old laptop dead - how to re-install on new laptop?

[betcsu]

to give you as much info as possible:

i have the retail version (not OEM) of office home & student 2007.

it allows installation on 3 different computers.

i currently have it installed on 2 laptops.

one of the 2 laptops (with vista) has died. i purchased a replacement laptop
& have the connected the hard drive from the dead laptop to the new laptop
(with windows 7) via usb hdd enclosure. the dead laptop was where the i made
the original installation onto.

office is currently installed on one working laptop and the one dead laptop.
thats 2 of my allowed 3 installations. the initial installation is on the
dead computer and i have no way to uninstall it, although as i stated above,
i do have the HDD connected to my replacement laptop so i can access all
files from the dead laptop.

i realize i have one installation left on my license, however we are
expecting a new laptop to arrive in the next few days, which is where im
planning on installing the 3rd allowed installation to, but i need to have
office installed on my replacement laptop today.

now for my question... since i am unable to uninstall one of my 3 allowed
installations from the dead computer and the dead computer being the one
office was originally installed on, how can i install it to the replacement
laptop without having 1st uninstalled it from the laptop that originated the
installations AND without losing the license for the 3rd installation for the
new computer being shipped out now.

i wish you could add/remove programs with just the HDD so i could bypass the
dead laptop, but thats not possible.

if i go ahead and use my 3rd installation on my replacement laptop today, i
still need to know how to get it off of the dead laptop so i can add it to
the new laptop thats being shipped when it arrives.

is theres a work around for my situation! i tried calling the number posted
in other threads for activating online, but thats just an automated operator.
i just need to know how to get office off the dead laptop so i have that
installation available when the new laptop arrives.

sorry for getting so word-y, but i wanted to include as much info as
possible regarding my situation in order for those who may be able to help to
know as much about my situation as possible, in order to best answer my
question.

sorry again and *crossing fingers* thanks in advance!

WAIT! one more question.... my replacement laptop has the trial version
installed. do i have to uninstall the trial version before installing my full
retail version.

thanks again! i sure hope someone can help! )

 

[DL]

Its 3 *working* installations and not 3 allowed installations
So if the PC dies simply install it on the new

 

[DL]

And yes you have to uninstall the trial & activation assistant, reboot prior
to installing paid for version

 

[Jeff Strickland]

to give you as much info as possible:

i have the retail version (not OEM) of office home & student 2007.

it allows installation on 3 different computers.

i currently have it installed on 2 laptops.

You are allowed three concurrent installations, not three total
installations.

You can load the Suite to a new machine that replaces one of the installed
machines. When another installed machine dies, you can then load to a new
replacement, and so on, as long as you do not load to more than three
machines at the same time. Since you have installed to two machines, and one
died, then you have one working installation, and you have two remaining
installations to work with. You do not have one remaining Install, you have
two. Let's say that you buy another machine after getting this one up to
where you like it. You have one remaining Install that you would use on the
new machine. Now, let's say that a machine dies and you have to buy yet
another one -- the installation from that machine transfers to the
replacement, making for three concurrent instalations at the same time.

You install to A and B (two machines). B dies so you buy C, now you have
installed on A and C. (still two machines). Now you buy D and you installed
base is A, C, and D (three machines). Next, A dies so you buy E and install,
giving you C, D and E (still three machines).

You cannot simply move the old install to the new machine, unless you make
the old HDD the boot drive of the new machine. You can use USB enclosure to
copy your files over to the new drive, but the software on the old drive
won't run untill it is installed onto the new machine.

As I said, you could make the old HDD the boot drive of the new machine, but
typically the old drive has a boot sector failure that causes you to go out
and buy a new machine, if this is the case for you then the old drive would
not make a bootable device on the new machine.

Once the new machine is up and running, you can use the old drive connected
via the USB enclosure to move your files over, and you can perform a number
of other tasks also, including reformatting the old drive to use as an
additional storage device. Of course, you could reformat it as a bootable
device too, and repair the boot sector.

one of the 2 laptops (with vista) has died. i purchased a replacement
laptop
& have the connected the hard drive from the dead laptop to the new laptop
(with windows 7) via usb hdd enclosure. the dead laptop was where the i
made
the original installation onto.

office is currently installed on one working laptop and the one dead
laptop.
thats 2 of my allowed 3 installations. the initial installation is on the
dead computer and i have no way to uninstall it, although as i stated
above,
i do have the HDD connected to my replacement laptop so i can access all
files from the dead laptop.

i realize i have one installation left on my license, however we are
expecting a new laptop to arrive in the next few days, which is where im
planning on installing the 3rd allowed installation to, but i need to have
office installed on my replacement laptop today.

now for my question... since i am unable to uninstall one of my 3 allowed
installations from the dead computer and the dead computer being the one
office was originally installed on, how can i install it to the
replacement
laptop without having 1st uninstalled it from the laptop that originated
the
installations AND without losing the license for the 3rd installation for
the
new computer being shipped out now.

i wish you could add/remove programs with just the HDD so i could bypass
the
dead laptop, but thats not possible.

if i go ahead and use my 3rd installation on my replacement laptop today,
i
still need to know how to get it off of the dead laptop so i can add it to
the new laptop thats being shipped when it arrives.

is theres a work around for my situation! i tried calling the number
posted
in other threads for activating online, but thats just an automated
operator.
i just need to know how to get office off the dead laptop so i have that
installation available when the new laptop arrives.

sorry for getting so word-y, but i wanted to include as much info as
possible regarding my situation in order for those who may be able to help
to
know as much about my situation as possible, in order to best answer my
question.

sorry again and *crossing fingers* thanks in advance!

WAIT! one more question.... my replacement laptop has the trial version
installed. do i have to uninstall the trial version before installing my
full
retail version.

Yes, Uninstall the Trial before you Install the Full Version. If there is an
Activation Assistant, Uninstall that too.