Is there anyway to purchase without installing v14?
No. Sorry.
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=52305.msg357169#msg357169
I find it hard to believe you would lock out potential customers because they do not want to connect a system to the Internet. From the answer to the above question, I doubt I will get an answer I like, but here goes:
I have both a Netbook with very limited storage space (it has a 32GB SSD instead of a hard drive) that I use for work, and a home computer. I have no Internet access at home, nor can I easily take the home computer to somewhere that does have Internet access. It is a very large case, and I have it secured very well. Nor would I want to have it connect to the Internet due to safety issues. I use it for editing, and I do not want to install a firewall, virus programs, Etc... Therefore connecting to the net would be an obvious no-no.
If I installed v14 and purchased the upgrade on my Netbook, can I copy certain files over to my home computer to make it a registered version? Otherwise I will not be able to use MC v14 on my home computer, which is the one I would be purchasing it for and using it on. I would have to very quickly uninstall it from my Netbook since I have very limited storage space on it.