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  • Saturday, November 07, 2009 11:54 AMfirstade Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    I purchased Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 License key which was preloaded on my HP laptop.  The hard disk and motherboard on the laptop crashed and I had to replace my computer.  I was obviously unable to unistall Microsoft Office.  How do I get microsoft office 2007 on my new lenovo laptop using my old license key?
     

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  • Sunday, November 08, 2009 2:29 AMDan at IT Associates Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Hello firstade,

    A pre-installed OEM perpetual license for Office H&S 2007 is permanently tied to the computer onto which it is first installed and is not permitted by the Software Licensing Terms to be moved to any other computer.  When the original computer "dies", so does the license for the OEM software that was installed on that computer.

    Therfore, if this is an OEM license for Office H&S 2007 that was on the now-defunct HP laptop, you are not permitted by the software licensing terms to move this license to your new Lenovo laptop.
    For great advice on all topics XP, visit http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp
     

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  • Saturday, November 07, 2009 4:10 PMCarey FrischMVP, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Download and install the Office Home and Student 2007 - Trial and use your Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 product key to activate it.
    Carey Frisch
     
  • Saturday, November 07, 2009 8:37 PMfirstade Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    That's the problem.  How do I find the old license key to do that?
     
  • Sunday, November 08, 2009 2:29 AMDan at IT Associates Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Hello firstade,

    A pre-installed OEM perpetual license for Office H&S 2007 is permanently tied to the computer onto which it is first installed and is not permitted by the Software Licensing Terms to be moved to any other computer.  When the original computer "dies", so does the license for the OEM software that was installed on that computer.

    Therfore, if this is an OEM license for Office H&S 2007 that was on the now-defunct HP laptop, you are not permitted by the software licensing terms to move this license to your new Lenovo laptop.
    For great advice on all topics XP, visit http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp