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  1. April 23rd, 2009, 06:57 AM #1
    Draggar
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    I want to check the legality of this..

    I know there are no lawyers here, I understand that.

    My question is:

    I need a copy of Office XP (2007 is too much of a resource hog for a laptop I am refurbishing for someone).

    Now, say I know someone who had XP but then upgraded to 2007 and they do not use Office XP anymore.

    I can buy the discs and license off of them and use it on this laptop - correct?

    Edit: Just to reiterate, Office XP / 2003 is completely uninstalled or upgraded to 2007 and the person only uses 2007 now.
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  2. April 23rd, 2009, 08:13 AM #2
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    If it is a retail item, generally, yes.

    ref: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#8
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  3. April 23rd, 2009, 04:10 PM #3
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    If the O2007 version was an upgrade, it depends on keeping the XP license to remain "legal". If it was retail or OEM then the old version can be reused.
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