I forgot to mention the laptop is running Vista in case this makes a
difference. I own both computers and they are networked together. However I
may have registered the desktop during the initial setup to a different name.
If that is the problem can I fix that now?

"Bill" wrote:

> I have a desktop running XP. I purchased a copy of Office 2003 awhile back
> and it is currently installed on the desktop. I just purchased a laptop. I
> would like to be able to use Office 2003 on it instead of the desktop.
> However, when I tried to install I was told I could not activate it as only
> one activation is allowed. At the time I did this the Office 2003 was still
> on the desktop. My question is if I remove it from the desktop would I than
> be allowed to activate it for use on my laptop? I would prefer to use it on
> the laptop as I got both the Office 2003 and the laptop to be used for
> school. However, I do not want to remove it from the desktop just to find I
> still cannot activate it for use on the laptop and than not be able to put it
> back on the desktop.
>
> Any help would be appreciated
>
> Thanks
>