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Question about activation of Office (student and teacher edition)

  • 03-01-2011 2:21am
    #1
    take everything
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,808 ✭✭✭


    Hi.
    I understand that this is activatable on three machines.
    So far i've already activated this on three laptops (one of which is now bust).
    I now want to activate it on a new laptop instead.
    Is it just a matter of deactivating it on the old laptop to allow me activate it on my new laptop.

    If so, given that my old laptop is unusable (basically it won't boot up) how would i do this.
    Over the phone?
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,470 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Depends. I know with Norton 3-license I can get away so long as there arent 3 active installs: ie. if Norton sees 4 PCs looking for updates regularly, it would start a fuss.

    It should be as easy as doing the activation on your now 4th machine, but if that doesnt work it will tell you to call if you need to, or it should. Strictly speaking in the language of the license it does need to be deactivated from the first machine though. Not sure how intelligent the online activation/DRM management software is that MS uses though.


  • #3
    take everything
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,808 ✭✭✭take everything


    Overheal wrote: »
    Depends. I know with Norton 3-license I can get away so long as there arent 3 active installs: ie. if Norton sees 4 PCs looking for updates regularly, it would start a fuss.

    It should be as easy as doing the activation on your now 4th machine, but if that doesnt work it will tell you to call if you need to, or it should. Strictly speaking in the language of the license it does need to be deactivated from the first machine though. Not sure how intelligent the online activation/DRM management software is that MS uses though.

    Thanks.
    By "deactivated", i take it that means to uninstall the software while connected to the internet.
    (ie I presume this is the only real way a microsoft server knows this first copy has been put out of use).
    Is this correct?

    And this is where i'm worried.
    As i say my previous laptop is all but unusable (motherboard seems to be fried and pressing the start button sends it into a perpetual booting up cycle).
    Interestingly, i have wiped the drive of that machine (by placing the hdd in a functioning machine) so that should technically count as an uninstall/deactivation of sorts. :D
    I mean if they were to turn around and say i have 3 copies installed when i actually have only 2 installed (post drive wipe) i'd be pretty pissed off.
    Would it be up to them to show proof of 3 active installations?


  • #4
    roast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭roast


    As far as I know, its just a case of activating the software on the new machine. If you run into troubles, theres a Microsoft Activation support number on the help file that appears on the activation screen.


  • #5
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,470 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    roast wrote: »
    As far as I know, its just a case of activating the software on the new machine. If you run into troubles, theres a Microsoft Activation support number on the help file that appears on the activation screen.
    This.

    Like I said I have no earthly idea what DRM is built into the operating system. More than likely the software regularly phones-in to a microsoft authentication server, they'd be able to see that one of your laptops has gone dark.


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