Re: Lost Product Key #

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On 12/5/07 8:56 PM, in article
6657f717-1970-4425-b39e-64dd067aa5b1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"bosstara@xxxxxxxxx" <bosstara@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I had a crash last week, and had to restore my macbook pro to factory
settings, and reinstall my Office for Mac student teacher edition
2004. The problem is i no longer have the product key so I can't
reinstall.

The product key and CD key are two separate items. The CD key is needed to
re-install. When you install Office this key is stored in an invisible file.
If you have a backup of your User's folder, you can copy over the Microsoft
preferences and you shouldn't need to re-enter the key.

Using "Remove Office" removes this file.
--
Diane, Microsoft Mac MVP (MVPs are not Microsoft Employees)
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>


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