I would then follow the suggestion to uninstall the combination trial and
full version combo and reinstall, or just uninstall the ones showing trial
and do a custom reinstall of only those programs. Good luck and the other
group is a good suggestion also.
"Soulsonsix" <Soulsonsix@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C66B9842-C163-4AF7-9B72-361A5906AB0C@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, John; that's a great suggestion. I'm double checking as I type,
> and
> yes, I've purchased a full version of Office 2007. Excuse me for
> identifying
> it as an upgrade. Richard pointed out that I should check out the Office
> threads, since this appears to be more of an issue with that product. I
> appreciate your response, though!
> --
> Thank you,
>
> W.
>
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>
>> As Richard pointed out, you have to buy the FULL version of Office, not
>> the
>> upgrade. The trial is NOT a qualifying product for upgrade versions. If
>> you look on the web you can find a cheap oem version of an older version
>> of
>> Word which you could install and qualify for the upgrade.
>>
>> "Soulsonsix" <Soulsonsix@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1BC7DABB-0425-43C9-BDD7-262373894F4C@microsoft.com...
>> > Richard,
>> >
>> > Thanks for your response. I hoped my explanation wouldn't be too
>> > convoluted, but I may not have been clear enough.
>> >
>> > I did purchase the upgrade as mentioned, online. I recieved a notice
>> > indicating the purchase was complete, too. So, should I be concerned
>> > that
>> > the programs still show as "(Trial)"? Do I need to reload them,
>> > somehow?
>> > Or, is this due to the trial period still having sway over my purchase
>> > transaction? I know that sounds ludicrous - it just shows that I'm a
>> > novice.
>> > :-)
>> > --
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> > W.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The computer probably came with only a trial version of Office
>> >> installed
>> >> and
>> >> you'll need to purchase a full version - or a license for the version
>> >> you
>> >> have - before the trial period expires. Vista does not come with
>> >> Office
>> >> and
>> >> no version of Windows has ever come with Office, though many computer
>> >> manufacturers have "bundled" either free or trial copies of Office or
>> >> Works
>> >> with their computers.
>> >>
>> >> --
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Soulsonsix" <Soulsonsix@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:97FBF2E3-F7B3-454B-9F00-8CE7B6DEFD81@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hello. I'm a relative newcomer to the internet, and wanted to ask
>> >> > about
>> >> > my
>> >> > software identification. I have (recently purchased, just this
>> >> > week) a
>> >> > computer with Vista already installed, and after buying the Student
>> >> > and
>> >> > Home
>> >> > edition upgrade online, my programs (Word and Excel, at least) still
>> >> > open
>> >> > with 'trial edition' in the title. Is this because I'm still within
>> >> > the
>> >> > trial period? Will it automatically convert after the trial period,
>> >> > or
>> >> > can I
>> >> > make it change before then?
>> >> > --
>> >> > Thank you,
>> >> >
>> >> > W.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>