Microsoft Word network check problem

Actually, I'm about 99% sure that the license for MS Office states that you can only have it installed on 1 computer. But, the license for the student and teacher version is for 3 computers. I think the only work around is to turn off airport.

 

The EULA allows you to have it installed on your own desktop and laptop at the same time, but I don't think it allows you to actually use them both at the same time.... I think the intention was that when you weren't home, you'd be using your laptop instead....

I'm not sure what a workaround would be. So when you're not connected to the net, it works fine? That's an interesting scheme....

 

Trying to run it on two computers at the same time is probably breaking the license agreements.

One of the reasons for the network check is to make sure there aren't more than a one working at the same time.

Most people here will probably not help you get around it, sorry.

 

You can install it on your computer, but you're only allowed to use one copy at a time.

Having the application open is using it, even if it's in the background.

There's a thread on this sometime back, probably a thread from awhile ago.

 

It's a single USER license. The intent of the license agreement is that you can have Office installed on a desktop and a laptop. When you open Office on your laptop, I see no reason that you can't just quit Office on your desktop. Unless, of course, you're illegally using Office by having someone else using it on your desktop while you're using it on your laptop...

 

Duff-Man says...."fascist?"....c'mon, now that is a bit extreme....that license agreement is pretty standard and certainly not unique to M$ products....I think it is actually a pretty fair agreement.

What the %#$& is going on here....I am *defending* Micro$oft....now that is something that does not happen very often!.....oh yeah!

 

I'm not an incredible fan of MS, but I actually like their license agreement and find it to be very liberal in what they allow. Many software companies insist on a per-computer license.

 

It sounds like you have an original version of Office v.X. IIRC, the network check "feature" was removed from later versions because it was determined to be a security risk. Update to a later version.