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Office 2003 Activation

madoka

madoka

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Went out and spent the $500 on Office 2003 Pro. I understand that I'm allowed activation on one laptop and one desktop. However, ever since I got into building my own computers, gone a little computer happy. I've built 9 in the past year for use in my house. So I tend to switch around my "main" computer to whatever newer, faster one I build sometimes. How lenient is MS with giving me new activation codes every time I change my computer? Will I have to ask for new activation codes if I switch only the HD or reformat my drive (which I tend to do about once every 5 months)?
 
I've put my version of Office on 4 different computers that I've owned. You just have to call them and explain your situation. I find they are relatively leniant, though 9 installs is really quite pushing it.
 
As long as you don't change anything hardware wise, reactivating it shouldn't pose a problem. I've formatted countless times without changing any hardware and I've been able to reactivate it with no problems whatsoever.
 
If it's anything like XP's activation then it resets every 3-4 months anyway so you can reactivate it without problems.
 
Thx for the replies.

When I switch cases, video cards, memory, expansion cards, etc. I tend to reformat the computer rather than deal with uninstalling individual drivers/programs.

Out of curiousity, does anyone know if the activation hash MS leaves in their activation code is based soley on the motherboard and/or processor?

That way I don't have to pester MS for another activation when I do an upgrade.
 
There is some file you can save and burn to cd and overwrite when you reformat and reinstall that will prevent the activation. I'm not sure the procedure, but I've read it before.

O yea, OpenOffice. . .OpenOffice. . .OpenOffice. . .
 
Originally posted by: Nocturnal
As long as you don't change anything hardware wise, reactivating it shouldn't pose a problem. I've formatted countless times without changing any hardware and I've been able to reactivate it with no problems whatsoever.
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i've done it four times without a problem
 
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