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.

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    I have Ilife on my Mac but now my wife wants it for hers. Can I purchase an upgrade from single user to family (5) users. Thankfully I got the family package for IWork 09'.

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  • 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.
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    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).
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  • 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?

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  • Is my Leopard DVD single use or family pack?

    I bought Leopard for my laptop many months ago. I want to upgrade 3 home machines from Panther but cannot remember for a facrt whether I purchased family or not. I have the DVD and a manual but it does not say (or show a license key, did I have one of those, perhaps on the DVD case?).
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  • 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 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?

  • 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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  • Upgrading to Family Pack

    I purchased a single-install version of iWork '08 thinking I would install it on only one computer but Numbers is so great, I want to install it on my other two machines. Is there a way to "upgrade" my single-install serial number with a Family Pack serial number?
    Thanks,
    Jerry

    This question came up quite a few times after family packs were introduced for iWork '05 a few months after the original release. The answer was "no." But there is a 10- or 14-day return policy on unopened software. You could return the single-license & buy a family pack.
    I suggest anyone not sure if they will want a single license or family pack to download the iWork '08 trial & use it before you decide.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.
    Regards,
    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).

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