OFF2000: Volume Licensing the Academic Edition in the U.S. and Canada

ID: Q240085

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 2000

SUMMARY

The purpose of this article is to describe volume licensing of the Academic version of Microsoft Office 2000. Academic Open License customers and Select Agreement customers should have the ability to perform multiple installations. This new process was communicated to Open License and Select Agreement customers in letters from the Office Product Team on May 6, 1999.

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In Office 2000 Academic edition, Microsoft includes the new Registration Wizard, an easy-to-use technology that automates customer registration. There is a limitation of two registrations per media, consistent with the terms of the End User License Agreement. This impacts Academic Open License and Select customers who install from retail or fulfillment media.

Using the Open Product or Select Product Key

Open License customers need to acquire an Open Product Key to facilitate multiple installations from retail or fulfillment media. Select customers need to acquire a Select Product Key. During installation of Microsoft Office 2000 or an individual Office 2000 application, they will be prompted for a 25-character Product Key. Instead of using the Product Key located on the retail or fulfillment CD jewel case, they need to use their Open or Select Product Key. These Product Keys facilitate multiple installations from a single retail or fulfillment CD. If customers do not use the Open or Select Product Key, they are required to register. The third and greater registrations will fail.

Obtaining Open Product Keys

Existing Open License customers may obtain their Open Product Key by contacting the Microsoft Registration Center for their region or by accessing their eMOLP Web site.

NOTE: Contact your Microsoft reseller if you do not know how to access your eMOLP Web site.

New Open License customers will receive their Open Product Keys with their Open License Agreement data stored on their eMOLP Web site. The Open Product Key appears next to the Office 2000 family store-keeping unit (SKU) purchased on the License Agreement.

Using Worldwide Site Information to Obtain the Open License Product Key

The toll-free phone number for the U.S. and Canada is (888) 652-2342. To obtain their Open or Select Product Key, Academic Open License customers must provide the following:

Open License Authorization Number

Open License Agreement Number

The product and quantity they have licensed

NOTE: If the customer lost the Authorization Number, License Number, Store-keeping unit (SKU), and quantity, the customer must contact the reseller for this information. Microsoft Technical Support cannot assist until the customer has this information.

Obtaining the Open Product Key Online

If Academic Open License customers have their Academic Open License documentation, they can connect to the following Web site to view their Open Product Key:

https://emolp.microsoft.com

The Authorization Number and License Number are required to view the Open Product Key.

NOTE: If the customer lost the Authorization Number, License Number, Store-keeping unit (SKU), and quantity, the customer must contact the reseller for this information. Microsoft Technical Support cannot assist until the customer has this information.

Obtaining Select or EA Product Keys

Existing Select or Enterprise Agreement (EA) customers may obtain their Select Product Key by contacting their System or License Administrator.

NOTE: If the customer does not know their Select or EA Enrollment Agreement Number, the customer must contact their System or License Administrator. Microsoft Technical Support cannot assist until the customer has this information.

New Select or EA customers will receive their Select Product Keys on their Select or EA Acceptance Letter with the initiation of their Select or EA Agreement.

Additional query words: OFF2000

Keywords : kbpolicy kbdta DTIR
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo