Downgrade from Microsoft Office 2010 to Microsoft Office 2007

Downgrade from Microsoft Office 2010 to Microsoft Office 2007

Downgrade Microsoft Office 2010 to Microsoft Office 2007:

I wonder that OEM licenses can be downgraded because of its license attribute. OEM can be installed on just one computer and cannot be transferred to another computer.

By the way, we will assume that your copy is under Volume Licensing program. Microsoft provided in Volume License Program the downgrade rights from Office 2010 to Office 2007 so that their client will be having rights to downgrade their software or application to any previous version of the same line of products.

If your Microsoft Office in hand for example is Microsoft Office Standard 2007, you can downgrade your product to Microsoft Office Standard 2003.

If you are Downgrading from Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 that has OneNote included in the package to Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007, you will be having only the rights for what was included in Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 where OneNote is not included. Downgrading and use of your acquired product or components from Microsoft must be installed on the same unit or computer same with as your purchased package or version of the licensed Microsoft product.

Microsoft allows their clients to install multiple Microsoft Office Products in just one computer unit. If you want to use the Microsoft Office OneNote which is available on Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 and wanting to use Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007, you must acquire separate license for Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007.

Here’s the downgrade line or path for Microsoft Office products:

1. Your MS Office Pro is down gradable to the previous version of MS Office Pro.
2. A copy of MS Office Std Edition is down gradable to the previous version of MS Office Std Edition.
3. Downgrading from MS Office Pro to MS Office Std Edition is not allowed.

The following lists are the downgrade rights based on Microsoft Office product versions to the previous version according their line:

1. If you have license in hand of Microsoft Office Pro Plus2010, you have the rights to Volume Licensing downgrade to MS Office Pro Plus2007.
2. If you license in hand of MS Office Std Edition 2010, you have the rights to Volume Licensing downgrade to Microsoft Office Std Edition 2007.
3. If you have license in hand of Microsoft Office Pro Plus2007, then you have the rights to Volume Licensing downgrade to Microsoft Office Pro Ent 2003.
4. If you have license in hand of Microsoft Office Ent 2007, then you will be having the Volume Licensing downgrade rights to Microsoft Office Pro Ent 2003 and MS Office One Note2003.
5. If you have license in hand of Microsoft Office Small Bus 2007, then you will have the volume licensing downgrade right to Microsoft Office Small Bus 2003.
6. And if you license in hand of Microsoft Office Share Point Dsgnr 2007, then you will be having the rights to volume licensing downgrade to Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003.
7. Only Software Assurance customers with licensed Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2007 have the rights to continue to use Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2007.

For more info, please refer to Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement.