office standard adds PowerPoint to the mix and is valid on a desktop and
portable. I have no idea the price differential. Also, if you own a
qualifying version of a previous office suite, you qualify for upgrade
pricing.

There is a home office & student version which allows 3 installs, without
the single user clause, but it doesn't include outlook. However, it's often
less expensive to buy this and a copy of outlook - especially if you need
word/excel for a spouse or child's computer and they don't use outlook.

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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:14:18 -0500, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]"
wrote:

As long as you are the only user, the license in a retail box is good for
a
desktop and a portable. it is not good for a desktop and a laptop if you
and
your spouse both use the computers - it has to be for computers that won't
both be used at the same time.

Thanks for confirming this. I was only able to find similar licensing
information on the MS site for...Malaysia. Glad that applies to the
U.S. too!

I highly recommend buying the office suite, not just outlook - you'll have
a
better experience when all of the office apps are the same version.

You're probably right. I'll have to have a second look at pricing. The
version that would be perfect for my needs would be Office Basic
(Word, Outlook, and Excel) -- but that only seems to come in an OEM
version permitting a one-machine install.

Richard