Re: Office key
- From: OceanMock <oceansmock@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:29:01 -0800
thanks Brian - I will try that. Does the HD have to be the C drive (boot
drive)? We installed the new (larger) drive and planned to use the older
smaller one as a backup. It is in a case with a USB (I think) connecter.
Hubby did the work - I am NOT a computer expert as you may be able to tell.
If this will work it would be terrific... I will give it a try tonight (well
he will... I will just watch). Fingers crossed forl uck!
This time I will write it down in a SAFE place so I do nto lose it again.
still can't believe I did that... looked in several other places it might
possibly have been placed but no luck. Found a lot of other stuff though.
thanks again.
--
OceanMock
"Another Brian" wrote:
If you can just put the old HD back in and boot from it and if any.
Office app. will open, you can download Belarc Advisor and it will
tell you the product key. The only possible gotcha would be if the
edition of Office was OEM and came with the PC. In that case the key
that BA will show you is the volume key that the PC manufacturer used,
not the one assigned to you. You can find BA at
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
Good luck.
Brian
"OceanMock" <oceansmock@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a similar problem (filed under stupid things to do this week).
I
recently replaced my laptop HD with a new one (larger, more room for
more
stuff). Kept the old drive intact for now, since I still have files
I want to
transfer over (mostly pix) and some powerpoint pres. that I need.
anyway, when I went to reinstall MSOffice, the stickypad note with
the CDkey
on it is missing.
I went through all of my folders/install paperwork/ cardboard
holders/ notes
disc holders etc that discs and things come in, I have the little
book that
comes with it, the larger book with all the how to stuff but not
the key for
installing the thing (usually I write them down in teh books. I
moved the
disc from the original packaging into a plastic holder because the
original
took up too much room in the laptop case when I was travelling).
Stupid thing
to do I know, especially now that I can't FIND the thing.
I have all my OTHER program keys and info written down in THEIR
how-to
books, but somehow missed that one (figures!).
anyway, do you think the key info might still be on the other drive?
Embedded somewhere or other -maybe in that mess of
"files-you-should-never-touch" otherwise known as the registry ?
any help I can get would be very much appreciated. I got the program
from
Fry's, but it was a long time ago when I first got the laptop, at
least three
years.
thanks for any help you can provide...
hopefully I will nto have to replace it. If I do, can I use the
newer
version of Office (2007) on my regular computer (running XPPro) -if
it will
run- and install my version of office 2003 from that computer to the
laptop?
Hope this makes sense to you guys.
thanks for the help -
--
OceanMock
"Beth Melton" wrote:
Hi Jirka,
I just realized I did make a mistake in this thread and that was I
didn't provide an answer to your question. I apologize for getting
distracted by the 'side thread'.
To answer your question, if you have an OEM installation of Office
you
can obtain a new Product Key from Microsoft if the Office
application
is still supported by Microsoft.
The procedure is to first contact the OEM and request a new key.
Then,
if the OEM will not provide a replacement key contact Microsoft and
explain the problem to them. They should generate a new key for
you,
however, you could incur a nominal fee for this service. Note the
'nominal fee' may be $10 USD (not 1/2 price).
Contact information is (800) 936-5700 or if outside the US see this
site: http://microsoft.com/worldwide
Here are a couple of additional notes for others who may be
following
this thread:
This answer has been provided in this group, and others, several
times
and it is public information: Here's a Google Group search on past
posts:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&q=melton+OEM+replacement+key&qt_s=Search
Also, there was a time Microsoft would not supply those with an OEM
version of Office a replacement Product Key. One of my 'crusades'
as
an Microsoft Office MVP was do my best to try and change this
policy
and I tackled it at every opportunity, such as at the MVP summits
in
which we have access to product managers, dev teams, and various
softies. Now, I don't know if I had any impact on the change (I'd
like
to think I did <grin>) but since I asked about this policy at every
opportunity it enabled me to learn of change in the 'OEM Product
Key
policy' which I could pass on to others. :-)
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
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"jirka" <sedlo@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My system has recently crashed and after reinstal I realized that
I
lost the
CD key for my Office 2003. Is there any way I can, upon proving
that
I do
have a genuine OEM MS product, get a new key?
Thanks for any help
Jirka
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