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Prooving licensed copies of software?

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by tdougherty

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for example a single user box of MS Visio is purchased. What is need to replace or prove the ownership of the software in the event of fire or lost.
Also, for example is the CD and key enough to prove an office 97 ownership?

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by purple713

Best thing to do for protection purposes is to make a copy of all your licenses, serial numbers, and CD-Keys and keep it in a notebook off-site. Also put the information on a disk to keep in the notebook. Most companies I have worked for keep copies of these off-site in case of emergencies. Hope this helps you out.

by mike (from canada)

Normally, the software you have is uniquely identified. For example, a serial code or something like that. Use that as a proof. If that doesnt work, then try contacting the software publisher and give them all the information you gave when you ordered the product. THe more info you give, the faster the verification process (unless they are lazy).

by jereg

A good question. If you want to prove your ownwership of a software license, you should have:
A purchase order,or
an invoice marked paid,or
a receipt for the purchase, and
the manual with the serial number or key.

In the case of a fire, you would need this to show the insurance company. I am not aware of any software company that will provide you with replacement media.

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