Office 2007 for new pc

[QF A330]

Hi all,

Thanks to your help I have fixed my internet connection problems but as my wife bought me a new netbook I need to know if it is possible to install the genuine Office 2007 onto my new netbook, as it is already registered on the old one.

Thanks as always.

[green granite]

Yes, de-install it from the old one, install on the new one. If automatic registration fails then use the 'register by phone' option.

[King Julian]

I don't think you've to uninstall it from the old machine to install it on the new one. All you need is the CD and the CD key. And if by some chance it doesn't work out, try open office. It's as great as MS Office. Maybe even better.
Can be had from
OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite (http://www.openoffice.org/)
Hope it helps:ok:


KJ

[Bushfiva]

It's as great as MS Office.

Oh, nonsense.

[green granite]

I don't think you've to uninstall it from the old machine to install it on the new one.

To comply with the licensing conditions yes you do. Physically it makes no difference.

[cats_five]

OEM licences cannot be transfered. If it came with the old PC that is probably what it is. If you brought it yourself it's probably a retail licence and can be legitimately transfered.

[P.Pilcher]

.... Which, IMHO is yet another reason for using Open Office!

P.P.

[MagnusP]

Bushfiva: can you please expand on your "Oh, nonsense" comment? I was considering open office for my machine but if there's an issue . . .

[Bushfiva]

It's fine for what it is - I use it myself on one of my machines - and the pricing point is right. But if you routinely share documents with Office users, various incompatibilities such as pivot tables will spoil your day. The more intensively you use features in either product, the less likely the documents are to move between products without problems.

[Shunter]

1. OEM software can be moved or resold. As discussed on another thread, these dodgy EULA terms can and have been challenged in court. Successfully. MS will always push the envelope if they think their illegal conduct will raise more $$ than the fine if they get caught. Chance of MS trying it on with big OEM license resale firms? Reasonable. Chance of them trying it on with private individuals? Pretty much zero.

2. If considering OpenOffice one might wish to research the Novell edition which has a number of enhancements, particularly in regard to MS Office compatibility. This includes full VB macro support, and your pivot tables should work just fine. At one point Novell were offering near same-day turnaround with patches to address incompatibilities to enterprises evaluating OOo. It's just as free as the standard OOo, although they do also offer a paid version which contains a load of licensed truetype fonts for pretty much identical rendering to MS Office. 99% of Office users use less than 1% of the capability of Office 97, let alone the latest offerings. For the vast, vast majority OOo is perfectly adequate and will cost you nothing.

[Gertrude the Wombat]

Bushfiva: can you please expand on your "Oh, nonsense" comment? I was considering open office for my machine but if there's an issue . . .
I've tried palming each of my children off with Open Office. They've all come back after a while and asked "can I have the real one".

Dunno exactly why, maybe something to do with failing to create homework files that their teachers could actually read.

[Mac the Knife]

"....failing to create homework files that their teachers could actually read."

The usual MS troll nonsense.

More FUD from PPRuNe's resident MS fanboi

MS and Gertie will never rest until the entire world uses MS's good but not exceptional, non-ISO standard compliant, proprietary and vastly overpriced Office suite.

Our business uses OpenOffice and manages to communicate quite successfully with the outside world. Perhaps its a special school.

Mac

[King Julian]

Thanks guys. At least there is some support for the open office.
After all its a freeware for the one's who cant afford a brand new MS package.
And lets not deviate from the original topic of helping that guy out.

KJ

[Avtrician]

With OO, its a very simple matter to set the default format to MSO .doc/xls formats

[Avtrician]

That is the very reason folk are getting annoyed at Microsoft for. Its no good making documents that only you can read. (unless of course you are the only one who sees it).

Its a ploy by Bill to force upgrading?? to the new format. I have used MS Office since 1990, but have now moved to OO.


To go back to the original question, there is nothing to physically swapping the MS Office suite to the new puter, its been done before and will probably be done again.

As to the legality, only you would know, and would be for the user to worry about.

[Simonta]

I assume that it's no good Ford producing parts that you can only get from Ford? Or any other company who "force" repairs and upgrades from themselves?

Would you prefer that all companies give their products away for free or take deliberate action to help you to never buy anything from them again? Or just stand still with no new features or innovations?

[Gertrude the Wombat]

The usual MS troll nonsense.
Just reporting facts, no need to shoot the messenger just because you don't like the message.

[Capetonian]

I have nothing against MS, but I'm all for competition. If more people start using OO, as I am now on 3 of our 4 machines, there will eventually be less people encountering the incompatibility problems. I am happy with it and mye wonderful computer man tells me that it's as good, if not better, than MS Office 2007, bar the potential compatibility problems. As my use is very simple, I don't even know what a macro is, I don't envisage any problems.

[jimtherev]

I use Office '07; have tried OO a couple of times but somehow don't like the 'look-feel' of the beast... then I'm ancient & set in me ways and I probably didn't give it a fair trial blah blah blah.

I do think however that whinging about the cost (I shop carefully & selectively and have never paid the RRP for software. Ever.) is unrealistic for something I use as a primary tool Just over a quid a week amortised over a year doesn't seem excessive to me. (Tried Office 2010 beta, too, and certainly wouldn't buy it for full price when it becomes available.)

However, I agree with the gripe hinted at above. Why oh why etc has M$ insisted on the .docx, .pptx etc format in its new offerings? Someone tried to tell me it was to make it compatible with... something or other, but this makes the new default documents incombloodypatible with just about everything else in the world. Crazy. I've disabled the ...x defaults, because I actually like to communicate with people. But really!!! :ugh:

[QF A330]

Thanks for your help, I have been able to load it on my new machine.
Will post a new problem on a new post.
Thanks as always.

[Avtrician]

The problem, is when "Ford who makes parts for the Pinto, decides to Upgrades the part, but it no longer fits in the place it should go...

[Gertrude the Wombat]

The problem, is when "Ford who makes parts for the Pinto, decides to Upgrades the part, but it no longer fits in the place it should go...
Yes, I had that when trying to replace a part on a gas cooker. Ended up buying a new cooker. Such is life.