you can't, but seems like since one is dead & not on the
network anymore, it will allow me to?
Thanks

 

[Michel Bintener]

If you have three licenses, you are free to install them on three computers.
If one of your computers dies and you need to replace it, you can re-use the
old machine's license to use Office on that machine. On the Mac, you do not
have to activate Office, as you would on Windows, so there's no major
problem here.

I think I've understood from other threads, but I want to be sure..
I have MS Office 2004 for the Mac installed on 3 computers all
networked together. One of the computers died. When I get the new
computer to replace that one, will I be able to use that 3rd license
again on the new computer? I think I read where if they are networked
& all alive, you can't, but seems like since one is dead & not on the
network anymore, it will allow me to?
Thanks

--
Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:Mac (Entourage & Word)

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[Barry Wainwright [MVP]]

I think I've understood from other threads, but I want to be sure..
I have MS Office 2004 for the Mac installed on 3 computers all
networked together. One of the computers died. When I get the new
computer to replace that one, will I be able to use that 3rd license
again on the new computer? I think I read where if they are networked
& all alive, you can't, but seems like since one is dead & not on the
network anymore, it will allow me to?
Thanks

I assume these 3 macs all have office installed with different serial
numbers? They must have if they are working together (even the 3-license S&T
edition gives you 3 different 'product keys').

If so, then it is quite acceptable to install the product key of the dead
mac's copy of office on a fourth machine. This is transferring the copy, not
duplicating it.

The mac version of office does not use product activation like the windows
side of things.