Please advise of correct installation procedure

Hello,

==============SCENARIO==============
1. I had Office Enterprise 2007 installed on my old computer
2. Old computer crashed and hard drive was totally toasted
3. I bought a new computer (Vista 32bit) that has Office 2007 TRIAL
pre-installed by HP
4. I want to install my 2007 Enterprise edition from my install CD (product
key is on the box)

==============QUESTIONS==================
Do I uninstall the trial edition first? If so-do I just use the uninstall
from the control panel?
Will MS know that this is legit or will they think that I am installing on a
second computer?

Thanks
DM

Hi Eternal September,

Do I uninstall the trial edition first?
Yes.
If so-do I just use the uninstall from the control panel?
Yes.

Will MS know that this is legit or will they think that I am installing on a second computer?

The registration process will likely inform MS that the instal is on a different PC - unless the new PC has exactly the same
configuration as as the old one (OS & apps aside). Whether that matters depends on the number of instals on different PCs permitted
under the terms of your EULA - at most it should require a phone call to your MS distributor.

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"Eternal September" wrote in message ...
Hello,

==============SCENARIO==============
1. I had Office Enterprise 2007 installed on my old computer
2. Old computer crashed and hard drive was totally toasted
3. I bought a new computer (Vista 32bit) that has Office 2007 TRIAL pre-installed by HP
4. I want to install my 2007 Enterprise edition from my install CD (product key is on the box)

==============QUESTIONS==================
Do I uninstall the trial edition first? If so-do I just use the uninstall from the control panel?
Will MS know that this is legit or will they think that I am installing on a second computer?

Thanks
DM

"Eternal September" wrote in message
...
Hello,

==============SCENARIO==============
1. I had Office Enterprise 2007 installed on my old computer
2. Old computer crashed and hard drive was totally toasted
3. I bought a new computer (Vista 32bit) that has Office 2007 TRIAL
pre-installed by HP
4. I want to install my 2007 Enterprise edition from my install CD
(product key is on the box)

==============QUESTIONS==================
Do I uninstall the trial edition first? If so-do I just use the
uninstall from the control panel?

Yes, and yes. Also uninstall the Activation Assistant -- it's in the Control
Panel too.



Will MS know that this is legit or will they think that I am installing on
a second computer?


They won't know. If they do figure it out, yse the Telephone Activation
option and tell the operator that your old machine died, and you're
installing into a new machine.

You asked and then you probably knew exactly that the Activation will NOT go
through.

Office Enterprise is VL version which is not available to the public.

You had to procure this version from your employer, Educational Institution or the
Armed Services through the Home Use Program. If you left your employer or any of the
above others and the IT person did his job then your version of Office Enterprise is
dead in the water. If not and still employed there then you need to contact the IT
department to have then issue you another VL number associated with that particular
VL version.

In all other cases your Office Enterprise is done for.

See the below link for more precise info concerning the VL version which was issued
to the Home Use Program distributor. They will direct you on the correct path or
tell you the same as I did above

Here you will find the Phone numbers and email addresses as to where and whom to
contact about Office Enterprise and your issue.
Scroll down to the bottom of page to North America
https://licensing.microsoft.com/eLic...3/overview.asp

Here is a snip from the Program. Read it carefully especially at the end of each
section
snip
What is my organization's responsibility under the Home Use Program?
Volume Licensing customers are not responsible for their individual employees'
compliance with the Microsoft Software License Terms for software that employees
acquire through the Home Use Program. Those terms are between Microsoft and the
individual employees. However, Microsoft does require that you limit Home Use
Program access to eligible employees and that you inform employees when they should
discontinue use of the software, for example if your Software Assurance coverage
ends or an employee is terminated.

What if an employee leaves the company or is terminated?
The temporary license offered through the Home Use Program for Microsoft Office
programs is valid as long as the employee is employed by your company and your
company maintains its Software Assurance coverage with Microsoft. If an employee
leaves the company or is terminated, he or she should discontinue use of the
software because the license to use it ends when employment ends. Microsoft requires
that Volume Licensing customers limit Home Use Program access to eligible employees
and that they inform employees when they should discontinue use of the Home Use
Program software

end snip

--
Peter

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"Eternal September" wrote in message
...
Hello,

==============SCENARIO==============
1. I had Office Enterprise 2007 installed on my old computer
2. Old computer crashed and hard drive was totally toasted
3. I bought a new computer (Vista 32bit) that has Office 2007 TRIAL pre-installed
by HP
4. I want to install my 2007 Enterprise edition from my install CD (product key is
on the box)

==============QUESTIONS==================
Do I uninstall the trial edition first? If so-do I just use the uninstall from
the control panel?
Will MS know that this is legit or will they think that I am installing on a
second computer?

Thanks
DM