[gui-talk] microsoft question

[Jorge Paez]

Steve:
Yes I do have the card with the product key.
The thing is I thought they told me they activated it in the store.
Where can I go within Office to check weather its activated/activate it?


On May 8, 2011, at 10:31 AM, Steve Jacobson wrote:

> George,
> 
> If you didn't pay extra for a license, you didn't get one.  It would have cost you extra and they would have given you 
> something with a long product key on it in all likelihood, unless they entered the key for you.  In that case, there is 
> usually a button in the dialog that pops up that says "Activate through the Internet" or something like that.  If you need 
> to enter a product key and you are sure that you paid extra for one, check carefully through the box of stuff that came 
> with your computer to see if you can find one.  However, they may have been telling you that they registered Windows 
> for you which is different than Office and you would not have paid extra for that.  You may have a Windows or backup 
> disk with a product key on it but it won't work for Office.  Many computers now come with a trial version of Office 
> installed, but as I say, you would have to pay extra, like over a hundred dollars, to have it activated.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve Jacobson
> 
> On Sat, 7 May 2011 21:01:04 -0400, Jorge Paez wrote:
> 
>> Steve:
>> I didn't install it,
>> it came with a demo but Best By told me they registered the license for me.
>> How would I actiavet it?
> 
>> Thanks,
> 
>> Jorge
> 
> 
>> On May 7, 2011, at 8:56 PM, Steve Jacobson wrote:
> 
>>> If you have a license you also should have a product key.  Your license has to be for the same version you 
>>> purchased, though.  If you entered your product key when you installed Office, then it probably just needs to be 
>>> "activated, which is a process that sends your information to Microsoft.  
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> 
>>> Steve Jacobson
>>> 
>>> On Sat, 7 May 2011 19:35:55 -0400, Jorge Paez wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi all:
>>>> I got Office 2010 Pro eddition and have a key written down in a document.
>>>> My question is how do I validate my copy o office?
>>>> The only option I saw was buy it, but I already have a license.
>>>> What do I do?
>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>>> Jorge
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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