Computer question

[Sparky]

I have a laptop that I got used. It came with Office 2007. Can I move that to another computer without having the license?

[Elhuero]

not sure if you can, if you don't have the disks.

[Mazin]

Just use the keycode (but you need the key) and you should be fine as long as its the same version (home, pro, etc).

[Zundfolge]

Not legally ;)

[Beprepared]

Just download OpenOffice its free.
http://www.openoffice.org/

[al_g]

It has been quite some time since I did something similar. Google on finding the license key in the registry and you will need install media. Otherwise it is fairly complicated to move instance of MS Office.

These days OpenOffice has gotten pretty darn good and is a viable alternative.

[Delfuego]

Its all about the CD key (MS product activation key). A MS Office 2007 key entitles you to installation on a home PC and a laptop. So you can legally do both. They don't want you to have it on 2 PC or 2 laptops, but 1 of each is specifically allowed under the Office 2007 EULA.

You will need the CD media and the product key that matches the version of Office you are installing. This means Office Pro needs a Office Pro key(Home/Home or SMB/SMB) to activate correctly. You do not need the key to install it, but you will to activate it after 30 days.

Hope this helps!

Delfuego
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner [Beer]

[Mazin]

Its all about the CD key (MS product activation key). A MS Office 2007 key entitles you to installation on a home PC and a laptop. So you can legally do both. They don't want you to have it on 2 PC or 2 laptops, but 1 of each is specifically allowed under the Office 2007 EULA.

You will need the CD media and the product key that matches the version of Office you are installing. This means Office Pro needs a Office Pro key(Home/Home or SMB/SMB) to activate correctly. You do not need the key to install it, but you will to activate it after 30 days.

Hope this helps!

Delfuego
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner [Beer]


Nice I didn't think that it was proprietaryto the actual install disk, good to know.

[Sparky]

Just download OpenOffice its free.
http://www.openoffice.org/

i use xcel and word for work. Can I still do this? How about sync with an android hone. and email

[Beprepared]

i use xcel and word for work. Can I still do this? How about sync with an android hone. and email

My understanding, which is limited in scope, the only thing OpenOffice can't do is docx. files (post whatever ms office), for which there are converters. As far as mobile goes, don't know about the cell stuff. But I do have a full mobile suite on my thumb drive.

[Byte Stryke]

for those of you that are using open office.


Oracle Stops Support for Commercial OpenOffice.org
15 April 2011: Oracle Corporation today has announced its intention to move OpenOffice.org to a purely community-based open source project and no longer offer a commercial version of Open Office (formerly named Oracle Open Office, when the development was at Sun the name was StarOffice).
http://www.openoffice.org/news/

now what this means is that it has become public domain and freeware(as it has been) but will no longer be supported by Oracle.
Just something to keep in mind.