IWork 2008 - Single-User to Family Version

Is it possible to upgrade the iWork 2008 (Single-User) license to the Family version? If so, how do I go about doing so?

jc,
If you haven't opened the package, I imagine you can exchange it. But there's no upgrade path for those who've already started using it.
-Dennis

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

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Hello,
Firstly, since there is no general forum for iWork as a whole (rather than its individual packages), I have posted it here.
Anyway, back on track.
I am a British MSc student wanting to purchase iWork Single-User at the discounted education price - as MS office for Mac has no UK education discount and seems to crash an awful lot, and Open/Neo Office is, in my opinion, the worlds most counter productive and clumsy software package out there (I hate it!), I have opted for iWork. After trying the demo I really like it! Very slick.
However, I have noticed that there are two packs available for iWork. Single-User and Family Pack, and have become a little confused about how the licensing for iWork pans out.
I want to install iWork on both my 27" iMac "Ratchet" and on my 13" Alu' Notebook "Clank" (yes those are the actual computer names in System Preferences), so I can work on a document with Clank when out and about, upload it to my iDisk, then work on it again with Ratchet when I get home. I am the only user of these two machines, not even a guest account. Will the Single-User license of iWork install and run without running into problems? Or does single user mean one Mac and one Mac only? If its the latter then it looks like I'll have to make do with OpenOffice until I can afford MS Office 2008/11 and just hope it doesn't crash when I click "save" (which did happen very frequently with MSO2008)
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Ben

benanderson wrote:
Well that just burst my bubble quite dramatically.
In the education store its £35 for the single user which is a hefty 1/2 price discount, but its still £87 for the family pack, no discount to speak of. £87 is only £12 short of Office 2008, so it looks like I'm waiting until next payday before I can afford it, or I dust off the credit card."
Thanks for the quick answer
benanderson wrote:
It seems silly having two single user disks and for a little extra I get 5 installs and one less disk.
How is me saying I'll wait until next pay day or making a personal observation considered a rant? I'm puzzled how you came to that conclusion
yes I was snippy in reply to Allan Eckert's suggestion of OpenOffice and I apologise, but a rant? Come on mate, how is any of what I said a rant?

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.

What are the network issues with single user versus mulit-user version?

I am having trouble attempting to share Pages documents over a network. My documents are created and saved in Pages on Mac 1. The same documents are opened, edited and re-saved on Mac 2.
Upon re-saving any document on Mac 2, (originally created on Mac 1), two error messages will appear. The first message says: "You do not have permissions to save changes in this document".
Once I have fixed the permissions problem, another message appears. The second message is: "Type: Couldn't save image. Description: thumbs/pagethumb1.tiff".
The only way to solve this second problem is to save the document with a different name on the station you are currently working on. It looks like the page previews may not be readable from station to station. Not to mention the network permissions not being transferrable from station to station.
I am wondering if both these problems are related to the fact that I am using a single user version of Pages when I should be using a multi-user version because of the network.
The Mac OS I am using is a Family version for up to 5 users. The Pages (iWork) version is strictly single user.
I am currently using Pages version 2.02.
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Forgive my ignorance of UNIX, but will what you are
suggesting create multiple copies of the same file,
leading to confusion?
The way I have set up my system there are copies of all my important files on the other machine, but not multiple copies of each file. Rsync backs-up the changes to existing files or copies new files to the other computer. It can be set to mirror one machine on the other, copy only certain files, not copy certain files, etc.
Currently I am opening the file over the network,
making changes and saving them back to the original
file. When I open up the same file on the sharing
Mac and attempt to do the same, permissions and save
problems occur. If I start out on the sharing Mac,
then open the original file on the networked unit,
the same permissions and save problems occur. No
UNIX commands are used.
I don't know what is causing the problem you are experiencing, but there is way to do what you want. Rsync is one way, there are several other ways to synchronise machines that do not involve you typing out unix commands. Do a search here for synching folders
But at least I am only working with one file. And I
have my wife and oldest daughter using the Macs.
They are even less technically proficient than me.
How can I use the method you suggest without having
multiple copies everywhere? And how will I do this
without scaring my Luddite family?
the system I use (rsync, .sh file, cron) is automatic. The files are backed up automatically every hour from 8 am until 10 pm. If there are no changes, nothing is backed up.
my macbook backs up specified files/folders from folder andrew and folder bev to the identical folders on my wife's mac mini.
the mac mini backs up the same folders to the macbook.
I use the mackbook 99% of the time, my wife uses the mini 99% of the time. this way all her files are availalble on the macbook and mine are available on the mini.
Once setup to your liking this is a transparent and unobtrusive system, but there are alternatives.

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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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.
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Hello,
I am helping a client who has previously purchases a single user license of Acrobat Extended version 9. It shows up under 'My Products' for his Adobe ID account and provides the serial. However, no version of Acrobat I have been able to find on the Adobe.com website or from people asking the same question on these forums will accept his Serial #.
Has adobe made these single user serial #'s invalid due to their change in licensing format, or I am just now finding the correct version to go with this serial? Please assist, I would hate to have to tell this client they have to re-pay for a product they already have purchased simply because you have changed your licensing format.
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