re: Activating MS appps Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:04 am Windows 7 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Dan Sarandrea, MCSE (7132 messages posted) If you have a full retail license for Word 2002, you are authorized to install one instance on your desktop and one more instance on your "portable" (aka laptop). In reality, the MS activation system provides a good deal of latitude, so if you choose the option in the Activation Wizard to activate by telephone, you'll get a little more slack from the phone system. If you are again rejected by the automated "challenge and response" phone system, choose the option to speak with a live activation agent. If you call during normal business hours you'll have the best chance of speaking with someone who is in the same country/region you are. As Martin posted, activation agents are instructed that "the tie goes to the runner" so I think if you have to appeal all the way to a live agent, you'll get that second installation. Written in response to: Activating MS appps (Robert C: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 7:03 pm) Responses to this message: re: Activating MS appps (Robert C: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 2:21 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Activating MS appps (Robert C: Wed, Nov 11, 2009, 7:03 pm) re: Activating MS appps (MartinM: Wed, Nov 11, 2009, 7:18 pm) re: Activating MS appps (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Thu, Nov 12, 2009, 8:04 am) re: Activating MS appps (Robert C: Fri, Nov 13, 2009, 2:21 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 7 Discussion Forum