Scenario is: current XP user has Office 2007 Home and Student installed
on two machines (licence is for three machines). He'd like to upgrade to
Windows 7, but he'd prefer to do a clean install rather than choosing
'upgrade' when he installs it.

Question is, if he moves to Windows 7 like this, what happens with
regards the Office licence? Will the Microsoft product activation thing
think this is an install onto another machine, or does it realise it is
an existing licenced machine with a new OS?

Also, this laptop is a U2400 1.5GB. He tried Vista on it as he wanted
something more up to date than XP but was dissatisfied with the
performance hit the machine took. He's hoping Windows 7 won't be as bad
as Vista but if he's still not happy and downgrades back to Windows XP
(clean install again) what happens with the Office licence; again, will
it see this as a new install onto a new machine, or realise it is an
existing licenced machine?

Thanks! :D

"Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message
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> Scenario is: current XP user has Office 2007 Home and Student installed on
> two machines (licence is for three machines). He'd like to upgrade to
> Windows 7, but he'd prefer to do a clean install rather than choosing
> 'upgrade' when he installs it.
>
> Question is, if he moves to Windows 7 like this, what happens with regards
> the Office licence? Will the Microsoft product activation thing think this
> is an install onto another machine, or does it realise it is an existing
> licenced machine with a new OS?
>
> Also, this laptop is a U2400 1.5GB. He tried Vista on it as he wanted
> something more up to date than XP but was dissatisfied with the
> performance hit the machine took. He's hoping Windows 7 won't be as bad as
> Vista but if he's still not happy and downgrades back to Windows XP (clean
> install again) what happens with the Office licence; again, will it see
> this as a new install onto a new machine, or realise it is an existing
> licenced machine?
>
> Thanks! :D

It is 3 installations on three different computers at the same time for use
within the same household for non-commercial purposes, not just install 3
times only.

LVTravel wrote:
>
>
> "Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message
> news:hc944i$i7t$1@news.albasani.net...
>> Scenario is: current XP user has Office 2007 Home and Student
>> installed on two machines (licence is for three machines). He'd like
>> to upgrade to Windows 7, but he'd prefer to do a clean install rather
>> than choosing 'upgrade' when he installs it.
>>
>> Question is, if he moves to Windows 7 like this, what happens with
>> regards the Office licence? Will the Microsoft product activation
>> thing think this is an install onto another machine, or does it
>> realise it is an existing licenced machine with a new OS?
>>
>> Also, this laptop is a U2400 1.5GB. He tried Vista on it as he wanted
>> something more up to date than XP but was dissatisfied with the
>> performance hit the machine took. He's hoping Windows 7 won't be as
>> bad as Vista but if he's still not happy and downgrades back to
>> Windows XP (clean install again) what happens with the Office licence;
>> again, will it see this as a new install onto a new machine, or
>> realise it is an existing licenced machine?
>>
>> Thanks! :D
>
> It is 3 installations on three different computers at the same time for
> use within the same household for non-commercial purposes, not just
> install 3 times only.

Yeah that's what I was thinking, but will the product activation realise
that it is still only three machines? I'm guessing it will, and that the
activation is a bit more sophisticated than just checking the OS product
key when Office phones home to Microsoft at activation time, but I just
wanted to make properly sure before just diving in and changing stuff,
IYKWIM

"Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message
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> LVTravel wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message
>> news:hc944i$i7t$1@news.albasani.net...
>>> Scenario is: current XP user has Office 2007 Home and Student installed
>>> on two machines (licence is for three machines). He'd like to upgrade to
>>> Windows 7, but he'd prefer to do a clean install rather than choosing
>>> 'upgrade' when he installs it.
>>>
>>> Question is, if he moves to Windows 7 like this, what happens with
>>> regards the Office licence? Will the Microsoft product activation thing
>>> think this is an install onto another machine, or does it realise it is
>>> an existing licenced machine with a new OS?
>>>
>>> Also, this laptop is a U2400 1.5GB. He tried Vista on it as he wanted
>>> something more up to date than XP but was dissatisfied with the
>>> performance hit the machine took. He's hoping Windows 7 won't be as bad
>>> as Vista but if he's still not happy and downgrades back to Windows XP
>>> (clean install again) what happens with the Office licence; again, will
>>> it see this as a new install onto a new machine, or realise it is an
>>> existing licenced machine?
>>>
>>> Thanks! :D
>>
>> It is 3 installations on three different computers at the same time for
>> use within the same household for non-commercial purposes, not just
>> install 3 times only.
>
> Yeah that's what I was thinking, but will the product activation realise
> that it is still only three machines? I'm guessing it will, and that the
> activation is a bit more sophisticated than just checking the OS product
> key when Office phones home to Microsoft at activation time, but I just
> wanted to make properly sure before just diving in and changing stuff,
> IYKWIM

You may need to use telephone activation.

"Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message
news:hc944i$i7t$1@news.albasani.net...
> Scenario is: current XP user has Office 2007 Home and Student installed on
> two machines (licence is for three machines). He'd like to upgrade to
> Windows 7, but he'd prefer to do a clean install rather than choosing
> 'upgrade' when he installs it.
>
> Question is, if he moves to Windows 7 like this, what happens with regards
> the Office licence? Will the Microsoft product activation thing think this
> is an install onto another machine, or does it realise it is an existing
> licenced machine with a new OS?
>
> Also, this laptop is a U2400 1.5GB. He tried Vista on it as he wanted
> something more up to date than XP but was dissatisfied with the
> performance hit the machine took. He's hoping Windows 7 won't be as bad as
> Vista but if he's still not happy and downgrades back to Windows XP (clean
> install again) what happens with the Office licence; again, will it see
> this as a new install onto a new machine, or realise it is an existing
> licenced machine?
>
> Thanks! :D

Somewhat off topic to your question.

Your current Windows XP user must do a clean install to upgrade from Windows
XP to Windows 7. The Windows 7 upgrade package will force a clean install.
Directions for doing a clean install are included in the package. See:

windows.microsoft.com/upgrade-windows-xp for details.

Don

Gordon wrote:
>
> "Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message
> news:hc9anr$rg7$1@news.albasani.net...
>> LVTravel wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message
>>> news:hc944i$i7t$1@news.albasani.net...
>>>> Scenario is: current XP user has Office 2007 Home and Student
>>>> installed on two machines (licence is for three machines). He'd like
>>>> to upgrade to Windows 7, but he'd prefer to do a clean install
>>>> rather than choosing 'upgrade' when he installs it.
>>>>
>>>> Question is, if he moves to Windows 7 like this, what happens with
>>>> regards the Office licence? Will the Microsoft product activation
>>>> thing think this is an install onto another machine, or does it
>>>> realise it is an existing licenced machine with a new OS?
>>>>
>>>> Also, this laptop is a U2400 1.5GB. He tried Vista on it as he
>>>> wanted something more up to date than XP but was dissatisfied with
>>>> the performance hit the machine took. He's hoping Windows 7 won't be
>>>> as bad as Vista but if he's still not happy and downgrades back to
>>>> Windows XP (clean install again) what happens with the Office
>>>> licence; again, will it see this as a new install onto a new
>>>> machine, or realise it is an existing licenced machine?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks! :D
>>>
>>> It is 3 installations on three different computers at the same time
>>> for use within the same household for non-commercial purposes, not
>>> just install 3 times only.
>>
>> Yeah that's what I was thinking, but will the product activation
>> realise that it is still only three machines? I'm guessing it will,
>> and that the activation is a bit more sophisticated than just checking
>> the OS product key when Office phones home to Microsoft at activation
>> time, but I just wanted to make properly sure before just diving in
>> and changing stuff, IYKWIM
>
> You may need to use telephone activation.

That's no big deal, as long as the system doesn't flatly refuse to
activate somewhere along the line :D

Thanks

dgmacmi<> wrote:
>
> "Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message
> news:hc944i$i7t$1@news.albasani.net...
>> Scenario is: current XP user has Office 2007 Home and Student
>> installed on two machines (licence is for three machines). He'd like
>> to upgrade to Windows 7, but he'd prefer to do a clean install rather
>> than choosing 'upgrade' when he installs it.
>>
>> Question is, if he moves to Windows 7 like this, what happens with
>> regards the Office licence? Will the Microsoft product activation
>> thing think this is an install onto another machine, or does it
>> realise it is an existing licenced machine with a new OS?
>>
>> Also, this laptop is a U2400 1.5GB. He tried Vista on it as he wanted
>> something more up to date than XP but was dissatisfied with the
>> performance hit the machine took. He's hoping Windows 7 won't be as
>> bad as Vista but if he's still not happy and downgrades back to
>> Windows XP (clean install again) what happens with the Office licence;
>> again, will it see this as a new install onto a new machine, or
>> realise it is an existing licenced machine?
>>
>> Thanks! :D
>
> Somewhat off topic to your question.
>
> Your current Windows XP user must do a clean install to upgrade from
> Windows XP to Windows 7. The Windows 7 upgrade package will force a
> clean install. Directions for doing a clean install are included in the
> package. See:
>
> windows.microsoft.com/upgrade-windows-xp for details.
>
> Don

Thanks Don. No problem, a clean install is preferred anyway, gives him
(or me, who'll be doing it for him...) the chance to ditch all the
accumulated crap on there.