MS Office 2003 on multiple PCs?

Gregster6 · 8 Apr 2007 at 18:29

Hi,

A quick question...any help much appreciated!

I work for myself and to date have been based at home. I bought a copy of MS Office 2003 for my desktop and have been using it for the last year or so.

From next week I need to be working off-site and have bought a laptop. I'd like to keep MS Office on my desktop but need it on the laptop for when I'm out and about. I am the only person in the company and am the only person that will be using these computers.

Can I install and use my existing copy of MS Office on the laptop?

Cheers

Can I use my

oddjob62 · 8 Apr 2007 at 18:58

Check the EULA for this line

‘If you run a business or enterprise, you may install a second copy of the Software Product on a portable Device owned by you for the exclusive use of the person within your business or enterprise who is the user of the primary copy of the Software Product, provided that such person only uses the second copy for business purposes.’

IIRC this will be allowed for Retail, but not for OEM.

Gregster6 · 8 Apr 2007 at 19:13

Thanks oddjob,

I've done a bit of digging in one of the stickies and found something similar.

Phew!

Burnsy2023 · 8 Apr 2007 at 21:57

Blackbeard said:
Removed

Illegally of course.....

Burnsy

Tute · 8 Apr 2007 at 21:59

burnsy2023 said:
Illegally of course.....

Burnsy

Why do people keep suggesting illegal ways to get software working?

Doesn't anyone ever read the FAQ? :rolleyes:

Energize · 8 Apr 2007 at 22:06

Is there something in the license that stops you say installing it on 1 server and allowing 50 other network computers to run it from the server?

oddjob62 · 8 Apr 2007 at 22:27

Energize said:
Is there something in the license that stops you say installing it on 1 server and allowing 50 other network computers to run it from the server?

I doubt that's even possible, unless you use something like Terminal Services, in which case you need a license for every TS cal in use.

Burnsy2023 · 8 Apr 2007 at 22:31

Energize said:
Is there something in the license that stops you say installing it on 1 server and allowing 50 other network computers to run it from the server?

Yes, like has been said you'd need CALs for all connecting users.

Burnsy

Energize · 8 Apr 2007 at 22:36

oddjob62 said:
I doubt that's even possible, unless you use something like Terminal Services, in which case you need a license for every TS cal in use.

I have m$ office 2003 installed on my pc, and I can run it from the laptop just by using a shortcut to it.

Minstadave · 8 Apr 2007 at 23:27

Tute said:
Why do people keep suggesting illegal ways to get software working?

Doesn't anyone ever read the FAQ?

Please RTM any more you spot, going to start handing out holidays.

oddjob62 · 8 Apr 2007 at 23:36

Energize said:
I have m$ office 2003 installed on my pc, and I can run it from the laptop just by using a shortcut to it.

As an alternative to Section 1.1(a), you may install a copy of the Software on a network storage device, such as a server computer, and allow one access device, such as a personal computer, to access and use that licensed copy of the Software over a private network. You must obtain a license to the Software for each additional device that accesses and uses the Software installed on the network storage device, except as permitted by Section 1.4 of this EULA.

So same rules apply as with a TS installation

Energize · 8 Apr 2007 at 23:49

Come to think of it though it seems open to abuse, as a company could just install one copy, have all its users access it, and there wouldn't be any evidence of them using it if someone inspected the computers. In any case the admin could just say that it was an unathorised access if someone mentioned it.

Burnsy2023 · 9 Apr 2007 at 00:18

Energize said:
Come to think of it though it seems open to abuse, as a company could just install one copy, have all its users access it, and there wouldn't be any evidence of them using it if someone inspected the computers. In any case the admin could just say that it was an unathorised access if someone mentioned it.

Doesn't matter if it was unauthorised use, they could still be fined.

Burnsy

skanky · 9 Apr 2007 at 01:03

Minstadave said:
Please RTM any more you spot, going to start handing out holidays.

please "read the manual"? that doesnt make any sense to me.

oddjob62 · 9 Apr 2007 at 01:08

skanky said:
please "read the manual"? that doesnt make any sense to me.

"Report to Moderator"

Minstadave · 9 Apr 2007 at 01:16

oddjob62 said:
"Report to Moderator"

Thats the puppy its this button on each post:

Banzai_Joe · 24 May 2007 at 08:48

TS CAL's and most other MS CAL's are based on trust.
We operate from TS with MS Office 2003 installed on the TS. Everyone connects to it and uses office.
Unfortunately i inherited this system and there were not enough CAL's installed to legally accommodate all the users.
They could still use it no problem. But now i've bought more CAL's so we're all sorted now.

User CAL's are a bind to keep track of, especially when using servers & terminal services, there are so many potential pitfalls, and its totally understandable that people don't know what CAL's are needed for what software. Even MS get confused. I've had differing advice from 4 people at MS over the same question :confused: