product key

[John]

Is there some way to use the product key from the 2003 version for PC
that I just purchased for my new MacBook Pro? I was hoping I wouldn't
have to buy office again just because I got a mac!

Thanks.

 

[CyberTaz]

It isn't clear what you're asking so let's first clarify that Office 2003
will *not* run on OS X. It isn't a matter of product key. PC Office and Mac
Office are two completely separate packages of software - one written for
Windows, one written for OS X.

However, your 2003 license - unless it's the Student/Teacher version -
permits installation on 1 desktop/tower system & 1 laptop as long as you
don't *use* them both simultaneously. If networked you aren't permitted to
have any of the Office apps running on one system while any Office app is
running on the other.

To run 2003 on a _Mac_ laptop, though, you need something like Parallels or
Boot Camp running Windows or a separate Windows bootup on the Mac. You'd
still be constrained to using one copy or the other at any one time.

If you have the S/T version, the license agreement is different & provides 3
product keys rather than just one.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

In addition, the Office 2004 Test Drive is not the type of demo where
you just enter a number to unlock it. To use Office 2004 on a mac, you
would need to REMOVE the test drive first, and then install Office 2004
from a CD.

NeoOffice is free and runs natively on the Mac, you could try it out if
you don't like the Parallels idea and don't want to buy Office 2004.
Although, Office 2004 is on sale right now:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/go/promotions/default.aspx