[gui-talk] microsoft question

Sun May 8 21:16:49 UTC 2011

Jorge-
o, professional has more programs than h/s (home and student) does. Pro is
still named pro to activation tech and has to be activaded by a pro key even
if you uninstall all the pro features down to H/S eddition. you will have to
uninstall Pro trial and reinstall H/S
Any time willing to help others,
Nadia

On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Jorge Paez
<computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Nadia:
> Thanks got it.
> Question though,
> I have a license for Office Student/home, and I have a Prot trial.
> Do I have to delete the trial and reinstall the home/student version or
> will it change accordingly?
>
>
> On May 8, 2011, at 12:27 PM, Nadia Cioffi wrote:
>
> > Jorge-
> > Most likely key there is a product key on the computer box (of a desktop)
> or
> > on the bottom of laptop. Also if you want to see if it is activated. Go
> to
> > File or click ALT+F Go to help the 9th one down. if it saids "product
> > activated" your fine, but if it saids requires adoration then you need to
> > enter a key. Here is how the activation works after five days of not
> having
> > a key in the program it will bring up a box every time you open any of
> your
> > programs of office. There is where you need to enter a product. If it's
> not
> > activated you can get a key for 1-pc for I think anywhere from $99-250 if
> > not more. They may have been talking about windows itself with the key,
> but
> > I highly drought that if you brought up the subject of MS office. When
> you
> > buy a computer for best buy they change a little extra if you want office
> > 2010. This is cheep with a perches of computer. If you parity shure that
> the
> > person said "it came activated" I'd call best buy and talk to customer
> > service. They might ask for the person that sold the computer to you. If
> you
> > have the trail it will only last 30 days and than it want work.The
> computer
> > paper work may have came with a key card contacting your product key. It
> > maybe on your receit. Bring all the paperwork to bestbuy so they can help
> > you. Or you can call them, but the print is very small.
> >
> > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Steve Jacobson <steve.jacobson at visi.com
> >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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