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Question

Office 365 install problem

May 31, 2019 2:17PM PDT

We bought Office 365 Home that is good for 6 people. We have installed it once. Now one of the users is trying to install and gets an error "This product key has already been used. Please sign in with the active Office account that you used with this product key before or enter a new product key here."
What do we need to do to get this installed on other devices? Thanks!

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License and install issues
May 31, 2019 2:34PM PDT

Are all on Microsoft. Be sure to have your purchase information ready when you call this in.

I sure hope this isn't one of those bogus reseller issues. Those get everyone upset.

PS. Wrong word corrected.

Post was last edited on May 31, 2019 2:49 PM PDT

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License and install issues - Office 365
May 31, 2019 2:44PM PDT

We bought it at Best Buy, so it's not bogus. Same as where bought last year.
I don't know what you mean by "have your purchase information ready when you call this in." Yes all are on Microsoft. What now? Thanks

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Should be no problem.
May 31, 2019 2:50PM PDT

Good luck on the call.

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check the licensing terms
May 31, 2019 2:44PM PDT

what you are told could be different that what the license says. there should be license or terms of use file with the copy that is installed. might want to look it up and see what it says.

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check the licensing terms - license and install issues
May 31, 2019 3:48PM PDT

I still don't know who I was supposed to call, as referenced in 2 replies.
but someone found out from Best Buy that the problem was the other user simply needed the Microsoft account and password used when initially set up.
thanks for all your replies!