Can I load Office 2007 onto both my desktop & my laptop computers

I have an authorised copy of MS Office 2007 on my desktop computer.Can I also
load the same copy onto my new Laptop.
If legally I cannot do this do I have to set up a network?

You would need to read the EULA agreement of your installed version of
Office to check.
Setting up a network has nothing to do with Office and will not allow you to
run applications installed on the other networked PC

"Inky" <Inky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have an authorised copy of MS Office 2007 on my desktop computer.Can I
>also
> load the same copy onto my new Laptop.
> If legally I cannot do this do I have to set up a network?

I believe that Fair Use Doctrine gives Inky the right to do this, no matter
what the EULA says. Whether the MSFT activation server sees it this way is
another matter. Fair Use Doctrine is the product of court decisions and
says that purchasers of intellectual property, songs, books, computer
software, etc., have the right to make copies for "fair" personal use, such
as burning songs to CD to play in their own car while they are driving it,
not for example copies to give to friends.

The way to find out is to install it on the laptop and see what happens when
you try to activate. If it doesn't work you at least have the sixty-day
trial period and an idea of how well it functionas on the laptop.

Earle

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
news:ezkHmiBaJHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You would need to read the EULA agreement of your installed version of
> Office to check.
> Setting up a network has nothing to do with Office and will not allow you
> to run applications installed on the other networked PC
>
> "Inky" <Inky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7558D14A-57C1-4643-B2DE-04B25584D3CB@microsoft.com...
>>I have an authorised copy of MS Office 2007 on my desktop computer.Can I
>>also
>> load the same copy onto my new Laptop.
>> If legally I cannot do this do I have to set up a network?
>
>

nonesense

"Earle Horton" <earleh@terra.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:eVYhVfDaJHA.1964@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I believe that Fair Use Doctrine gives Inky the right to do this, no matter
>what the EULA says. Whether the MSFT activation server sees it this way is
>another matter. Fair Use Doctrine is the product of court decisions and
>says that purchasers of intellectual property, songs, books, computer
>software, etc., have the right to make copies for "fair" personal use, such
>as burning songs to CD to play in their own car while they are driving it,
>not for example copies to give to friends.
>
> The way to find out is to install it on the laptop and see what happens
> when you try to activate. If it doesn't work you at least have the
> sixty-day trial period and an idea of how well it functionas on the
> laptop.
>
> Earle
>
> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
> news:ezkHmiBaJHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> You would need to read the EULA agreement of your installed version of
>> Office to check.
>> Setting up a network has nothing to do with Office and will not allow you
>> to run applications installed on the other networked PC
>>
>> "Inky" <Inky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7558D14A-57C1-4643-B2DE-04B25584D3CB@microsoft.com...
>>>I have an authorised copy of MS Office 2007 on my desktop computer.Can I
>>>also
>>> load the same copy onto my new Laptop.
>>> If legally I cannot do this do I have to set up a network?
>>
>>
>

Which part, the trial period? Or the idea that Microsoft might be subject
to court decisions? Some of their products, too lazy to look up which ones
right now, do allow installation on a desktop and on a laptop, belonging to
and used by the same user.

Earle

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
news:eAwKjnEaJHA.5272@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> nonesense
>
> "Earle Horton" <earleh@terra.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eVYhVfDaJHA.1964@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I believe that Fair Use Doctrine gives Inky the right to do this, no
>>matter what the EULA says. Whether the MSFT activation server sees it
>>this way is another matter. Fair Use Doctrine is the product of court
>>decisions and says that purchasers of intellectual property, songs, books,
>>computer software, etc., have the right to make copies for "fair" personal
>>use, such as burning songs to CD to play in their own car while they are
>>driving it, not for example copies to give to friends.
>>
>> The way to find out is to install it on the laptop and see what happens
>> when you try to activate. If it doesn't work you at least have the
>> sixty-day trial period and an idea of how well it functionas on the
>> laptop.
>>
>> Earle
>>
>> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
>> news:ezkHmiBaJHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> You would need to read the EULA agreement of your installed version of
>>> Office to check.
>>> Setting up a network has nothing to do with Office and will not allow
>>> you to run applications installed on the other networked PC
>>>
>>> "Inky" <Inky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:7558D14A-57C1-4643-B2DE-04B25584D3CB@microsoft.com...
>>>>I have an authorised copy of MS Office 2007 on my desktop computer.Can I
>>>>also
>>>> load the same copy onto my new Laptop.
>>>> If legally I cannot do this do I have to set up a network?
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Earle Horton wrote:

> Which part, the trial period? Or the idea that Microsoft might be
> subject to court decisions? Some of their products, too lazy to look up
> which ones right now, do allow installation on a desktop and on a
> laptop, belonging to and used by the same user.
>

Yes, and the EULA will state excately that IF that version licencing has
those right.

Earl

The OP states Office 2007. But which version of Office 2007. He has to read the Eula
for his particular version. As far as your previous post in this thread goes it is
completely ridiculous what you posted

--
Peter

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"Earle Horton" <earleh@terra.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:OTr%23quVaJHA.5420@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Which part, the trial period? Or the idea that Microsoft might be subject to
> court decisions? Some of their products, too lazy to look up which ones right
> now, do allow installation on a desktop and on a laptop, belonging to and used by
> the same user.
>
> Earle
>
> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
> news:eAwKjnEaJHA.5272@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> nonesense
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <earleh@terra.com.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:eVYhVfDaJHA.1964@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I believe that Fair Use Doctrine gives Inky the right to do this, no matter what
>>>the EULA says. Whether the MSFT activation server sees it this way is another
>>>matter. Fair Use Doctrine is the product of court decisions and says that
>>>purchasers of intellectual property, songs, books, computer software, etc., have
>>>the right to make copies for "fair" personal use, such as burning songs to CD to
>>>play in their own car while they are driving it, not for example copies to give
>>>to friends.
>>>
>>> The way to find out is to install it on the laptop and see what happens when you
>>> try to activate. If it doesn't work you at least have the sixty-day trial
>>> period and an idea of how well it functionas on the laptop.
>>>
>>> Earle
>>>
>>> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:ezkHmiBaJHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> You would need to read the EULA agreement of your installed version of Office
>>>> to check.
>>>> Setting up a network has nothing to do with Office and will not allow you to
>>>> run applications installed on the other networked PC
>>>>
>>>> "Inky" <Inky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:7558D14A-57C1-4643-B2DE-04B25584D3CB@microsoft.com...
>>>>>I have an authorised copy of MS Office 2007 on my desktop computer.Can I also
>>>>> load the same copy onto my new Laptop.
>>>>> If legally I cannot do this do I have to set up a network?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

No it isn't. MSFT "grants" users the right to load certain versions on a
desktop and on a laptop, to avoid having to face this issue in court. I
agree that the OP has to read the EULA to find out, or he could just load
the software and treat it as a trial version if activation fails. I assume
he's talking about a retail version of the software here, not an OEM copy.

If the people in Redmond had their way, every time you installed a copy of
their software you would have to pay them.

Earle

"Peter Foldes" <okf122@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Earl
>
> The OP states Office 2007. But which version of Office 2007. He has to
> read the Eula for his particular version. As far as your previous post in
> this thread goes it is completely ridiculous what you posted
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Earle Horton" <earleh@terra.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:OTr%23quVaJHA.5420@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Which part, the trial period? Or the idea that Microsoft might be
>> subject to court decisions? Some of their products, too lazy to look up
>> which ones right now, do allow installation on a desktop and on a laptop,
>> belonging to and used by the same user.
>>
>> Earle
>>
>> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
>> news:eAwKjnEaJHA.5272@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> nonesense
>>>
>>> "Earle Horton" <earleh@terra.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:eVYhVfDaJHA.1964@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>I believe that Fair Use Doctrine gives Inky the right to do this, no
>>>>matter what the EULA says. Whether the MSFT activation server sees it
>>>>this way is another matter. Fair Use Doctrine is the product of court
>>>>decisions and says that purchasers of intellectual property, songs,
>>>>books, computer software, etc., have the right to make copies for "fair"
>>>>personal use, such as burning songs to CD to play in their own car while
>>>>they are driving it, not for example copies to give to friends.
>>>>
>>>> The way to find out is to install it on the laptop and see what happens
>>>> when you try to activate. If it doesn't work you at least have the
>>>> sixty-day trial period and an idea of how well it functionas on the
>>>> laptop.
>>>>
>>>> Earle
>>>>
>>>> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:ezkHmiBaJHA.1532@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> You would need to read the EULA agreement of your installed version of
>>>>> Office to check.
>>>>> Setting up a network has nothing to do with Office and will not allow
>>>>> you to run applications installed on the other networked PC
>>>>>
>>>>> "Inky" <Inky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:7558D14A-57C1-4643-B2DE-04B25584D3CB@microsoft.com...
>>>>>>I have an authorised copy of MS Office 2007 on my desktop computer.Can
>>>>>>I also
>>>>>> load the same copy onto my new Laptop.
>>>>>> If legally I cannot do this do I have to set up a network?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>