Re: PRODUCT LICENSE

Assuming that it is a retail version, i.e. it did not come
pre-installed on your other computer, if you've uninstalled it from
your other computer it should work on your new computer. You may need
to use the phone activation method and explain the situation to
Microsoft.

Brian

"BLUEPRINCESS" <BLUEPRINCESS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:74D35349-2E3D-410D-BA8E-AF1528302AF8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> im sorry i didnt know about the all caps being rude i apologize. no
> i bought
> the office professional edition, and i had previously installed it
> in my
> other computer and now im trying to reinstall it on this other
> computer i
> just got. it reads that i have entered an invalid product key.
>
> "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote:
>
>> 1. Don't post in all caps. It's considered yelling, and that's
>> rude.
>>
>> 2. Are you talking about the trial version that comes preinstalled
>> on a lot
>> of new computers?
>>
>> --
>>
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>
>>
>>
>> "BLUEPRINCESS" <BLUEPRINCESS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> message
>> news:83A33F43-95C1-407E-BE06-DB9EC8C7311B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > HELLO, I JUST BOUGHT A COMPUTER AND I WANTED TO INSTALL THE
>> > OFFICE PRO
>> > 2003
>> > AND IT TELLS ME THAT THE PRODUCT KEY IS INVALID. I HEARD THAT I
>> > MIGHT NEED
>> > TO
>> > BUY A LICENSE IN ORDER TO DO THIS IS THIS ACCURATE??+
>>
>>
>>


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