Re: How do I get the trial software to accept my product key?

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You BOTH were wrong!!! Microsoft contacted me through email and gave me the
instructions on how to activate my Office software. It's up and running! I am
now navigating the software, learning how to use it. Perhaps you were a bit
too confident of your MS tech knowledge?

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

That's okay. We'd've been singing the same song. ;-)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"LVTravel" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DUH, what part of "used the trial ..." and "Yes, we have used up....."
don't you understand? You can't install a trial piece of software after
the trial period is expired. You will need to purchase the version of
Office you would like installed, and install it or use one of the free
Office clones that are available (www.openoffice.org is a good one.)

JoAnn, I should have let you do this, but I couldn't resist..


"Jalee" <Jalee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes, we have used up the trial period of the software. We recently had to
do
a complete recovery of our HP computer, and therefore reinstalled all the
software that came with our computer. Now, I'm trying to use the product
key
that is printed on the back of the software, but an 'invalid product key'
error keeps popping up.

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I've deleted the rest of this thread so forgive me if you've already
answered this question.

Did you already use the trial software for a set timeframe and are
trying to
reinstall it?



--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Jalee" <Jalee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have tried many, many times to enter the product key code on the
sticker
that's on the back of my Office 2003 Standard Trial software. I keep
getting
an error that says that the product key is invalid. So, I contacted
Microsoft
who sent me to a website where I obtained a new product key. That one
does
not work either. I am still getting the same error message when I
enter
the
new product key also. What should I do?








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