I need to re-install my Windows XP Home onto my laptop. Will it be easy to
then re-install my Office 2003 suite - I still have the original CD and
product activation key? I believe there may be mechanisms in place to prevent
people from installing Office on more than one system and am worried I will
struggle to re-install it back on the original laptop. Many thanks for any
advice.

Hi Rich,

If this is the same machine (reinstall) then ordinarily you shouldn't have any problems reinstalling and reactivating online. If
you do have an issue activating you can use the telephone activation method.

I'm assuming the CD key was what you referred to rather than an activation key.

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<<"Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D8C0772B-1B42-43A0-904B-61E3376C8784@microsoft.com...
I need to re-install my Windows XP Home onto my laptop. Will it be easy to
then re-install my Office 2003 suite - I still have the original CD and
product activation key? I believe there may be mechanisms in place to prevent
people from installing Office on more than one system and am worried I will
struggle to re-install it back on the original laptop. Many thanks for any
advice.>>
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Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

Thanks Bob, it is the same machine but I was worried that re-installing XP
may mean that the Office wouldn't recognise it as such the second time
around. But I'll give it a go and use the telephone activation if I run into
difficulties.
And yes, I did meant the CD key!
Thanks

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:

> Hi Rich,
>
> If this is the same machine (reinstall) then ordinarily you shouldn't have any problems reinstalling and reactivating online. If
> you do have an issue activating you can use the telephone activation method.
>
> I'm assuming the CD key was what you referred to rather than an activation key.
>
> ==================
> <<"Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D8C0772B-1B42-43A0-904B-61E3376C8784@microsoft.com...
> I need to re-install my Windows XP Home onto my laptop. Will it be easy to
> then re-install my Office 2003 suite - I still have the original CD and
> product activation key? I believe there may be mechanisms in place to prevent
> people from installing Office on more than one system and am worried I will
> struggle to re-install it back on the original laptop. Many thanks for any
> advice.>>
> --
>
> Bob Buckland ?:-)
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
>
>