Changing computer

Hi, I'm about to sell my Dell pc on which I recently installed Microsoft Home
& Student 2007. Do I just un-install it and then re-install it on the new
one? Is it illegal (or stupid) to leave it on the computer? And how would I
go about moving my Word files from old to new? Any advice much appreciated.
Thanks
Sal

If you leave it installed, you must also give them the disks. (And yes, that
would be stupid - sorry.) If you intend to keep the disks and the license
for yourself, you must uninstall it.

Move your files with a USB drive or burn them to a CD. You could even
network the two computers together and move them that way.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Sally S" wrote in message
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Hi, I'm about to sell my Dell pc on which I recently installed Microsoft
Home
& Student 2007. Do I just un-install it and then re-install it on the new
one? Is it illegal (or stupid) to leave it on the computer? And how
would I
go about moving my Word files from old to new? Any advice much
appreciated.
Thanks
Sal

Uninstall it from the old and install it on the new. You need to ensure that
you only have it installed on the legally appropriate number of systems.

(If activation on the interne tdoesn't work, use the telephone method. )

I would get an inexpensive thumb drive / flash drive / usb drive and copy
your files from the old computer onto it, then copy them to the new
computer.

--
Susan Ramlet
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"Sally S" wrote in message
...
Hi, I'm about to sell my Dell pc on which I recently installed Microsoft
Home
& Student 2007. Do I just un-install it and then re-install it on the new
one? Is it illegal (or stupid) to leave it on the computer? And how
would I
go about moving my Word files from old to new? Any advice much
appreciated.
Thanks
Sal

No you don't have to do anything and it is NOT illegal to leave it on the
machine.

You have to look at it this way: How can somebody uninstall the application
packages from a system that is broken? The answer is NO they can't. So you
don't have to either.

There is no written requirement on Microsoft website requiring you do
uninstall Office packages.

Just give away your machine and you can buy a new one and still use your CD
all over again. By the way M$ is too busy developing Office 2010 so 2007 is
no longer important to them.

hth

"Sally S" wrote in message
...
Hi, I'm about to sell my Dell pc on which I recently installed Microsoft
Home
& Student 2007. Do I just un-install it and then re-install it on the new
one? Is it illegal (or stupid) to leave it on the computer? And how
would I
go about moving my Word files from old to new? Any advice much
appreciated.
Thanks
Sal

BULL****

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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If you leave it installed, you must also give them the disks. (And yes,
that would be stupid - sorry.) If you intend to keep the disks and the
license for yourself, you must uninstall it.

BULL****!

Move your files with a USB drive or burn them to a CD. You could even
network the two computers together and move them that way.

That is a wrong advice. If the OP plans to install it on his new computer then he
cannot leave it on his old one that he plans to sell. He must remove it.If he does
not then either the OP or the person he sold his old system to will lose the
activation on their first try when they do an update from Windows or Microsoft
Update.

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"ANONYMOU S" wrote in message
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No you don't have to do anything and it is NOT illegal to leave it on the machine.

You have to look at it this way: How can somebody uninstall the application
packages from a system that is broken? The answer is NO they can't. So you don't
have to either.

There is no written requirement on Microsoft website requiring you do uninstall
Office packages.

Just give away your machine and you can buy a new one and still use your CD all
over again. By the way M$ is too busy developing Office 2010 so 2007 is no longer
important to them.

hth

"Sally S" wrote in message
...
Hi, I'm about to sell my Dell pc on which I recently installed Microsoft Home
& Student 2007. Do I just un-install it and then re-install it on the new
one? Is it illegal (or stupid) to leave it on the computer? And how would I
go about moving my Word files from old to new? Any advice much appreciated.
Thanks
Sal

I can only hope that the OP takes notice of the fact that some of us are not
afraid/ashamed to sign our names and others are anonymous. Hmmm, whose
advice would you take?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
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That is a wrong advice. If the OP plans to install it on his new computer
then he cannot leave it on his old one that he plans to sell. He must
remove it.If he does not then either the OP or the person he sold his old
system to will lose the activation on their first try when they do an
update from Windows or Microsoft Update.

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"ANONYMOU S" wrote in message
...
No you don't have to do anything and it is NOT illegal to leave it on the
machine.

You have to look at it this way: How can somebody uninstall the
application packages from a system that is broken? The answer is NO they
can't. So you don't have to either.

There is no written requirement on Microsoft website requiring you do
uninstall Office packages.

Just give away your machine and you can buy a new one and still use your
CD all over again. By the way M$ is too busy developing Office 2010 so
2007 is no longer important to them.

hth

"Sally S" wrote in message
...
Hi, I'm about to sell my Dell pc on which I recently installed Microsoft
Home
& Student 2007. Do I just un-install it and then re-install it on the
new
one? Is it illegal (or stupid) to leave it on the computer? And how
would I
go about moving my Word files from old to new? Any advice much
appreciated.
Thanks
Sal

Hey Pimp,

Produce your link where you got this crap from!

There is no requirement to uninstall anything. PERIOD.

How's your sister these days? Is she still working the oldest
profession known to the mankind?

hth




Peter Foldes wrote:

That is a wrong advice. If the OP plans to install it on his new computer then he
cannot leave it on his old one that he plans to sell. He must remove it.If he does
not then either the OP or the person he sold his old system to will lose the
activation on their first try when they do an update from Windows or Microsoft
Update.

plonk

--
Susan Ramlet
--
please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

"ANONYMOUS" wrote in message
...
Hey Pimp,

Produce your link where you got this crap from!

There is no requirement to uninstall anything. PERIOD.

How's your sister these days? Is she still working the oldest
profession known to the mankind?

hth




Peter Foldes wrote:

That is a wrong advice. If the OP plans to install it on his new computer
then he
cannot leave it on his old one that he plans to sell. He must remove
it.If he does
not then either the OP or the person he sold his old system to will lose
the
activation on their first try when they do an update from Windows or
Microsoft
Update.

"Susan Ramlet" wrote in message
...
plonk


Is there anything else you are capable of writing? No wonder you are very
fat, smelly and untouchable. Have you wondered why people are staying away
from you.