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Old 09-24-2009, 11:48 AM
kfawcett kfawcett is offline Windows 7 Office 2007
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Office is not licensed for up to three computers.

You need to check out the "Product Use Rights" for your particular version of Office. Normally you are only allowed to use the product on one desktop and one portable device. And these must be used by the same user.

Here is the PUR for Office 2007:

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A. General License Terms. You have the rights below for each license you acquire.

I) Installation and Use Rights.

  1. Licensed Device. Before you use the software under a license, you must assign that license to one device (physical hardware system). That device is the "licensed device." A hardware partition or blade is considered to be a separate device.
    • You may install and use any number of copies of the software and of any prior version of the software on the licensed device.
    • Except as described in the Remote Access section below, only one user may use the copies on the licensed device at a time.
    • You may reassign a license, but not on a short-term basis (i.e., not within 90 days of the last assignment). If you reassign a license, the device to which you reassign the license becomes the new licensed device for that license.
  2. Portable Device. You may install a copy on a portable device for use by the single primary user of the licensed device.
  3. Network Device. You may also install additional copies on a network device. You may only use those copies as described in the Remote Access section below.
II) Additional Licensing Requirements and/or Use Rights.

  1. Remote Access. You may access and use the software remotely from another device as described below.
    • Primary user. The single primary user of the device hosting the remote desktop session may access and use the software remotely from any other device. No other person may use the software under the same license at the same time except to provide support services.
    • Non-primary users. Any user may access and use the software remotely from a separately licensed device.
    • Remote assistance. You may allow other devices to access the software to provide you with support services. You do not need additional licenses for this access.
  2. Media Elements and Templates. You may copy and use images, clip art, animations, sounds, music, shapes, video clips and templates provided with the software and identified for such use in documents and projects that you create. You may distribute those documents and projects non commercially. If you wish to use these media elements or templates for any other purpose, go to www.microsoft.com/permission to learn whether that use is allowed.
For all current Microsoft products, you can go here to look up the licensing terms for your application.

You can also find the licensing terms for older products using the link on the left side of the page called "Product List Archive."


As for Office 2000 reading Office 2003 files. I believe it is possible. Although reading Office 2007 files requires the download of the
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack



Last edited by kfawcett; 09-24-2009 at 06:01 PM.
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