Family pack vs single user

Is there any difference between the two versions? If I have 2 macs, but use only one at a time can I get the single user version?
By the way I am talking about ilfe

So does a family pack give you multiple serial numbers or something or is it just a generous upgrade to licencing conditions for a nominal fee?
To be honest for the extra money, seems like a no-brainer to get the Family Pack if you have more than one Mac.
AC

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How can I tell if my software licence is a Family Pack or Single use?

I need to work out which licence I have as my daughter has a Mac Book. Her school provided her with iWork but take it off when she leaves in a month or so. If I have the Family Pack I can load Pages, Keynote etc, but not if I only have Single use.

If you still have the box or electronic receipt you could call your closest Apple Store and give them the serial # or model # and they can check it. Do you remember what you paid? Also, there are no longer any Family Packs with Lion, but I see your sig says Snow Leopard.

How can I tell if an install DVD is a family pack or a single-user?

I'm now running Tiger, and want to install Leopard. I can't go to Snow Leopard because my processor is powerPC -- not Intel.
I have purchased a new Leopard install DVD from a seller on Ebay. I paid for a family pack. It does not say "family pack" anywhere on the package, which is sealed in clear plastic. I asked the seller why it didn't show "family pack" anywhere visible on the package. He "guaranteed" that it is a family pack, not a single user license.
I've looked at a family pack DVD for Tiger and for Snow Leopard. Both show "family pack" on the exterior of the package, but I don't see anything on the face of the DVD.
Is there anyway that I can confirm whether the seller is being truthful? If I open the package, and it doesn't show anything on the face of the DVD . . . . how can I tell if it really is a family pack?
Thanks for your help.

My Leopard came pre-installed, so I don't have a retail package to examine. However, doing a google image search for family packs, I couldn't find any obvious difference on the outside or inside between the two. Here, for example, is someone who says he bought a family pack and photos of the inside of the box including the DVD:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertnelson/2211524221/
Notice, no "family pack" to be seen anywhere.
The only difference, as I understand it, between the family pack and the single-user pack is the number of license you pay for. If you paid (a third-party) for a family pack license, then I feel you can in good conscience install the OS on up to five computers in your house or that otherwise meet the terms of use for a family pack. The OS will not seek out duplicate serial numbers on your network or anything like that (even single-user installs rely on the honor system) so you will be fine.

Single User/Family Pack

Desperately awaiting my new iMacs arrival i cant stop looking up new information about it, When i was looking at the Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger page i noticed theres two different kind, a "Single User" and a "Family Pack" Does anyone know wich one the Newest 17" iMac comes with?

newtoimac, Welcome to the discussion area!
None of the Macs ship with either of those packages.
Every Mac ships with a restore disc (or discs) especially for that Mac. That usually contains more than just OS X. It contains extra applications which ship only that model of Mac.
The OS that ships with a Mac is only licensed to install and use on that single Mac.
BTW, this is the discussion area for the original (oldest) iMacs. If you have other questions about your new iMac, you should post them in the Intel iMac discussion area.

Single User to Family Pack

I have purchased and installed a single user version of Leopard... can I convert that copy to a Family Pack, and if so, how?

No, you can't convert a single user license to a family pack. You would need to purchase a separate family pack.

Can I upgrade my single user license to a family pack?

I recenlty purchased a Single User License for tiger, and am now wanting to buy a used computer that has been completely wiped, so it has no operating system or anything. Can I upgrade from the single user so I am not breaking the law, but not pay $200?

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Upgrade from a single license to a family pack...?

Is it possible to upgrade a single user license for iWork 09 to a family pack? Sorry for posting here, there is no forum under iWork it seems. Thanks for any help.

Mac Daddy 08 wrote:
I think the point of his question is, He wants to remove single user copy from his Mac, install family copy to all of his Mac's, and then possibly resale his single user copy.
I also would like to possibly do the same thing. When I upgraded to iLife '09, I only owned 1 Macbook, now I own 2 Macbooks and I would like to upgrade to family license. When I upgrade can't I resale my single user copy?
Check your licence agreement. If it doesn't prohibit transferring the (single user) licence, then it would seem reasonable to assume you can do so. Being neither a lawyer nor an Apple representative, my advice remains the same as before: This might be a question best answered at an Apple Store or another authorized reseller.
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Barry

Upgrade single family pack?

I'm leaving Monday on a business trip for which I'll need a spreadsheet on my laptop, so today (Saturday) went to the local Apple Store and bought a copy of iWork '08. I'm working my way through Numbers right now and so far everything is going well.
Just one problem: I wanted to buy a Family Pack so I could also install it on my desktop Mac. But they were sold out of Family Packs - all they had were the single-user version, so I had to buy what they had.
Is it going to be possible to pay the extra $20 and upgrade to a Family Pack? Thanks...

No, there is no upgrade path. A search of this forum probably would have returned several threads on the subject.
You can remove iWork '08 from your desktop Mac & put it on your MacBook/MacBook Pro to remain within the single-user license.
When the Apple Store didn't have the family pack, you could just use the trial version for up to 30 days. You could then order the family pack online & just enter the serial number on your Macs after you get it (this is what I did).

Single Version vs. Family Pack Version, How to tell which is which?

Other than the box it came in, how can I tell via the software if it is the Single Version or the Family Pack version? (I have iWork '08)

Look at the box for the part number. The marketing part number for the single-user package is MA790Z/A, for the family pack it is MA791Z/A. I do know the family pack box does say it is a family pack. The family pack is 5 licenses within one household. Single-user is one computer, not two computers for one user.

Pages '09 family or single user version--is there a way to find out?

I purchased iwork '09 but honestly, I can't remember if I bought the single user or the family edition. Is there a way to find out? I have the serial number of course but can't find the receipt--either in Apple purchase history.

Did you purchase a retail box or a license from within the trial? The retail box version of iWork '09 does not require a serial number. If you bought the license from within the trial you should have kept the e-mail you received. Unfortunately, Apple has "cleaned out" purchase histories older than 18 months so it is up to the consumer to keep this stuff. The e-mail would say whether it was a single-user or family-pack license.
Mine is the retail box family pack & the "About Pages" window doesn't give any indication. Considering the Mac App Store version is much, much less expensive if you bought all three iWork '09 apps than even the single-user retail box, I wouldn't worry about it.

Single user pack advice

Hi,
I recently purchased the single user iwork 09 box for my imac. I am going to buy a macbook later in the year as well, for working away from home.
Do I need to purchase another copy of iwork 09? If so, any way around this?
Thanks in advance.

PeterBreis0807 wrote:
Interesting question about for home use when you are working away from home on a laptop.
Given the mobility of computers these days at what point is your home use, business use?
When you are using your computer >50% of the time away from home? Who measures and checks these things?
I find the whole thing absurd. You should buy and use the software, full stop. Not have to make difficult rulings as to its legality depending on your current location, which may change anyway as circumstances change.
I find that it's your comment which is absurd.
Don't take the problem backwards.
If you buy a standard license you use the package everywhere for personal or professional use with the rule : one machine - one license.
Now, Apple offers a huge discount for those accepting to respect some rules and this offer is named 'Family Pack'.
Nobody is forced to buy this pack. But it seems logical than a rebate of 75% is linked to some conditions.
If you want five licenses for professional use, ask your vendor.
I'm sure that he will offer some rebate but not 75%.
When you work for a customer, you want to be paid.
Apple does the same.
When I worked as a potter I did the same and was more rude.
If a customer asked for a rebate, the response was automatically a definitive NO.
The only person allowed to speak of rebate was myself.
All that is clear, neat and logical.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE dimanche 22 février 2009 22:29:59)

IWork, Single version or Family Pack Liscencing

Wife bought an iMac along with iWork. We are planning on this Mac to have 3 user accounts. So, will the singe iWork software work with one iMac with 3 user accounts or do I need the Family Pack version?
The Family Pack looks like if you have multiple Macs in your house, you buy that.
Thanks much.

The license states:
One machine - one program.
Several accounts on a single machine require only ONE license (I would be surprised if two beings where able to use the program simultaneously on such a system).
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE mardi 16 septembre 2008 16:55:53)

Single user license of Snow Leopard on 2 machines then a family user straight to Lion?

I bought a single user license of Snow Leopard and installed it onto an external harddrive so I could boot my machine and check my applications such as Vectorworks 12.5 still work with the new OS.
Now I've done that on both Macs I have at home (MacBookPro 2.4 Intel Core 2 Duo and MacMini 1.83 Intel Core Duo), and now installed Snow Leopard properly on the MacMini (i.e. not booting off the external hard disk).
What I am wondering is that rather than purchase a 2nd user license of Snow leopard, if I was going to upgrade straight to Lion anyway, could I install my single license Snow Leopard on each machine, then upgrade both to Lion on a proper family user license given I'm not actually going to be using Snow Leopard if I upgrade to Lion?
thanks.

Yes the licence for SL states it can be installed and used on one machine. So if you remove it from the MBP (which you will if you run Lion on it) then there is no reason you can't use it on the Mac Mini.
And just for clarification there is no more Singel User or Family Pack or Family License for Lion. The license allows you to install and run it on as many systems as you own or control. So should you get a Lion compatible system in the future you can use the copy of Lion you now have on it also.
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I can not open my Safari. It quits unexpectedly. The issue happens with a single user account. It does not happen to anyone else in my family. Please help.

I can not open my Safari. It quits unexpectedly. The issue only happens to a single user account. It does not happen to anyone else in my family. Please help!

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the page that opens.
Step 1
Enter the name of the crashed application or process in the Filter text field. Post the messages from the time of the last crash, if any — the text, please, not a screenshot.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out by search-and-replace in a text editor before posting.
Step 2
Still in the Console window, look under User Diagnostic Reports for crash reports related to the process. The report name starts with the name of the crashed process, and ends with ".crash". Select the most recent report and post the contents — again, the text, not a screenshot. In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.) Please don’t post shutdownStall or hang logs — they're very long and not helpful.

Will leopard have an install key does anyone know on single user pack

i was just wondering how many times you will be able to install leopard as i have more than one machine and wondering if its worth buying the five user pack as on tiger you did not have an install key on the single user meaning you could install it on unlimited amount of machines and they still had the five user pack on tiger

oliver Butlin wrote:
i was just wondering how many times you will be able to install leopard as i have more than one machine and wondering if its worth buying the five user pack as on tiger you did not have an install key on the single user meaning you could install it on unlimited amount of machines and they still had the five user pack on tiger
Installing a single license copy of OS X on multiple machines is a violation of the license you agree to abide by when installing OS X and is illegal, regardless of whether or not doing so is easy or possible.

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