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Scenario is: current XP user has Office 2007 Home and Student installed
on two machines (licence is for three machines). He'd like to upgrade to
Windows 7, but he'd prefer to do a clean install rather than choosing
'upgrade' when he installs it.
Question is, if he moves to Windows 7 like this, what happens with
regards the Office licence? Will the Microsoft product activation thing
think this is an install onto another machine, or does it realise it is
an existing licenced machine with a new OS?
Also, this laptop is a U2400 1.5GB. He tried Vista on it as he wanted
something more up to date than XP but was dissatisfied with the
performance hit the machine took. He's hoping Windows 7 won't be as bad
as Vista but if he's still not happy and downgrades back to Windows XP
(clean install again) what happens with the Office licence; again, will
it see this as a new install onto a new machine, or realise it is an
existing licenced machine?
Thanks!
on two machines (licence is for three machines). He'd like to upgrade to
Windows 7, but he'd prefer to do a clean install rather than choosing
'upgrade' when he installs it.
Question is, if he moves to Windows 7 like this, what happens with
regards the Office licence? Will the Microsoft product activation thing
think this is an install onto another machine, or does it realise it is
an existing licenced machine with a new OS?
Also, this laptop is a U2400 1.5GB. He tried Vista on it as he wanted
something more up to date than XP but was dissatisfied with the
performance hit the machine took. He's hoping Windows 7 won't be as bad
as Vista but if he's still not happy and downgrades back to Windows XP
(clean install again) what happens with the Office licence; again, will
it see this as a new install onto a new machine, or realise it is an
existing licenced machine?
Thanks!