The Registration Wizard technology has been successfully tested over the past six months in full-package versions of Office 97 Small Business Edition and Publisher 98 in Brazil, as well as in Office 2000 beta 1. Customer feedback from these tests has indicated that the Registration Wizard did not interfere with the ease of use of Office. The Registration Wizard is a user-friendly technology in Office 2000 that makes registration a natural part of installing the product and helps prevent illegal installations. Customers can use the product 50 times before registration is required. Users are not required to provide personal information and can register anonymously.
Customers can register via e-mail, the Internet, postal mail, fax or telephone.
In accordance with the Microsoft End-User License Agreement, customers can install a copy of Office on a single computer, then install a second copy for exclusive use on a portable computer. Installations on additional computers that violate the License Agreement will not qualify for registration. The Registration Wizard will allow routine changes in hardware so that users can upgrade their computer without having to reregister. In addition to helping reduce piracy, the Office Registration Wizard will help customers get more value from their investment in Office. Users are asked, but not required, to supply additional information to help Microsoft maintain its registered user database.