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| Thread ID: 129713 | 2013-03-07 08:28:00 | Uninstalling Office from one PC and re-installing it on a new one | John H (8) | Press F1 |
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| 1331792 | 2013-03-07 22:07:00 | Thanks very much wainuitech. That is a relief. So much to learn, so little time! That will be today's project, as well as trying to install other programmes for which I may not have saved registration numbers and/or passwords! Also trying to get my head around Windows 8! Thanks again.Found the program that will give you the license details - licensecrawler (www.klinzmann.name) you can also try Belarc (www.belarc.com) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1331793 | 2013-03-07 22:40:00 | Or magic jellybean www.magicaljellybean.com |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1331794 | 2013-03-07 23:02:00 | Some of the more "usual" key finders dont work to good on Windows 8. I was trying to recover a W8 upgrade key from a botched upgrade the other day so I could reinstall it, only belarc actually gave the correct key ( it didn't have the media upgrade either). | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1331795 | 2013-03-08 01:10:00 | Thanks folks for all your good advice. I have confirmed what Jen and wainuitech advised - that I can install on one primary and one portable device. I started to run the installation wizard on the new laptop, and checked through the installation part of the Licence, and it was quite clearly stated there. NB it is the Office 2007 Standard pack. So I went ahead and installed it, and then configured Outlook. That triggered the need to activate (I had entered the key at the beginning of the process), and this was the quickest and simplest activation I have ever done. On most other installs of Microsoft products, I have had to phone because the internet activation failed, but this time it was really automatic . At the other end they must have a record that this key has been used once already, but it didn't so much as hiccup. I haven't migrated the data files yet because the lappy is currently downloading and installing about 600 MB of updates. Migration will be my next task. Thanks for the advice as well about keyfinders - they may become necessary as I go through installing my other programmes... FYI the laptop I bought is an ASUS 15.6" K55VJ-SX176H. First time I have bought a PC from a kitchen ware vendor, so I hope it will all work out OK. They provided good support over the Samsung S2 when it needed service in the warranty period, and I was able to negotiate for a free carrying case as part of the deal. I couldn't find this laptop anywhere else (except at Bond & Bond) and there was nothing else I was attracted to for my purposes. I have had a Nexus 7 for some months, and was so impressed by the ASUS build quality I thought that was the brand for me (assuming their laptops are built to the same standard!). Thus far I am really impressed by the ASUS. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1331796 | 2013-03-09 03:27:00 | I thought the MS Office license allowed for the product to be installed on two PCs - normally a desktop and a laptop . Has that changed? If not, then you can just install Office 2007 on the laptop and leave it on the desktop too . It depends on the license type . ie MS Office for business allows two licenses, on a desktop and laptop, Student on 3 different pcs in general, but I used both business licenses on laptops, and it's fine . On another note about licenses, if I were to uninstall Office on one of the laptops that I had installed it on, as mentioned before, would I then be able to use that license on another pc? |
SanChippy (16951) | ||
| 1331797 | 2013-03-09 05:42:00 | If you uninstall a retail (not OEM) copy from 1 computer then you are allowed to install it on another computer, but you may need to call support to get it activated. | Greven (91) | ||
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