The only limitation that might impact you with Home and Student is that it cannot be used for commercial usage, including non-profit work.
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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After furious head scratching, oakridge asked:
| Thank you, I think both of you, Joanne and Don are right. I
| purchased all my copies and two copies of 2003
none were
| preinstalled but I see the difference in Office Pro now. I ran up to
| Best Buy and read the boxes - purchased the Home version as it met my
| needs better these days, don't need quite all that Pro offers and I
| really wanted One Note. Price was the same - I don't have time to
| order online - and it says it can be installed on 3 computers.
|
||
|| ||| Had Office Pro - original disc. When I purchsed a laptop a few
||| years ago MS
||| would not let me install the program on the second computer - even
||| though it
||| should have - even though I contacted them. Had to purchase
||| program new for
||| laptop.
||
|| While you need to read the EULA for specifics the rule summery of
|| Office Professional is that if Office Professional is purchased OEM
|| {pre-installed} then it can only be installed in the original
|| computer. Suspect this is the case for your first copy. If your
|| second Office Professional was a retail purchase it can be installed
|| on one desktop and one portable device for your sole use, but not at
|| the same time. Since you state that the copy you purchased for your
|| laptop is only installed on the laptop and if it was a retail
|| purchase, you should be able to install on your new desktop after
|| you uninstall the Office 2007 trial version. Unistalling the trial
|| version should not delete the data files you have created with trial
|| version. Still a good idea to backup the data files.
||
||| Now I have a new desktop - computer #3 - trial version of 07 has
||| expired, right in the middle of a project. No problem buying new
||| version --
||| however, I'm concerned I'll have the same problem installing on
||| desktop and
||| laptop if I download -- and must have it on the laptop as I'll be
||| traveling
||| soon and will need it.
|||
||| Is there any secret to installing download on two computers? Is
||| there any advantage to purchasing the program locally rather than
||| download, ie original
||| disc and manual?
|||
||| Thanks so much! I haven't had any luck getting a response from MS
||| on this>
||| --
||| oakridge
||
|| Many file formats were changed for Office 2007. If you install a
|| prior version of Office on your new desktop, you will need to
|| download and install a free file converter program from Microsoft.
|| If you choose to upgrade to Office 2007 Profession for both your
|| second laptop and your new desktop, you could use the Office
|| Profession disc you purchased for your laptop {assuming it is a
|| qualifying product} for installation on your new desktop without
|| installing Office {again after you uninstall the trial version}. For
|| the laptop with Office installed {assuming it is a qualifying
|| version}, the installation would qualify.
||
|| Information on qualifing products for Office 2007 Upgrade is
|| available here:
||
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/FX101754511033.aspx
||
|| You likely find a lower cost for Office 2007 Professional Upgrade
|| from sellers like Amazon.com, Staples etc than by following the "buy
|| now" link provided by Microsoft.
||
|| Don
||
|| Don
