if I want to load & test Office 2007 in Windows 7, is Microsoft going to countthe Windows 7 activation asvalid (and reduce whatever # of activations I have left?). Or will it depent on whether I use my "production" PC or use a test PC?Thanks,

Office doesn't have a fixed number of activations as far as I'm aware - just number of copies installed at any given instance (verified by activation).

hmmmm... OK. I guess I should have asked a less-precise question:will any windows7 activation be counted in any way by Microsoft, or will all windows 7 activations be allowed without penaltybecause they are clearly "just testing".

An activation of Office 2007 is exactly the same - whether done on win7 or vista. You still get to use the software (and you're still bound by the x installations at a given time per license).

I think it's registered to your motherboard... so if u have upgraded from the same motherboard, you are fine? i think this is how windows activation is for.

Daniel, do you assume two different Office installationat the same time- at "production" and "test" computes or even at two systems on different partitions? If yes, it will be illegal unless Office EULA allow several simultaneos installs.For example, Office for home and students allows up to 3 installs, regular box requires only one installation at a time.Which type of lycense do you have?And you may download trial Office for your test computer.

I guess this is more of a legal question than a technical one. The EULA states, "You may install one copy of the software on three licensed devices in your household for use by people who reside there." It doesn't say how many times you can install it, but that it can only exist on 3 computers (i.e. "licensed devices") in your household. I am not a lawyer, but it would appear to me that if the software police come busting into my house in the middle of the night, as long as they can find the same key on only3 computers, I should be OK, regardless of how many times I have actually installed the software.Scott