Re: Office 2003 went into a very limited function Mode

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From: Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] (MillyS_at_donteventhinkaboutmailingmemvps.org)
Date: 04/21/04


Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 20:15:39 -0700

Send your suggestions to Microsoft at mswish@microsoft.com - they do read
the alias and many of the suggestions that have come into that mailbox have
made it to product features - such as calendar coloring in XP and 2003. Put
MSKB Search in the subject line.

However, it may just be a matter of finding the correct key word or TLA that
will trigger the KB article. Posting the error .dll almost ALWAYS works,
using the word for what you are trying to do usually works, and then trying
obscure terms such as "UDP" when searching for why your inbox does not
refresh until you change folders is a talent gained by hard work and an
elephantine mind for details.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Ron asked:

| Thank you for the information. I wanted to tell you that I have three
| machines all doing the same thing. When I first got the machines no
| registration for Windows XP or Windows Office 2003 came up with the
| preloaded software so I had assumed that all activication was done by
| the OEM system builder.
| I cleaned the drive on one machine and reloaded XP and Office 2003.
| When I got to the activication screen to register the XP I did not
| have an interconnect and modem working so I clicked out to do it
| later. When I did get it setup. XP is now telling me that "Windows is
| already activated" I didn't do it unless it did it without me
| knowing.
| When I loaded Office 2003 this time I got the activication window.
| Did not register the first time. After reboot and brought office word
| back up it gave me the screen again and said that I had only 49 more
| times I could activate it before it would deactivate. Registered and
| seems to be ok at this point. Now only have two more machines to fix.
| Also when this first started I was not sure what was happening just a
| thought it was a License problem. I was seaching for "Office or Word
| stopped working" "limited functions" and "license" on the knowledge
| base with no hits on my problem. The last thing I was thinking was
| something called a Activation or Wizzard. I think better Search words
| are needed for this type of problem to be able to find a resolution
| to a problem like this.



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