Microsoft Office Software Deactivation

[Mide]

I think it's a good antipiracy measure for Adobe and Microsoft to have a required activation process in terms of verifying a valid key and such. My only complaint with Microsoft's products is that there is no way to deactivate a piece of software. After you get to the 3 installs or whatever the limit is, you have to call Microsoft and explain the situation to them. What benefit, other than the annoyance of customers, does Microsoft get from not having a deactivation process? /short rant end.

 

[tw1164]

I agree, I wanted to move my copy of MS Money to my laptop but I couldn't activate it. I'm just going to move over to quicken since MS is ending MS Money anyways.

 

[Mide]

You can also try Mint.com....pretty nice for an overview of financials.

 

[Absolution75]

Originally posted by: Mide
I think it's a good antipiracy measure for Adobe and Microsoft to have a required activation process in terms of verifying a valid key and such. My only complaint with Microsoft's products is that there is no way to deactivate a piece of software. After you get to the 3 installs or whatever the limit is, you have to call Microsoft and explain the situation to them. What benefit, other than the annoyance of customers, does Microsoft get from not having a deactivation process? /short rant end.

I'm pretty sure that after awhile, the activations deactivate - something along the lines of 6-9 months after initial activation.