Install office 2007 remotely software license#
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Install office 2007 remotely software#
Install office 2007 remotely series#

Install office 2007 remotely install#

You buy a copy of Windows Vista, install it and itвЂ™s been running happily. All thatвЂ™s needed is a stolen product key to activate the software.ДЇirstly let us give you some examples of what could happen:

Install office 2007 remotely software#

Getting the software itself is a trivial matter вЂ“ copies of the Office 2007 CD are already available for download from many unofficial sources. You could lose up to US$400 for Vista or US$680 for Office 2007 at the judgment of Microsoft вЂ“ as a customer youвЂ™d have little idea of why your money has been lost.ДЄll it takes is someone to merely take and use the product key for your Vista or Office 2007, and as weвЂ™ll see thatвЂ™s absurdly easy. As weвЂ™ll see this can happen at any time, with no reason given and no proper recourse or avenue of appeal. If that happens, eventually your legally purchased software could be disabled by Microsoft remotely. In other words, what if your Vista or Office 2007 product key was stolen and used on other computers? If Microsoft decides that the product key for your software has been stolen and misused then your copy of Vista or possibly Office 2007 can be disabled remotely (after a warning period).Дisabling software is reasonable if youвЂ™re using a stolen product key but what if youвЂ™re the victim of theft? Now вЂ“ with Windows Vista and potentially Office 2007 that changes вЂ“ the activation system will occasionally check if the product key is still вЂlegalвЂ™. An invalid product key can stop you from getting later major updates and add-ins but the software itself will always work and thereвЂ™s nothing Microsoft can do about that. The important point is that once activated the software (Windows or Office) will continue to run even if Microsoft discovers later that the product key used was illegal. WeвЂ™re not concerned about the activation technology which, aside from some glitches and misunderstandings, works tolerably.

Install office 2007 remotely software license#

Depending on the license attached to that key (ie number of computers that software license was sold for) the software will be activated on that computer for ongoing use. Activation checks with Microsoft to see if the product key has been used before on other hardware. In short, it links a particular computer to a software product key.

The level of concern is raised, not reduced, by the responses weвЂ™ve received from Microsoft.ДЇor Office 2000, XP and 2003 you need to вЂactivateвЂ™ your software after installation. ItвЂ™s important to keep in mind that the problems we highlight probably wonвЂ™t happen to you, but even rare occurrences (in percentage terms) with MS Office will happen to many people. WeвЂ™re going to deal with these issues in-depth as Office Watch has done from time to time over the last decade.

Install office 2007 remotely series#

This is the first part of a series on some concerns about MicrosoftвЂ™s anti-piracy measures as they apply to Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista.Д«oth these products can be disabled by Microsoft after they have been initially activated вЂ“ Windows Vista has that now and Office 2007 could have the вЂkill switchвЂ™ implemented at any time Microsoft wishes. The first part of a series on some concerns about MicrosoftвЂ™s anti-piracy measures as they apply to Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista.