Vista - unistall trial software

I have Vista and want to uninstall the office trial software and install
software that I purchased. I uninstalled and installed the new but it say's
that I have so many day's left, like it didn't uninstall the trial software.
How do I get rid of this trial soft so I can install the purchased software.

1. Click Start, click Run, type:

%AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Data

and then click OK.

2. Right-click the Opa12.dat file, and then click Delete.

Important: Do not delete the opa12.bak file.

3. Close the folder.

4. Start a 2007 Office program to start the 2007 Office Activation Wizard.


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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"mcsc" wrote:

I have Vista and want to uninstall the office trial software and install
software that I purchased. I uninstalled and installed the new but it say's
that I have so many day's left, like it didn't uninstall the trial software.
How do I get rid of this trial soft so I can install the purchased software.

The fix did not work. I have a similar issue and more regarding trial
software that came with my Gateway Vista. I have purchased, installed and
registered Microsoft Office PROFESSIONAL 2007, that cost me $$$. It works
well. However, when I go to download templates for my use, Microsoft Office
Genuine Advantage reports that my PC has a copy of Microsoft Office Home and
Student 2007 that is not valid.

Although I had uninstalled Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, it still
shows as an installed program in my Control Panel, although none of its
components show in START/Programs any longer. Only the Microsoft Office
PROFESSIONAL 2007 programs are in START/Programs.

When I try to UNINSTALL Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 from the
Control Panel, I get a message that the installation files are corrupted and
that I need to reinstall from the original media source. I do not have the
original media source for the trial software, (and I don't want to reinstall
it either.) I just want to DOWNLOAD the templates that I need!

The files that remain showing in
%AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Data
are 89446.bpc, opa11.dat, OPA12.BAK and opa12.dat

I suspect that I will need to delete certain Registry entries. PLEASE HELP!
-Steve

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> 1. Click Start, click Run, type:
>
> %AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Data
>
> and then click OK.
>
> 2. Right-click the Opa12.dat file, and then click Delete.
>
> Important: Do not delete the opa12.bak file.
>
> 3. Close the folder.
>
> 4. Start a 2007 Office program to start the 2007 Office Activation Wizard.
>
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "mcsc" wrote:
>
> I have Vista and want to uninstall the office trial software and install
> software that I purchased. I uninstalled and installed the new but it say's
> that I have so many day's left, like it didn't uninstall the trial software.
> How do I get rid of this trial soft so I can install the purchased software.
>

Did you have Office 2003 installed before on your computer. And what version was it and was it a Trial version.

I understand that you have Office 2007now but I am asking about Office 2003 before you put your present one on your system

--
Peter

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"Steve Levine" <SteveLevine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:94134BB7-B721-4C06-BF1D-3B04492B7613@microsoft.com...
> The fix did not work. I have a similar issue and more regarding trial
> software that came with my Gateway Vista. I have purchased, installed and
> registered Microsoft Office PROFESSIONAL 2007, that cost me $$$. It works
> well. However, when I go to download templates for my use, Microsoft Office
> Genuine Advantage reports that my PC has a copy of Microsoft Office Home and
> Student 2007 that is not valid.
>
> Although I had uninstalled Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, it still
> shows as an installed program in my Control Panel, although none of its
> components show in START/Programs any longer. Only the Microsoft Office
> PROFESSIONAL 2007 programs are in START/Programs.
>
> When I try to UNINSTALL Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 from the
> Control Panel, I get a message that the installation files are corrupted and
> that I need to reinstall from the original media source. I do not have the
> original media source for the trial software, (and I don't want to reinstall
> it either.) I just want to DOWNLOAD the templates that I need!
>
> The files that remain showing in
> %AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Data
> are 89446.bpc, opa11.dat, OPA12.BAK and opa12.dat
>
> I suspect that I will need to delete certain Registry entries. PLEASE HELP!
> -Steve
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> 1. Click Start, click Run, type:
>>
>> %AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Data
>>
>> and then click OK.
>>
>> 2. Right-click the Opa12.dat file, and then click Delete.
>>
>> Important: Do not delete the opa12.bak file.
>>
>> 3. Close the folder.
>>
>> 4. Start a 2007 Office program to start the 2007 Office Activation Wizard.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows - Shell/User
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "mcsc" wrote:
>>
>> I have Vista and want to uninstall the office trial software and install
>> software that I purchased. I uninstalled and installed the new but it say's
>> that I have so many day's left, like it didn't uninstall the trial software.
>> How do I get rid of this trial soft so I can install the purchased software.
>>

Thanks for the quick follow-up, Peter. I recently purchased this NEW
multimedia Gateway Vista model GM5407E. It came with Microsoft Office Home
and Student 2007 Trial version. The only MS Office software that I ever
installed on this computer is Microsoft Office PROFESSIONAL 2007. MS Office
2003 was never installed. - Steve Levine

"Peter Foldes" wrote:

> Did you have Office 2003 installed before on your computer. And what version was it and was it a Trial version.
>
> I understand that you have Office 2007now but I am asking about Office 2003 before you put your present one on your system
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Steve Levine" <SteveLevine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:94134BB7-B721-4C06-BF1D-3B04492B7613@microsoft.com...
> > The fix did not work. I have a similar issue and more regarding trial
> > software that came with my Gateway Vista. I have purchased, installed and
> > registered Microsoft Office PROFESSIONAL 2007, that cost me $$$. It works
> > well. However, when I go to download templates for my use, Microsoft Office
> > Genuine Advantage reports that my PC has a copy of Microsoft Office Home and
> > Student 2007 that is not valid.
> >
> > Although I had uninstalled Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, it still
> > shows as an installed program in my Control Panel, although none of its
> > components show in START/Programs any longer. Only the Microsoft Office
> > PROFESSIONAL 2007 programs are in START/Programs.
> >
> > When I try to UNINSTALL Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 from the
> > Control Panel, I get a message that the installation files are corrupted and
> > that I need to reinstall from the original media source. I do not have the
> > original media source for the trial software, (and I don't want to reinstall
> > it either.) I just want to DOWNLOAD the templates that I need!
> >
> > The files that remain showing in
> > %AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Data
> > are 89446.bpc, opa11.dat, OPA12.BAK and opa12.dat
> >
> > I suspect that I will need to delete certain Registry entries. PLEASE HELP!
> > -Steve
> >
> > "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> 1. Click Start, click Run, type:
> >>
> >> %AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Data
> >>
> >> and then click OK.
> >>
> >> 2. Right-click the Opa12.dat file, and then click Delete.
> >>
> >> Important: Do not delete the opa12.bak file.
> >>
> >> 3. Close the folder.
> >>
> >> 4. Start a 2007 Office program to start the 2007 Office Activation Wizard.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Carey Frisch
> >> Microsoft MVP
> >> Windows - Shell/User
> >>
> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> "mcsc" wrote:
> >>
> >> I have Vista and want to uninstall the office trial software and install
> >> software that I purchased. I uninstalled and installed the new but it say's
> >> that I have so many day's left, like it didn't uninstall the trial software.
> >> How do I get rid of this trial soft so I can install the purchased software.
> >>
>