how do I install MS Office on my second computer?
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From: Bill the Greek Bill the on 26 Jan 2010 18:01 I installed MS Office on my main computer, registered and validated it. It runs fine. I installed MS Office (same product) on my second computer and when I try to open a new doc in Word or Excel a window pops up and tells me I have to purchase the software, because many features are disabled.
From: Gordon on 26 Jan 2010 18:07 "Bill the Greek" <Bill the Greek(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:05DD85B9-5E6E-4AB3-AE88-A5658610795D(a)microsoft.com... > I installed MS Office on my main computer, registered and validated it. > It > runs fine. I installed MS Office (same product) on my second computer and > when I try to open a new doc in Word or Excel a window pops up and tells > me I > have to purchase the software, because many features are disabled. Did you activate the second copy? Did you look at the EULA (on the first copy) to see if you can even install on a second machine? (Usually the second install must be on a PORTABLE machine...)
From: Terry Farrell on 27 Jan 2010 04:30 If this is an OEM version, then it belongs one computer only, the one that it was purchased with. It cannot be install anywhere else. If it is a retail version, then you can install it on a desktop and a portable providing it is on one or the other at any given time. In this case, you may need to call Microsoft to activate it the second time. If it is a Home and Student version, then it should install fine on both. See below. However, when you installed it on your second device, did it have an expired trial version (or about to expire) installed? Did you uninstall it before installing the new version? -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Bill the Greek" <Bill the Greek(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:05DD85B9-5E6E-4AB3-AE88-A5658610795D(a)microsoft.com... > I installed MS Office on my main computer, registered and validated it. > It > runs fine. I installed MS Office (same product) on my second computer and > when I try to open a new doc in Word or Excel a window pops up and tells > me I > have to purchase the software, because many features are disabled.
From: Terry Farrell on 27 Jan 2010 07:12 The second paragraph has a missing word. It should read: If it is a retail version, then you can install it on a desktop and a portable providing it is ONLY USED on one or the other at any given time. Terry "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:elZhgNznKHA.4628(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > If this is an OEM version, then it belongs one computer only, the one that > it was purchased with. It cannot be install anywhere else. > > If it is a retail version, then you can install it on a desktop and a > portable providing it is on one or the other at any given time. In this > case, you may need to call Microsoft to activate it the second time. > > If it is a Home and Student version, then it should install fine on both. > See below. > > However, when you installed it on your second device, did it have an > expired trial version (or about to expire) installed? Did you uninstall it > before installing the new version? > > -- > Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP > > "Bill the Greek" <Bill the Greek(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:05DD85B9-5E6E-4AB3-AE88-A5658610795D(a)microsoft.com... >> I installed MS Office on my main computer, registered and validated it. >> It >> runs fine. I installed MS Office (same product) on my second computer >> and >> when I try to open a new doc in Word or Excel a window pops up and tells >> me I >> have to purchase the software, because many features are disabled. >
From: Gordon on 27 Jan 2010 07:19
"Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:e927Eo0nKHA.5696(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > The second paragraph has a missing word. It should read: > > If it is a retail version, then you can install it on a desktop and a > portable providing it is ONLY USED on one or the other at any given time. > Does it not say as well that the portable must be owned by the owner of the primary device? |