[AccessD] OT: OEM software bundles

John - you can only use the retail version once?
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Colby 
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  Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 12:22 PM
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: OEM software bundles


  >Josh - I know that you can normally ring MS and get an authorization code
  for a 2nd (laptop) install

  That is only true for Office, not the Windows OS.

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  -----Original Message-----
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  [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kath Pelletti
  Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 7:32 PM
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: OEM software bundles


  Josh - I know that you can normally ring MS and get an authorisation code
  for a 2nd (laptop) install - but I have a feeling that that's NOT an option
  for an OEM? (I'm trying to get through to MS and ask that question....)

  Surely there are significant limitations for that price diff - (apart from
  no manuals and no help from MS via phone, which I have never used anyway.)

  ?
  Kath
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Josh McFarlane 
    To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
    Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 11:10 AM
    Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: OEM software bundles


    On 11/14/05, Kath Pelletti <KP at sdsonline.net> wrote:
    > Have any of you purchased or considered purchasing OEM versions of
  Office or Windows?
    >
    > Is there any guarantee at all that it will be the full version? And how
  do MS handle the activation aspect of Office with these versions? Can they
  be re-installed? It seems to be very difficult to find a list of *all* of
  the limitations of the OEM's. Is it in the hands of the distributor to
  select what goes into the package?

    Oh, and a few more notes:

    Microsoft OEMs still have certificates of authenticity and Product
    Keys. Any site that claims differently is trying to scam you.
    Activation is handled on first boot after installation, or on each use
    after installation of Office. You can reinstall, but if it's on a new
    machine / different hardware you may have to call a hotline that
    Microsoft runs and get an authorization code. Not that big of an issue
    and takes roughly 5 minutes max.

    Packages are packages, distributor does nothing but buy the product
    from MS and sell it to you. Any changes they make should make you
    HIGHLY suspect.

    Now, XP has two flavours in OEM last I checked, Home and Pro.

    Office has Pro OEM, and maybe a few others, not sure.

    --
    Josh McFarlane

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