You shouldn't but it's *always* a good idea to back them up first.

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"Cheryl" <Cheryl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks. will i lose my documents when i uninstall on the old pc
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>> Generally you uninstall it from the old computer and then install and
>> activate on the new computer, UNLESS it was purchased as OEM on the old
>> computer. If that was the case you only bought a license to use it on
>> the old computer, and will need to buy a new copy for the new computer.
>>
>> Cheryl wrote:
>> > How do I go about installing office suite on a new computer when it is
>> > on my
>> > old computer?
>> >
>>
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