#HOW TO RE INSTALL OFFICE 2011 INSTALL#
#HOW TO RE INSTALL OFFICE 2011 UPGRADE#
#HOW TO RE INSTALL OFFICE 2011 PORTABLE#
#HOW TO RE INSTALL OFFICE 2011 SOFTWARE#
#HOW TO RE INSTALL OFFICE 2011 LICENSE#

Some sites sell discs with keys for multi-licensed software, some sell pirated copies with the same activation keyвЂ¦ and microsoft may wind up asking you many questions.

#HOW TO RE INSTALL OFFICE 2011 SOFTWARE#

If you never had installed you software more than once, and you bought it from a вЂњsuper-discountвЂќ web site that did not provide a Certificate of Authenticity, be nervous. The answer? Anti-piracy measure to ensure I wasnвЂ™t setting up a dozen computers with the software. Annoyed at this routine, I once asked them why I had to keep calling. About once a year I have to call them up and phone register my copy.

#HOW TO RE INSTALL OFFICE 2011 UPGRADE#

How do I know this? I like to download a lot of programs off the internet to test them (which quickly вЂњgunks upвЂќ my system), and I upgrade my test system a lot вЂ“ which means I keep erasing my hard drive and reinstalling Windows XP Pro. Call them, explain that this installation is being done because of a computer crash and it is NOT being installed on a new computer, and tell them your product key вЂ“ then enter the loooooooong number they read off to you and continue with the activation process (keep them on the phone until it is actually activated). If you choose that option, it will take you to a screen which has microsoftвЂ™s phone number and a loooooooooooong series of boxes to enter numbers in. If it says your product key has been used too many times, it should also list an option to activate the product over the phone. Sometimes if you ask really nicely and/or beg they will make an exception.ДЄgain, these are my best recollections and I would like anyone who knows better to add another comment below!

#HOW TO RE INSTALL OFFICE 2011 INSTALL#

They will tell you you canвЂ™t install it on another machine even if you uninstalled it from the original computer. If it is activated on that machine and you try to install it on another machine, you will have to call the toll free activation number. The OEM version of microsoft office 2003 can only be used on the computer it was purchased for or came preinstalled on.

I donвЂ™t recall dealing with activation or moving to a new machine so I canвЂ™t comment.ДЈ. The student and teacher version of microsoft office 2003 can be installed on three machines. They will ask if you uninstalled it from one of the old computers, for which you will have to tell them yes.ДЎ. When you call, if you say you moved it from one machine to another they will allow this. On the 3rd activation, it will not activate and says you can call a toll free number to activate. This basically phones home through the internet. Vague recollection: When you first use it you have to activate it. This is also true for for the free version many folks received several months ago when it first came out. This comes up in the eula (license) you have to click вЂњI agreeвЂќ to when you install it.

#HOW TO RE INSTALL OFFICE 2011 PORTABLE#

The regular microsoft office 2003 retail version can be installed on two machines, a desktop and a portable (laptop) machine. However I could be wrong and am open to correction :^) вЂ¦.ДЎ. These are the best of my recollections from installing it at work and at home several times.

My understanding is this can be a pretty complicated issue.

Open source alternatives such as Open Office.В Besides being free, the software is compatible with current Microsoft products,В and quite good.

You may not need all the latestВ and greatest features, so why pay for them?

Check out eBay, not only for bargains, but also for new copies of olderВ versions of Office which are often found at a steep discount.

Purchasing just the program (Word, Excel, etc.) you need, rather than theВ entire package.

There are plenty of options besides purchasing an additional copy of Office,В especially if you canвЂ™t justify the additional cost. Today I mustВ assume thatвЂ™s wrong, as I can find no documentation to back that

#HOW TO RE INSTALL OFFICE 2011 LICENSE#

Some softwareВ publishers have license agreements that state you may install on a certainВ number of machines as long as only one is in use at any time.В Others allow you to make a single copy of the software as a backup.ДЇor Microsoft Office specifically, I was lead to believe some time ago thatВ one could install it on up to three machines for personal use. In practice things get just a little grayer than that, though. On the surface, copying is simple: itвЂ™s illegal.

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