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| | Microsoft Word LOCKED?! I've been trying to "activate" Microsoft Word on my computer, but it's not working. Everytime I get on it, it tells me I need the product key. I put it in (it's the 25 digit one by the battery, right) and it tells me it's invalid. What should I do? Now it's telling me it's locked. |
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| | Re: Microsoft Word LOCKED?! Violet The key you are attempting to use is for the operating system. if you had any CDs supplied with your system, look closely at them for an MS Office product key.. "Violet" <Violet@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BFAB29CF-E00E-4755-BA73-E9A1220C25C3@xxxxxx Quote: > I've been trying to "activate" Microsoft Word on my computer, but it's not > working. Everytime I get on it, it tells me I need the product key. I put > it > in (it's the 25 digit one by the battery, right) and it tells me it's > invalid. What should I do? Now it's telling me it's locked. Mike Hall MS MVP Windows Shell/User http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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| | Re: Microsoft Word LOCKED?! Violet wrote: Quote: > I've been trying to "activate" Microsoft Word on my computer, but it's not > working. Everytime I get on it, it tells me I need the product key. I put it > in (it's the 25 digit one by the battery, right).... No, it isn't. Any Product Key attached to the computer will be that of Vista, not Office or Word. Quote: > .... and it tells me it's > invalid. What should I do? Now it's telling me it's locked. It sounds as if you had an evaluation copy of Office or Word installed. There will have been instructions on how to purchase a full license and use it's Product Key to upgrade and activate that evaluation license. Look in the documentation that came with the computer. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell |
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| | Re: Microsoft Word LOCKED?! "Violet" <Violet@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BFAB29CF-E00E-4755-BA73-E9A1220C25C3@xxxxxx Quote: > I've been trying to "activate" Microsoft Word on my computer, but it's not > working. Everytime I get on it, it tells me I need the product key. I put > it > in (it's the 25 digit one by the battery, right) and it tells me it's > invalid. What should I do? Now it's telling me it's locked. The version of Word that came with your computer was a trial version. You were not provided with a product key. In order to continue to use Word, you must either purchase a product key or buy either the standalone version of Word or Microsoft Office, which includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook. Honu |
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