Microsoft Campus Agreement
Frequently Asked Questions
We are indebted to Indiana University and Miami University for previously published web pages upon which some of the design elements of the information below is based. Important: The Microsoft Campus Agreement in this FAQ covers software licensed campus-wide at OSU for use on OSU-owned equipment for OSU business. The Personal Use Program refers to software which may be purchased by faculty, staff and students with their funds for personal use on their owned computer.
- Why
did The Ohio State University seek to establish Microsoft Campus
Agreement?
- How
did The Ohio State University establish the Microsoft Campus
Agreement?
- Who
is eligible to receive the Microsoft software?
- Who
is not eligible?
- Where
can the products covered by the Campus Agreement be used?
- Can
students take the software home for personal use? Can faculty and
staff?
- If
I had an illegal copy of the software prior to the signing of the
Campus Agreement, is my software now considered a legal copy?
- What
are the implications of graduating or otherwise leaving OSU?
- What
if I just graduated or just terminated employment with OSU?
- How and where can I get the products?
- How
long is the Campus Agreement going to last?
- How
is the Campus Agreement being paid for?
- What
kind of support is available for the use of these products?
- What
happens when Microsoft releases new products or new versions?
- Can
I exchange older versions of media in the Campus Agreement for newer versions
when they come out, or do I have to purchase the new media?
- What
about products that are not included in the Campus Agreement? Can
departments acquire additional products for OSU-owned equipment?
- Does
the agreement give me the ability to move to a new version of the
operating system when it does come out?
- Does
Campus Agreement mean I can omit buying Microsoft Office software when
I purchase a new computer?
- What
media do faculty and staff need for Work-at-Home installation of
Campus Agreement software?
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What do I do if I have a licensing key for Personal-Use-Program media that is invalid?
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Can users register Personal-Use-Program media products with Microsoft in any way other than online?
- What about computer upgrades within the same platform? Will the Personal-Use-Program media CD have to be reordered?
