office 2007 Standard (Student Price) licened up to 3 PCs

[catcat]

i have three computer at home - one notebook, one new PC and one old computer
with Win 95 upgrade to Win 98. I have bought two boxes of Office 2007
standard just in case of the problem of installing more than one PC. So 1st
box Office standard has installed one notebook and would like to install the
same 1st box onto a new PC instead of second box. Is it possible to install
two PC - 1 notebook & 1 PC with the first one box without phone activation
but with the same user. I do not know whether I bought a retail copy of
Office 2007 standard. How do you tell a difference?
When I bought the office 2007 standard with student price and found that at
the back of the box indicated below mark "licenced can up to 3 PCs" means 1
user can install 3 PCs? Is it true?
And how the old PC with Upgrade Win 98 with P2, is it possible to install
Office 2007 standard?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

You should be able install the 1st Office 2007 Standard onto your PC, in
addition to the laptop. The normal license is for 1 PC & Laptop (for a
single user). The 3 surprises me... I thought the the Home & Student version
was the only one in 2007 that allowed 3 installations (among the retail
suites).

You will not be able to install on the Windows 98 computer. OS requirement
for Office 2007 is Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 2, Windows Server 2003
with SP1, or later operating systems (i.e., Vista).

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

No matter how many times you ask the same question, the correct answer
will not change. NO, you cannot legally install Office 2007 Standard
Edition on three computers. NO, you cannot legally install Office 2007
Standard Edition on three computers. NO, you cannot legally install
Office 2007 Standard Edition on three computers. NO, you cannot legally
install Office 2007 Standard Edition on three computers. NO, you cannot
legally install Office 2007 Standard Edition on three computers. NO,
you cannot legally install Office 2007 Standard Edition on three
computers. NO, you cannot legally install Office 2007 Standard Edition
on three computers. NO, you cannot legally install Office 2007 Standard
Edition on three computers. NO, you cannot legally install Office 2007
Standard Edition on three computers. NO, you cannot legally install
Office 2007 Standard Edition on three computers. NO, you cannot legally
install Office 2007 Standard Edition on three computers. NO, you cannot
legally install Office 2007 Standard Edition on three computers.

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

System requirements for your copy of Office 2007 Standard should be
printed on the outside of the package. You can also read the system
requirements at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101668651033.aspx .
Windows XP or later is one of the requirements.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Thank you. I thought I made it clear twice but apparently if he asks it
AGAIN he'll get a different response.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Granted. But, what if the user's box really does say what catcat indicates?

When I bought the office 2007 standard with student price and found that
at the back of the box indicated below mark "licenced can up to 3 PCs"
means 1 user can install 3 PCs? Is it true?

I can't imagine Microsoft using the quoted phrasing. But, if it really says
something like that on the box, then it sounds like what the user has is
Home & Student, not Standard. If it is Home & Student, then catcat can
indeed install to three computers.

But, it's very difficult to reconcile "up to 3 PCs" with "Standard," since
Standard's license is one desktop and one portable.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

 

[catcat]

Thank you, Tyson
Does it means that i can install 1 PC and 1 Notebook with the same licence
of Standard office 2007 with phone activation? both are dofferent IP
addresses.
Does Mirosoft know I install 1 PC & 1 Notebook without phone activaition
but different IP addresses under the same roof? Or is it better to purchase
another standard office 2007 to install for 1 PC? Sorry I am a new user with
two new PCs (N.Book & PC) come with Vista Home & Basic

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

If I have a copy of Office 2007 Standard, I can install it onto my desktop
and onto my laptop. Activation can be over the internet or via telephone. IP
address doesn't matter (if I were to disconnect/reconnect right now, for
example, I would get a new IP address... and it wouldn't matter to
Microsoft). What matters is the product key. There is some kind of database
where they keep a tally on how many times any given product key has been
associated with activation.

The understanding is that the same user will be using both installations.
But, Microsoft doesn't really have a way to monitor that aspect of the
license. The very fact that there is a limit tends to keep people relatively
honest. At the very least, it prevents any given product key from being used
on more than two computers -- regardless of who uses them. Microsoft also
can't distinguish between laptop/desktop installations This is also done on
the "honor" system.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

 

[catcat]

Thank you Herb.
so the other new office 2007 standard, I can keep or pass it to my relative
who does not oen a standard office 2007 to install. Is it possible to let my
relative to have it as I bought it under student price item. Actually I have
two box of office 2007 standard with me. One box already install onto my PC &
notebook and the other one is NOT. Is it possible to keep it as long as I
like when I have another new PC in the future.
Licence does not have deadline, right?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

There are no license deadlines with retail versions of Office.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com