using 2004 on two comps. simultaneously

[Chuck_Silverman]

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Power PC

hi

My wife and I both use Office 2004. We cannot use Word simultaneously. If one of us is using it, the other's closes. Is there a workaround for this?

Thanks

C Silverman
Los Angeles, CA

 

[Diane Ross]

My wife and I both use Office 2004. We cannot use Word simultaneously. If one
of us is using it, the other's closes. Is there a workaround for this?

Not with a standard version. Upgrade to Office 2008 Home & Student version
and you can both install and use at the same time. You can also each use the
key to install on my laptop and one desktop for each person.

If you don't need Exchange you can get Office 2008 very reasonably from
Amazon with free shipping. $121.99 (price can vary slightly)

<http://tinyurl.com/4ydu2u>

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Chuck;

Just to clarify a bit, nobody "buys Office", they buy a license to *use*
Office & each retail license applies to a single user. That user is entitled
to install on one stationary & one portable system, but is not allowed to
run any of the software on both at the same time. If the computers are on
the same network there are safeguards built in that prevent doing so. That
applies to any installations on separate Macs if the same Product Key is
used for those installations.

The only *legitimate* "workaround" is for each user to install using their
own respective Product Key (license). IOW, either you or your wife need an
additional license, which can only be had (for the retail package) by
purchasing another copy of Office.

As Diane points out, the Office 2008 Home & Student Edition (referred to as
Student/Teacher in 2004 & prior) includes 3 Product Keys (licenses), so up
to 3 users can install the software as indicated above. Each of the other
editions include only one license. You also have to consider, however, that
the Home & Student licenses do not permit commercial/business use of the
software -- they're for personal (not-for-profit) use only.

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