Originally posted by: shopper94519
The MSLT says you can transfer it to a new machine, but only once every 90 days.
You also can have concurrent installs on a main PC and a portable PC also.[/q
Is this true? You can install Vista on a desktop and a notebook at the same time under the license that comes with our copy?
Yes, according to the license terms I read a few days ago it's explicitly permitted -- here is the research I did --
The "RETAIL" license appears to permit installation and use on
both a primary and secondary e.g. portable machine, as well
as the ability to transfer the software from one device to another
every 90 days.
The "OEM" and "MEDIA-LESS" licences, however (in the same
"Word 2007 English" document, seem to lack several of the
terms and permissions relating to transfers between
devices and additional use on other (e.g. portable) devices.
See here for details:
Find License Terms for Software Licensed from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/useterms/
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e.g. from the WORD 2007 ENGLISH document:
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Below are three separate sets of License Terms. Only one set applies to you. To determine which License
Terms apply to you check the license designation printed either on your product key, near the product name
on your Certificate of Authenticity, or on the download page if you obtained your product key online. If your
designation is FPP, then the Retail License Terms below apply to you. If your designation is OEM, then the
OEM License Terms below apply to you. If your designation is MLK, then the Media-less License Kit Terms
below apply to you.
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1. RETAIL LICENSE TERMS
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2. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS. Before you use the software under a license, you must assign that
license to one device. That device is the ?licensed device?. A hardware partition or blade is considered
to be a separate device.
a. Licensed Device. You may install and use one copy of the software on the licensed device.
b. Portable Device. You may install another copy on a portable device for use by the single primary
user of the licensed device.
c. Separation of Components. The components of the software are licensed as a single unit. You
may not separate the components and install them on different devices.
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8. BACKUP COPY. You may make one backup copy of the media. You may use it only to reinstall the
software.
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10. NOT FOR RESALE SOFTWARE. You may not sell software marked as ?NFR? or ?Not for Resale.?
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15. REASSIGN TO ANOTHER DEVICE. You may reassign the license to a different device any number of
times, but not more than one time every 90 days. If you reassign, that other device becomes the
?licensed device.? If you retire the licensed device due to hardware failure, you may reassign the license
sooner.
16. TRANSFER TO A THIRD PARTY. The first user of the software may make a one-time transfer of the
software, and this agreement, directly to a third party. The first user must uninstall the software before
transferring it separately from the device. The first user may not retain any copies. Before any
permitted transfer, the other party must agree that this agreement applies to the transfer and use of the
software. The transfer must include the proof of license. If the software is an upgrade, any transfer
must also include all prior versions of the software.
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