Office XP Activation

[Chuck]

I recently purchased Office 2003 PRO (oem complete version) and have installed it on my computer. My question is, that I previously purchased Office 2002 (XP) PRO (oem complete version) and paid for it. It was activated once on my computer. I no longer have a use for it, but did pay for it. I want to give it to a friend. Can he install and activate under his own name? Please Help?

 

[Tom Foolery]

My understanding is that OEM's are tied to the computer they were installed
on, and cannot be upgraded. That's why they are cheaper. I have read others
who indicate what you want to do is possible, so maybe one of them will
respond and explain how that is done.

I recently purchased Office 2003 PRO (oem complete version) and have

installed it on my computer. My question is, that I previously purchased
Office 2002 (XP) PRO (oem complete version) and paid for it. It was
activated once on my computer. I no longer have a use for it, but did pay
for it. I want to give it to a friend. Can he install and activate under
his own name? Please Help?

 

[Epona]

My understanding is that OEM's are tied to the computer they were
installed on, and cannot be upgraded. That's why they are cheaper. I
have read others who indicate what you want to do is possible, so
maybe one of them will respond and explain how that is done.

Tom is correct - once an OEM licence is installed and activated, it is
forever tied to that system - it cannot be installed and activated on any
other system.