Search the community and support articles Install, redeem, activate Microsoft and Office Search Community member. I have purchased Office with single user license and installed it on one computer. After some time the hardware failed on this computer. Can I install Office on another computer?

I also have the same question for Visio This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Rohn MVP. Sorry, you paid for an expensive lesson. The "1-computer" online download, aka "PKC", license is only good on the first computer it is installed on.

You cannot transfer it. You have to buy a new one. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Rohn MVP. The 27 character PIN is useless. It is a one-time retriveal code to access your Product key. You need the unique 25 character Product Key, and the generic installation file for the matching Office bundle.

With your product key, you can download the installation file from one of these links: Office. Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. This site in other languages x.

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Reinstalling Office on the same PC does not legally use another activation, but operationally it might. Chances are that the activation will be automatic but if you find that reinstalling results on an activation failure this time or any future time when you know that you have not exceeded your legal activation limit, then use the Activate by Phone option and explain to a person what happened. They should allow the activation. Before wiping your disk, make sure you have an external copy of your Office installation kit and your product key.

You will need both. In this case, the standalone version will be removed. Install earlier versions of Office first. For example, install Office before installing Office , Office , Office , or Office Make sure all versions of Office are either bit or bit. Keep in mind that even if you follow these recommendations, you might still run into issues when you use two versions of Office on the same PC.

If you decide not to keep both versions and you uninstall the earlier version, you might need to repair the version remaining to make sure that the file associations will work correctly.

Note: Support for Office and Office has ended. For more information, see End of support for Office or End of support for Office Office and Office , Office , or Office side by side.

I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Rohn MVP. Sorry, you paid for an expensive lesson. The "1-computer" online download, aka "PKC", license is only good on the first computer it is installed on. You cannot transfer it. The software begins to install. Click Close when the installation is finished. The What's New window opens automatically when you launch Word.

Click Get Started to start activating. Yes, you can install and use Office for Mac and Office for Mac at the same time. However, we recommend that you uninstall Office for Mac before you install the new version just to prevent any confusion. Yes, see Install and set up Office on an iPhone or iPad. You can also set up email on an iOS device iPhone or iPad. If you need help with activation, see Activate Office using the Activation wizard.

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