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Please excuse my total ignorance/incompetence with computer software :oops:e

Just bought a new laptop and need to stick MS Office on to it. I've got the original disc for 'MS Office 97 Small Business' that I installed on my desktop a few years ago. Will I be able to use this on my new laptop, or is it an install once job? (the product ID is still on the discs packaging).

Can anyone advise please?


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 12:59 pm
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Yes, you can install it.

License is officially for one pc, but if you've dumped the old pc, you're still legal.

Be worth updating though 🙂


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 1:16 pm
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Nice one, I was hoping so. The money saved can go towards a new camera 😀


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 1:40 pm
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As long as you have windows xp. office97 wont work on vista or windows7 AIUI. You could use open office for free.


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 1:47 pm
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I think the MSOffice licence allows you to use it on 1 desktop [u]and [/u]a laptop ❓


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 3:17 pm
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Or if you're stuck (or just anyway), you can use Open Office for a free alternative.

http://www.openoffice.org/


 
Posted : 09/06/2010 3:22 pm