The face of my CD says “UNLICENSED SOFTWARE – Illegal without separate license from Microsoft.” Can I use this legally?
Just having possession of software does not give the right to use it. The right to use a product is granted through a license. Microsoft grants licenses through the Campus Agreement. Therefore University departments and eligible individuals who have signed MSCA media purchase forms are licensed to use the software for the license period specified in the agreement. • What are Microsoft Product Activation and the Office Registration Wizard? As an anti-piracy feature, some Microsoft products (such as Windows XP and the newer Office suites) require you to activate your copy of the software before it can be used regularly. You may be limited to a certain number of days or a number of times a product may be used before activation must be completed. Instructions for activation will be displayed during product installation. If you opt not to activate the product during installation, you will be periodically reminded until you activate it via the Internet or telephone. The product will stop wor
Just having possession of software does not give the right to use it. The right to use a product is granted through a license. Microsoft grants licenses through the Campus Agreement. Therefore University departments and eligible individuals who have signed MSCA media purchase forms are licensed to use the software for the license period specified in the agreement. • What are Microsoft Product Activation and the Office Registration Wizard? As an anti-piracy feature, some Microsoft products (such as Windows Vista and the newer Office suites) require you to activate your copy of the software before it can be used regularly. You may be limited to a certain number of days or a number of times a product may be used before activation must be completed. Instructions for activation will be displayed during product installation. If you opt not to activate the product during installation, you will be periodically reminded until you activate it via the Internet or telephone. The product will stop
Just having possession of software does not give the right to use it. The right to use a product is granted through a license. Microsoft grants licenses through the Campus Agreement. Therefore University departments and eligible individuals who have signed MSCA media purchase forms are licensed to use the software for the license period specified in the agreement. • What are Microsoft Product Activation and the Office Registration Wizard? As an anti-piracy feature, some Microsoft products (such as Windows Vista and the newer Office suites) require you to activate your copy of the software before it can be used regularly. You may be limited to a certain number of days or a number of times a product may be used before activation must be completed. Instructions for activation will be displayed during product installation. If you opt not to activate the product during installation, you will be periodically reminded until you activate it via the Internet or telephone. The product will stop
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