Installing Software Utilizing Screen Sharing

Hi
I recently gave my sister-in-law a MacBook and frequently have to tweak it using screen sharing as she travels a lot is not very computer literate.
Question: Is it possible to install software via screen share - she somehow lost her copy of pages (has keynote and numbers) and I would like to reinstall.
Thanks

There are two issues here, one is installing over screen share and the second is licensing.
The Family Pack does not cover computers outside your household.
From http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB943Z/A
The Family Pack Software License Agreement allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple software on up to a maximum of five (5) Apple-labeled computers at a time *as long as those computers are located in the same household and used by persons who occupy that household*. By “household” we mean a person or persons who share the same housing unit such as a home, apartment, mobile home, or condominium, including students who are primary residents of that household but reside at a separate on-campus location.
When you gave her the MacBook you were in a grey area of the law, as the software was licensed for use in your household and may not be transferable, unless you transfer the whole licence to her household - in which case you would need a new copy...
Of course if you still own the MacBook and have merely lent it to your sister in law then it probably is still licensed...
Possible to install over screen sharing, but you would need to copy over the installation files over to her computer.

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