Purchasing Software

[Kevin]

I'm new to XP. I have a network in my home with 4
computers attached. I just bought a desktop and a laptop
for my son for college. I need to purchase Microsoft
Office to be installed on these new machines. Do I have
to purchase two copies of office or can I install one copy
on both machines.

[Rob Schneider]

Kevin wrote:

> I'm new to XP. I have a network in my home with 4
> computers attached. I just bought a desktop and a laptop
> for my son for college. I need to purchase Microsoft
> Office to be installed on these new machines. Do I have
> to purchase two copies of office or can I install one copy
> on both machines.

I'm not good at reading the Office End User License Agreement ... you
probably out to read it yourself and decide for yourself.

I do know that for your son he's probably better off waiting until
reacing college where he can get at greatly reduced price (probably) an
academic license either from the college or the local bookstores.

[Gord Dibben]

Kevin

You can purchase one copy and two licences.

With your son going to College you could probably get the Academic version at
a greatly reduced price.

Check out pricing options at this MS site.

[url]http://www.microsoft.com/office/howtobuy/pricing.asp[/url]

Gord Dibben Excel MVP - XL97 SR2 & XL2002



On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:47:49 -0700, "Kevin" <umphrey4@comcast.net> wrote:

>I'm new to XP. I have a network in my home with 4
>computers attached. I just bought a desktop and a laptop
>for my son for college. I need to purchase Microsoft
>Office to be installed on these new machines. Do I have
>to purchase two copies of office or can I install one copy
>on both machines.

[Donald Link]

Not legally. Microsoft needs to add to their 53 Billion dollar cash
reserve.




"Kevin" <umphrey4@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:01df01c34d6d$d9e6a010$a601280a@phx.gbl...

> I'm new to XP. I have a network in my home with 4
> computers attached. I just bought a desktop and a laptop
> for my son for college. I need to purchase Microsoft
> Office to be installed on these new machines. Do I have
> to purchase two copies of office or can I install one copy
> on both machines.

[Ken Blake]

In bfbe0p$12f$0@216.39.187.22, Malvern wrote:

> I have read on the Ng's more than once that it is permissible

to

> install Office xp on both a desktop an laptop computer.

That's correct.

> (How it
> makes the distinction is above me.)

It doesn't. Not every rule is enforced automatically.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

[Malvern]

Leave it to Micro$oft to confuse matters :)))

Malv

"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain.com> wrote in message
news:vhiokc5d3ua410@corp.supernews.com...

> In bfbe0p$12f$0@216.39.187.22, Malvern wrote:
>

> > I have read on the Ng's more than once that it is permissible

> to

> > install Office xp on both a desktop an laptop computer.

>
>
> That's correct.
>
>

> > (How it
> > makes the distinction is above me.)

>
>
> It doesn't. Not every rule is enforced automatically.
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>