[gui-talk] microsoft question

Sun May 8 21:48:00 UTC 2011

Ah OK.

Just wondering,
what's the price for an upgrade from h/s to pro?

Just wondering because I might need to get it later.

Thanks,

Jorge

On May 8, 2011, at 5:16 PM, Nadia Cioffi wrote:

> 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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