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Answer» On my windows 98 that I used I had microsoft word 2000 installed on my compaq. needless to say I don't like open office. Why "needless to say"? I think Open Office is fine for many users. I know a small business that uses Open Office apps very successfully. Above all, it's free. To contrex:Quote I know a small business that uses Open Office apps very successfully. Above all, it's free.I could use it for certain things,I have to get used to it,what is better than free. I would most LIKELY use it for certain app's but I need MW for my job,it is a requirement to have MW2000 and no other processor. To soybean: Quote obvious question, do you have your Office 2000 CD?Yes I have the cd,I just wanted to ask first before I installed it because I thought maybe there is a MW just for windows XP,I didn't know if installing it would cause a problem since the previous os was w98. Thanks to you both. I am new to this windows XP OS used W98 for so long. I will have both computers running soon,my windows 98 OS compaq computer needs an Ethernet Adapter as it doesn't have an Ethernet Port. Shopping around right now for a good price. Another problem I have is the plug to my compaq printer burned up I mean that literally smoke came out of it. I am having a hard time finding one to replace it. I guess I will try ebay,or you know when I can either of the two items mentioned above at a good fair price let me know. Thanks again. Sure, you can install Office 2000 with Windows XP. However, installing it on two computers, unless they are a desktop PC and laptop/notebook, is a violation of the software license. Can you just remove it from the Win 98 clunker? Quote installing it on two computers, unless they are a desktop PC and laptop/notebook, is a violation of the software license. Violation? Both my computers are desktop. And as soon as I get the ethernet port for my W98 I will have it up and running again,actually I like W98. One computer for me and one for my husband. Why would I go out and buy MSword 2000 again if I have the cd,and want to install it on my WXP too. The MWord program came with my compaq. Quote unless they are a desktop PC and laptop/notebook, I just thought of something are there other type's of computers other than desktop PC and laptop/notebook? I must be in the dark ages if there are other kinds of computers that I don't know about. I don't get the point of your last post. I'm saying, if you have a single user license, which is surely what you have, then you can only install MS Office on a single computer. The exception to that, which I believe applies to all versions of MS Office since Office 97 or earlier, is that can install it on a desktop/tower PC, i.e. non-portable computer, and a laptop or notebook, i.e. portable, computer. What part of this am I not making clear to you?Quote from: liliesplace on August 18, 2007, 01:34:09 PM QuoteAgain, what's your point? Are you implying that since "The MWord program came with my compaq", you can do whatever you want with it? Sorry, that's not how it works.installing it on two computers, unless they are a desktop PC and laptop/notebook, is a violation of the software license. I believe what you have there is an OEM version of MW. So, it probably can't be legally installed on any other computer. But, read the license agreement to be sure, or you might call Microsoft on this. Look, I'm just telling you the legalities of the software license agreement here. Do what you want, but don't expect members of the forum to support your position that you can do whatever you want with it. We can't advocate illegal installations of software here in the forum. Quote don't expect members of the forum to support your position that you can do whatever you want with it. We can't advocate illegal installations of software here in the forum Calm done soybean,I understand now. I am glad you told me. So what next? What should I do. Are there any free downloads for MWord 2000 ? Or do I need to go buy one?Quote from: soybean on August 18, 2007, 02:07:44 PM Do what you want, but don't expect members of the forum to support your position that you can do whatever you want with it. We can't advocate illegal installations of software here in the forum. Is the sermon over, Reverend? I think that if Liliespace deinstalls MS Word from the Compaq, she should have every right to install it on another machine. If the EULA forbids that, I'd like to see what a court would have to say about whether it is unduly restrictive. Anyway, it all depends on which jurisdiction you live in. I know it surprises some people, but is a weird fact that not everybody in the world lives in the USA. The USA where people seem to tremble at the thought of doing something "illegal" with their own software that they paid for (how crazy is that?). Come to Europe folks, where we still have freedom. Quote from: liliesplace on August 18, 2007, 02:13:33 PM Are there any free downloads for MWord 2000 ? Or do I need to go buy one?No free downloads that I know of. I'd head for ebay: Microsoft Word 2000 for Windows NT/98/ME/2000/2002/XP!!I would just install it and tell Bill GATES to pound sand. It is hardly piracy. Quote from: contrex on August 18, 2007, 02:17:33 PM I think that if Liliespace deinstalls MS Word from the Compaq, she should have every right to install it on another machine. If the EULA forbids that, I'd like to see what a court would have to say about whether it is unduly restrictive.Doesn't matter what you think. The key point here is the legalities involved. If she had purchased MW as a retail product, i.e. purchased separately from her computer, she can transfer it from one computer to another. Being an OEM version, I'm not sure about the legality of transferring but I have serious doubts about it. Here's an article on this point: Should I buy the OEM version or the Retail version of software? Quote from: contrex on August 18, 2007, 02:17:33 PM Anyway, it all depends on which jurisdiction you live in. I know it surprises some people, but is a weird fact that not everybody in the world lives in the USA.Is the license agreement for Europeans any different than in the USA? I really don't know but I would guess it's not.In the UK we have a law that says that unfair clauses in contracts are NULL and void, and that courts can strike down such clauses or the entire contract. In particular, software EULAs which are deemed to come into force when the packaging is opened are frowned upon. Even in the USA, the judge, in the case Adobe vs Softman heard in the Central District of California, has RULED that consumers can resell bundled software, no matter what the EULA says. Specifically, the ruling decrees that software purchases be treated as sales transactions, rather than explicit license agreements. In other words, consumers should have the same rights they'd enjoy under existing copyright legislation when buying a CD or a book. They can't make copies, but they can resell what they own. So I reckon that Liliespace should be OK.If she can sell it she can use it how she likes. |
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