Re: XP Key Authentication disabled Office 2003

I read that if you authenticate your XP key, your downloads are faster than normal as the file downloads from another set of servers.  That is why I authenticated my XP key.
 
I purchased Office 2003 from Best Buy about six months ago.  I told Microsoft that I have the receipt and could fax it to them.  They told me that is not enough proof that Office 2003 is my copy.
 
I searched the Internet for an Office 2003 crack just so I can get my work done in Word and Excel, but I have not found one yet.  Seems like Microsoft promotes software piracy when this type of situation occurs.  This also positive promotes open-source software, such as OpenOffice, where you can download and use the product without worrying about product activation problems.
 
 
Mark wrote:

> Yesterday I downloaded this update from Microsoft's Download Center:
> 
> http://www.microsoft..com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4e370d0f-bca4-4a2a-9cde-dfe2da16672a&DisplayLang=en
> <http://www.microsoft..com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4e370d0f-bca4-4a2a-9cde-dfe2da16672a&DisplayLang=en>
> 
> where I had go through authenticating my XP Pro SP2 version.  The file
> downloaded without any problem.

Authentication is not manditory (at least not yet), although the MS
download pages try to fool you into believing it is. Apparently they
succeded in your case.

> 
> However, after doing the XP key authentication, this processed disabled
> the product activation for Office 2003 that had been running fine in XP
> Pro SP2.  When Office 2003 prompts me to activate, it only provides the
> telephone option.  I contacted Microsoft at the 888 number, provided
> them the key present in the window, and they told me that I need to buy
> a new Office 2003 license with no reason provided why I need to buy a
> new Office 2003 license.

They've been trained to tell you that.

> 
> My Office 2003 license worked fine in XP Pro SP2 until I had to
> authenticate my XP key.
> 
> Any ideas on how to re-activate Office 2003?  I need to work on some
> documents (Word, Excel) that I have been creating.
> 
> This is a retailed purchased Office 2003 Standard version.
> 

Do you have your receipt of purchasing Office 2003? Where did you buy it
from? If you have proof that it was a legitimate purchase then call them
back again and ask to talk to a supervisor.

Steve

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