These days with devices being much more of a consumable, Microsoft specializes in subscription licensing. In the old days where people kept their PC’s for more than 3 years, and upgraded their computers, this made financial sense. On the Con side, when the computer is out-dated and needs to be replaced, so does the software. On the Pro side, you’re getting software at about half the retail cost when you purchase it with a new PC. The limitation of OEM software is that the license it is forever tied to the computer it was sold with and cannot be legally transferred to another. When you purchase software with a computer from the vendor that sells the computer, that’s called OEM licensing and typically OEM licenses are heavily discounted. Lots of people have asked me about the possibility of transferring their OEM copy of Microsoft Office to another computer in their home or office. Should you find yourself in the situation where the systems hard drive has failed and Dell is unable to ship you a pre-imaged replacement, here’s how to re-install Microsoft Office.įirst I want to talk a bit about OEM licensing of Microsoft products. If you purchased a Dell with Microsoft Office pre-installed in the past few years, chances are all you got in the box was a Operating System recovery DVD and small paper card with the Microsoft Office product key on it.
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