Licenses of iwork 09

Hi,
I am planning to do a complete re-installation of Mac OS X (erase all data and start from scratch).
I am presently using iwork 09, do I have to revoke the license of iworks before I re-install the OS X.
Note - I bought iworks 09 from the apple store, so I have the CD, I don't remember keying in any License key.
I have just taken a back up of my Username/Library/ (along with other personal data that I need)
Thanks,
Muthu

Just use the CD/DVD to reinstall. Any tracking done by Apple is of your Mac's serial number, not the software's number. I've done this with both my iMac & my MacBook Pro. Only if you were to get a new motherboard/logic board would it be seen as a different computer.

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So I bought a new iMac at the same time I bought iWork 09. I understood that they were installing at the store.
Now a month or two later I am trying to print documents and on the third set I get a Pages screen asking me if I want a trial or to register. I can't seem to get past the screen to print. I don't understand because I have printed other documents, may not have used Pages much as I mostly do emails.
I found reference to Apple's new system where one does not need a serial number, nice since I can find none on my iWork 09 DVD box. I am not sure what to do here. The information I found here seemed to suggest deleting iWorks and a bunch of other files reloading iWorks. It seemed to suggest that a serial number would not be required. I checked versions and the version I have is higher than the one on the DVD so I guess I would have to upgrade too. This sounds like about a half days work to get a serial number that should be there.
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I understood that they were installing at the store. Apparently that was not the case as the software is not on my wife's 27" iMac purchased at the same time.I think I loaded from the iWorks 09 Box/DVD as I do have an iWorks 09 folder on my hard drive. I did find old versions of iWorks which apparently got moved to my new machine when I used the Migration Assistant.
I can't seem to get past the Pages registration screen to print. I don't understand because I have printed other documents, maybe this set of documents is just going through Pages where the others were PDF's etc?. Apparently my version of Pages is slammed because I tried to create a WP document and it would not let me save it.
I have some documents I need to print ASAP. I plan to go back to the Apple Store and ask why I wandered around the mall all morning waiting for them to load software which apparently did not get loaded. Since I have one on one I think they will have to deal with it but I need copies of the documents sooner than I can set a half day aside to work on finally getting this conversion done. Lesson for me here, do not buy new systems right at Christmas and expect that help will be available.

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Greetings,
I have bought an family license for iWork at best buy a few years back. I have an old macmini that is going to serve as homework tool for the kids. I wanted to install the iWork there for them, but can't find the original CD. Can't download from the App store, for it runs Mac OS 10.5.
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Thanks it worked! But FYI, a little differently than you described. My MBP is running 10.7 and there was no library support under users, just at the HD. I had however, to copy a couple of files from HD>Library>Preferences:
"com.apple.iWork09.plist" and "com.apple.iWork09.Installer.plist" . There is were the licensing info seems to be stored. There is a similiar issue with those that had the iWork 9 trial version and then installed from the DVD of app store. In that case these same files, installed by the trial versrion, need to be deleted. So I figured they also need to be copied to make it work. So I combined your info witht the one here (http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3098) and voila!
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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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Single User License

Does anyone know if Apple allows a copy of iWork to be installed on a single user's desktop and laptop (when not used at the same time...like Adobe) or is the Family Pack what is needed to be able to install it on more than one machine?

From the license agreement:
"*iWork Single User License*. This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software (whether trial or full version) on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time. You may make one copy of the Apple Software in machine-readable form for backup purposes only; provided that the backup copy must include all copyright or other proprietary notices contained on the original. "
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~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iWork.Keynote.plist
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/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iWork09.Installer.plist
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#!/bin/sh
rm -rf $HOME/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iWork.Keynote.plist "/Applications/iWork\ \'09" "/Library/Application\ Support/iWork\ \'09" "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iWork09.Installer.plist"
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pkgutil --forget com.apple.pkg.iWork904Update
pkgutil --forget com.apple.pkg.iWork905Update
pkgutil --forget com.apple.pkg.iWorkTrial
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I have a downloaded version of iWork on my MacBook Pro. Now I want to install iWork on my Air. I downloaded the trial version. It wants a serial number to register but the retail license from iWorks on Pro doesn't work. I know Apple emailed me the license way back when, but I no longer have that email. How do I get them to send me a new one or find the serial number on my Pro?

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I want to uninstall iWork from it (I know, just delete the app) and MAKE SURE THAT MY NUMBERS OF USED LICENSES is back to 2 computers only.
Where do I go or what do I do to de-authorize, un-register, or whatever you call telling Apple "Hey, I'm just using two of my five licenses".
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Thanks in advance.

celopes,
Welcome to Apple discussions.
That's nice of you to be concerned with compliance with the license agreement. iWork installations are done on the honor system. With a Family Pack license, you're legally entitled to have five installations at a time. And you don't need to tell Apple about it. Just delete the one you no longer need and know that you have the admiration of all honest people in this discussion group.
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How does a "single license" work?

With some products (Microsoft Office comes to mind) the single license gives you 1 desktop and 1 "portable". This is my situation, so if this is the case, I can buy single. If not, I guess it's family. What's the licensing scheme?
Also, does it "authenticate" such that a change to a new computer in the future leads to hassle to re-authenticate (a la MSOffice)? Or is it just whether the software recognizes the key?

From the Apple software license:
*B. iWork Single User License.* This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software (whether trial or full version) on a single Apple- labeled computer at a time. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time. You may make one copy of the Apple Software in machine-readable form for backup purposes only; provided that the backup copy must include all copyright or other proprietary notices contained on the original.
*C. iWork Family Pack License.* This License 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 same household. By "household" we mean a person or persons sharing the same housing unit such as a home, apartment, mobile home or condominium. This license does not extend to students who reside at a separate on-campus location or to business or commercial users. You may not make the Apple Software available over a network.

Single User License Questions

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)
Thanks in advance!
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?

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I'm not using it anymore and would like to sell it.

Darcy,
Sure, you're entitled to sell it, just so long as you delete it from your computer. And there's no formal license-transfer system. The new just has to register it with your existing serial number. Apple doesn't check to see if it's been registered before. It's the honor system.
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