Comments on: Can I use Microsoft Office 2007 on more than one computer?

By: Don

Don — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:55:29 +0000

Donna,

I strongly suspect that your upgrades would be under the “OEM license”, which is restricted to a single particular PC forever. Hence you’d have to buy 2 separate upgrades.

I think you’d likely be better off in terms of price and convenience to buy the retail version, clearly marked for 3 installations. I’d suggest uninstalling the trial version and rebooting. Then, installing the retail version on each PC. (Deinstall / reinstall may not be critical, but it can’t likely hurt. And you’ll know that you’re running exactly what’s on the CD, plus whatever bugfixes subsequently get downloaded.)

DETAILS:
I followed the link mentioned in comment#32: “Office Home and Student 2007 Retail License Terms allow for installation on three devices. OEM License Terms limit the installation to the device on which the software was pre-installed. » View licensing terms” . Then I clicked the latter link, then clicked on the 1st line of the resulting page: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007. Then, downloaded and executed the license terms package. Then, opened the
PDF file. (Whew!!!!) Within it, I see at the top that there are 3 different sets of license terms, and here’s how to know which yours is:
“2007 MICROSOFT OFFICE SYSTEM DESKTOP APPLICATION SOFTWARE…
Below are three separate sets of License Terms. Only one set applies to
you. To determine which License Terms apply to you check the license
designation printed either on your product key, near the product name on
your Certificate of Authenticity, or on the download page if you obtained
your product key online. If your designation is FPP, then the Retail
License Terms below apply to you. If your designation is OEM, then the
OEM License Terms below apply to you. If your designation is MLK, then
the Media-less License Kit Terms below apply to you.”

The Retail terms say “three devices”. The OEM terms say “one
copy of the software on one device……The software license is permanently
assigned to the device with which you acquired the software. That device
is the ‘licensed device’.”

Bottom line: I’m pretty sure the built-in copy will be the OEM (”Original Equipment Manufacturer”) version, so you can only get a single copy, for use only on that particular machine, for the upgrade price.

Check the cost. It’s probably a better deal to buy the retail version and do a clean install on both PC’s, than to upgrade the OEM licenses individually, especially if you then want to run it on other computers later…

By: Donna Murphy

Donna Murphy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:49:57 +0000

OK, I guess I’m not understanding…so, my question is…
If I have the trial version on my laptop that I bought at Christmas, can I upgrade that online AND install it on a second laptop that also has the trial version???

Or do I need to buy the Office Student & Home 2007 at a retailer and load it on my 2 computers (both laptops)??? (does the version on the computer need to be uninstalled??)

Or…is there something else i should do??

Thanks for your help!!!!

By: mms

mms — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:10:46 +0000

Microsoft Office 2007 Home & Student Edition can be installed on up to 3 computers.
Click the link below and read at the bottom regarding Home & Student Edition.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/fx101635841033.aspx

By: mary ann

mary ann — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:39:40 +0000

most microsoft home office packages are labeled for either 1 or 3 users. The copy I bought for $ 64.00 is specifically labeled for 3 licensed users. You have to ask the software dealer you are ordering from if the package is labled for three individual users. ( If it is legal it probably is licensed for 3 users) I loaded mine on 1 desktop, my laptop and my netbook without a problem.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:00:30 +0000

if you purchace the student edition, you only het one licence, that is why it is cheaper. microsoft figures that if you are a student, you would not need more than one licence anyway so why not make it cheaper?

in short, no you do not get 3 licences with the student discoung, you only get one.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:46:46 +0000

Hey,
I have the same question as Ryan.
I’m planning on getting the student deal on MS Office 2007 for $64, however I think you only get a digital download (no CD)
Would I still be able to use the same product key on 3 different computers (if they all download the program)?
Thanks

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:56:14 +0000

Microsoft office home and student edition comes with 3 licenses, and includes word, PowerPoint and excel. if you need more than 3 licenses, you would have to do an advanced buy of office small business, which would cost you a considerable amount more. at this point, i would wait until the end of the year for them to release office 2010 anyway, because there are several new features, and the licensing will be different.

you can view the current licensing options here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/FX101635841033.aspx

By: Rainie

Rainie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:46:37 +0000

One of the question/answers above is “can MS Office 2007 be used on more than one PC?”

Which is the best Suite for a small office with 3-4 computers, that really only needs Excel, Word and Powerpoint?

Thanks!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:52:41 +0000

I’m thinking of buying the student version of office 2007 ultimate, it’s $64, would that be usuable on more than 1 machine?

By: RonC

RonC — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:30:35 +0000

I have ms office 2007 installed on my laptop and desktop.

I have just ordered ms office publisher (academic licence) on cd/dvd. Will I be allowed to activate publisher on both my laptop and desktop?

Any help greatly appreciated.