On 29 Apr 2003 at 6:52, Linda F. Johnson wrote: > However...as to your original question about Microsoft's policy on > this...I read the link you posted and I can't make any sense out of > it...is Microsoft saying that if I own two versions of the same program, I > have to contact them to be allowed to run the earlier version? Are they > saying that running two versions of the same program or an earlier version > of any program is something I must now get their permission for? Does > anyone understand what this gobbledy gook means? > > http://www.microsoft.com/PERMISSION/copyrgt/cop-soft.htm#Down What I read into it was that if you bought the current version, you might get special permission to run an earlier version. Sometimes earlier versions just aren't available for sale. This way you could the latest version and then use that license to run a copy of the software you get from a friend (I mean a legitimate source) if it wasn't available elsewhere. For example, if you had some vertical app which would not run under Win XP, you could buy XP and then get a version of Win 98 or whatever you needed, and MS might allow you to do that. -- Jim poston@xxxxxxx << Ezz beeg trouble for moose and squirrel.. >> ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************