Microsoft Personal Use Program
Ohio State faculty, staff, full- and part-time students can purchase some of Microsoft's most popular desktop computer software and Windows 32-bit operating system upgrade at significant discounts under a new agreement called the Microsoft Personal Use Program. Software products include the license and CDs, but do not include support, documentation, or version upgrades. Standard Microsoft product use and licensing restrictions apply.
What software at what price?
- Office Enterprise 2007 -- $99.95
- Office Professional Plus 2007 -- $79.95
- Office Standard 2007 -- $63.95
- Office 2004 for Mac Professional Edition -- $79.95
- Office 2008 for Mac Professional Edition -- $63.95
- Office SharePoint Designer 2007 -- $57.95
- Office OneNote 2007 -- $19.95
- Office Project Professional 2007 with 1 Project Sever CAL -- $133.95
- Office Visio Professional 2007 -- $78.95
- Windows Vista Business Upgrade* -- $77.95
- Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade* (32-bit) -- $107.95
NOTE: Windows XP is not available through the Personal Use Program.
*Upgrade license only; not a full license. Students who want the Windows Vista Business Upgrade license through the Microsoft Personal Use Program first must have licensed a qualifying operating system for their personal computer or workstation. For a list of qualifying operating systems, refer to www.microsoftvolumelicensing.com/userights.
Who can purchase software?
Currently employed Ohio State faculty and staff, as well as students currently enrolled in a credit course offered by The Ohio State University.
Where do I purchase the Microsoft Personal Use software?
- Main (Columbus) campus: go to UniPrint at Tuttle Park Place, 2055 Millikin Way (ground floor of Tuttle Parking Garage).
- Regional campuses: contact UniPrint at 614-292-2000 or uniprintcustserv@osu.edu to order these products.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Can I keep the software after I graduate or leave Ohio State?
A. Subject to the license conditions stated in the agreements (such as not decompiling, etc.), the software license is permanently assigned to you if you are a currently enrolled student. After the purchase, the software license continues to reside with you even if you leave Ohio State or graduate.
Q. What does "licensed, not sold" mean?
A. Usually, the use of any software, including retail, is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement. Software sold by retailers also requires that you follow the terms of licensing agreement. The terms of Ohio State's Microsoft Personal Use agreement are fairly typical with the exception that you acknowledge that phone support and documentation are not included. For more information on Product Use limitations and rights, see the agreement for each product and the Microsoft Product Use Rights
Q. How many copies of each application and version can I purchase?
A. You can purchase one copy of each licensed product through the Personal Use Program. For example, you can purchase one Office Professional Plus 2007 and one copy of Office 2004 for Mac Professional is also permissible. You can also purchase new versions of Microsoft Office through the program.
Q: What is included with each product?
A: Each product includes one license and one media kit. The license gives you the right to install the product on one computer.
Q. Does the Personal Use Software limit the number of installs?
A. The media kit bundled with the license is protected with Microsoft's Office Registration Wizard (ORW). The ORW technology allows you to install the product up to two times on a single computer.
Q. What does Windows "Upgrade" license mean?
A. If you want to purchase the Windows Vista Business Upgrade license through the Personal Use Program, you first must have licensed a qualifying operating system for your personal computer or workstation. The qualifying operating systems are:
- Windows XP
- Windows 2000 Professional
- Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or 3.51
- Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows Millennium Edition, and Windows XP Home Edition
- Windows 3.x, Windows for Workgroups 3.x
- MS-DOS
- OS/2
- Macintosh
- UNIX: SCO (Xenix, UnixWare), Sun (Solaris/SPARC, SunOS), Hewlett-Packard (HP-UX), IBM (AIX), Digital (Ultrix, OSF/1, Digital UNIX), SGI (IRIX), or IBM 4680/90
Q. I purchased the Student Buckeye Bundle. Is my license still valid?
A. If you purchased the Student Buckeye Bundle after July 1, 2004, and will graduate BEFORE June 30, 2007, you may obtain a permanent license confirmation upon graduation at Tuttle UniPrint, 2055 Millikin Way. Otherwise, you are required to remove the software from your computer by June 30, 2007, as stated in the student acceptance form when you purchased the software. See oit.osu.edu/site_license/mslicense/ for more information.
Q. What is included in Microsoft Office?
A. Microsoft Office includes:
| Standard 2007 | Professional Plus | Enterprise 2007 | Office 2004 for Mac Professional Edition | Office 2008 for Mac Professional Edition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word 2007 | X |
X |
X |
Word 2004 | Word 2008 |
| Excel 2007 | X |
X |
X |
Excel 2004 | Excel 2008 |
| PowerPoint 2007 | X |
X |
X |
PowerPoint 2004 | PowerPoint 2008 |
| Outlook 2007 | X |
X |
X |
Entourage 2004 | Entourage 2008 |
| Publisher 2007 | X |
X |
Virtual PC for Mac | Microsoft Exchange Support | |
| Access 2007 | X |
X |
Microsoft Messenger | Microsoft Messenger | |
| InfoPath 2007 | X |
X |
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| Groove 2007 | X |
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| OneNote 2007 | X |
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| Communicator 2007 | X |
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| Integrated Enterprise Content Management | X |
X |
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| Integrated Electronic Forms | X |
X |
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| Advanced Information Rights Management and Policy Capabilities | X |
X |
Q. Who do I contact with questions or problems?
A. 8help, The Office of the CIO Help desk is prepared to answer technical inquiries, including questions about the installation of the software products. For details, go to oit.osu.edu/site_license/mslicense/answers.html. Support Center personnel are available during 8help's standard hours of operation, and can be reached at 8help@osu.edu by phone at 614-688-HELP (4357), or by TDD: 614-688-8743.
For questions about distribution, upgrades, pricing, or promotion of the Microsoft Personal Use Program, call Tuttle UniPrint at 614-292-2000 or send e-mail to uniprintcustserv@osu.edu.
- Record Number: 3403
- Create Date: 2007-05-17
- Last Reviewed: 06-07-2010