office activation

"RubenD" <> wrote in message
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> Hi, does anyone knows how this activation deal works on office 2003?
>
> I have vista on my system and tried to install MS Office 2003 and it's
> telling me I already max out the installation on other computers.
>
> How do I DE-ACTIVATE the active version on my other system (XP) in other
> to
> transfer to my new vista system?

Just uninstall it from the XP box and use Telephone activation and tell them
what you've done....if it's a RETAIL version that is. If it's an OEM
version, ie came pre-installed on the XP box, then you are out of luck. You
can't transfer it.

Ruben

When you try to activate office and see that message, simply click the Back
Button and select the telephone option. Just explain to the customer
representative what the situation is and they will complete the activation
for you.

There is no 'deactivation' with product activation.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"RubenD" <> wrote in message
news:jsNNj.4519$...
> Hi, does anyone knows how this activation deal works on office 2003?
>
> I have vista on my system and tried to install MS Office 2003 and it's
> telling me I already max out the installation on other computers.
>
> How do I DE-ACTIVATE the active version on my other system (XP) in other
> to
> transfer to my new vista system?
>
> Or once you install you are done?
>
> TIA
>
>

Hi, does anyone knows how this activation deal works on office 2003?

I have vista on my system and tried to install MS Office 2003 and it's
telling me I already max out the installation on other computers.

How do I DE-ACTIVATE the active version on my other system (XP) in other to
transfer to my new vista system?

Or once you install you are done?

TIA

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:59:51 -0700, RubenD wrote:

> I guess I'm going to have to buy the newest version 2007.

Not necessarily. You might try OpenOffice.org first and see if it meets
your needs. It is a quite compatible Open Source office suite. Reads and
writes MS Office files as well as several others. Won't cost you a dime to
try it out (or to keep it if it works for you).

>
> If I buy it, once I activate it in my computer, I won't be able to
> install on a 2nd system, would I?
>
> What if I don't activate and keep the 2nd system with no internet
> access?
>
> Does that apply to all MS software, like vista home / premium?
>
> It used to be easy in the old days.
>
> Thanks guys, I appreciate your comments,
>
> Ruben

"RubenD" <> wrote in message
news:ZRONj.9679$...
>I guess I'm going to have to buy the newest version 2007.
>
> If I buy it, once I activate it in my computer, I won't be able to install
> on a 2nd system, would I?
>
> What if I don't activate and keep the 2nd system with no internet access?
>
> Does that apply to all MS software, like vista home / premium?
>
> It used to be easy in the old days.
>
> Thanks guys, I appreciate your comments,
>
> Ruben

Try the link below. It will edit Office 2003 files. No license issues,
copy and install it as many systems as you would like.

Should you later choose to go buy Office 2007, you can just uninstall
OpenOffice, spend the cash and load Office 2007. But you might like it.

http://www.openoffice.org/

"ray" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:59:51 -0700, RubenD wrote:
>
>> I guess I'm going to have to buy the newest version 2007.
>
> Not necessarily. You might try OpenOffice.org first and see if it meets
> your needs. It is a quite compatible Open Source office suite. Reads and
> writes MS Office files as well as several others. Won't cost you a dime to
> try it out (or to keep it if it works for you).
>
The guy wants to use MS Office. He doesn't want some backwards OpenSores
Office product that is 10 years behind the times. Get real

"Canuck57" <dave-> wrote in message
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>
> "RubenD" <> wrote in message
> news:ZRONj.9679$...
>>I guess I'm going to have to buy the newest version 2007.
>>
>> If I buy it, once I activate it in my computer, I won't be able to
>> install
>> on a 2nd system, would I?
>>
>> What if I don't activate and keep the 2nd system with no internet access?
>>
>> Does that apply to all MS software, like vista home / premium?
>>
>> It used to be easy in the old days.
>>
>> Thanks guys, I appreciate your comments,
>>
>> Ruben
>
> Try the link below. It will edit Office 2003 files. No license issues,
> copy and install it as many systems as you would like.
>
> Should you later choose to go buy Office 2007, you can just uninstall
> OpenOffice, spend the cash and load Office 2007. But you might like it.
>
> http://www.openoffice.org/
>

Same goes for you. The guy wants to use Office and not some piece of crap
OpenSores Office wanna be that is about 10 years behind the times. No
wonder it's free. Nobody wants it.

I guess I'm going to have to buy the newest version 2007.

If I buy it, once I activate it in my computer, I won't be able to install
on a 2nd system, would I?

What if I don't activate and keep the 2nd system with no internet access?

Does that apply to all MS software, like vista home / premium?

It used to be easy in the old days.

Thanks guys, I appreciate your comments,

Ruben

"Bill Yanaire" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> "Canuck57" <dave-> wrote in message
> news:fuPNj.196939$pM4.147096@pd7urf1no...
>>
>> "RubenD" <> wrote in message
>> news:ZRONj.9679$...
>>>I guess I'm going to have to buy the newest version 2007.
>>>
>>> If I buy it, once I activate it in my computer, I won't be able to
>>> install
>>> on a 2nd system, would I?
>>>
>>> What if I don't activate and keep the 2nd system with no internet
>>> access?
>>>
>>> Does that apply to all MS software, like vista home / premium?
>>>
>>> It used to be easy in the old days.
>>>
>>> Thanks guys, I appreciate your comments,
>>>
>>> Ruben
>>
>> Try the link below. It will edit Office 2003 files. No license issues,
>> copy and install it as many systems as you would like.
>>
>> Should you later choose to go buy Office 2007, you can just uninstall
>> OpenOffice, spend the cash and load Office 2007. But you might like it.
>>
>> http://www.openoffice.org/
>>
>
> Same goes for you. The guy wants to use Office and not some piece of crap
> OpenSores Office wanna be that is about 10 years behind the times. No
> wonder it's free. Nobody wants it.

LOL. OpenOffice does things MS-Office can't do, even today. Costs less.
Saves PDF and ODF... what is not to like?

Mind you, while OpenOffice works on XP and Vista, they could just download
Ubuntu and get the whole thing in one easy install. No putzing with
licensing either.

Listed below are some things I find useful that OpenOffice can do that
MS-Office cannot do:

- no licensing issues, load it on every PC you got, no extra charge
- read and write ISO ODF formats
- runs on Linux
- runs on UNIX
- save/export as PDF (will be able to read PDF in the next version)
- translate docs to and from MS-Office and Open document formats.
- UNIX/Linux developers can use the libraries to email docs

Best of all, costs nothing to try. Don't like it, then a user can buy
MS-Office. If they like it, $$$ in their pocket. No hard sell. No
expiring licenses or partial confusing packages. Just flack from your
favourite MS-Drone, which is priceless.

Canuck57, our latest resident lying linux POS troll wrote:
------------------------------------------------
Hey bozo. Office '07 reads and write PDF's. Open orifice will screw up
business docs that have tables and macros. It's fine for letters to aunt
millie, but who cares to screw-up their business for free...LOL!
You're an as*hole, btw...LOL!
Frank