On 3/4/03 12:55 AM, "Julian Vrieslander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 03/03/03 9:52 PM, "Julian Vrieslander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So it appears that the MS license agreement allows me to legally INSTALL the >> software on both machines. But there is a net-sniffer that prevents me from >> USING any Office programs simultaneously on both machines, even if the >> running >> programs are not the same. Is this correct, or is something misbehaving in >> my >> installs? >> >> If the sniffer is programmed to recognize Mac models, and permit a laptop to >> be used with a desktop model, how do we teach it to recognize a newly >> released >> model (like the 12.1" PB G4)? > > I may have just answered my own question. After applying the Office X > 10.1.2 update to the Powerbook, it appears that I can now run Office apps on > both machines simultaneously. > > I can think of some possible explanations. Perhaps the two installs need to > be at the same version number. Or the 10.1.2 update contains more current > machine ID information. Or there might have been a bug in an earlier > version of Office X. Yes, there were some known problems with the copy-protection device in the original release of Office X. These were fixed in a later update (by Service Release 1 at the latest). However, you are probably correct that 10.1.2 includes new machine ID information, though I don't think that caused the problem you experienced. -- Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac) PowerPoint FAQ featuring PowerPoint:mac: <http://www.pptfaq.com/> The Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
