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Information about re-installing Office 2007
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 2:01 pm
by PastorP
Will I be able to activate Office Home and Student 2007 after I format my HD and re-install the program? What will I need to do?
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 2:29 pm
by beckrl
You will need the activation key or product key.
In the case that key will not activate the software you must call them for a new key. Just simply tell them what you have done [formatting harddrive]
For Micro$oft Office specifically, I believe some time ago that one could install it on up to three machines for personal use. Today I assume that's wrong, as I can find no documentation to back that up.
One key for one machine.
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 2:33 pm
by PastorP
beckrl wrote:You will need the activation key or product key.
In the case that key will not activate the software you must call them for a new key. Just simply tell them what you have done [formatting harddrive]
For Micro$oft Office specifically, I believe some time ago that one could install it on up to three machines for personal use. Today I assume that's wrong, as I can find no documentation to back that up.
One key for one machine.
The Product Key is good for 3 installs.
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 2:38 pm
by beckrl
PastorP wrote:beckrl wrote:You will need the activation key or product key.
In the case that key will not activate the software you must call them for a new key. Just simply tell them what you have done [formatting harddrive]
For Micro$oft Office specifically, I believe some time ago that one could install it on up to three machines for personal use. Today I assume that's wrong, as I can find no documentation to back that up.
One key for one machine.
The Product Key is good for 3 installs.
Then you should have no problem. BTW:Were did you find that info?
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 2:45 pm
by PastorP
It is on the front of the package. My concern is that I have activated the program on 3 computers. I was wanting to make sure that I could activate it on my notebook after I formatted the HD.
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 2:51 pm
by beckrl
PastorP wrote:It is on the front of the package. My concern is that I have activated the program on 3 computers. I was wanting to make sure that I could activate it on my notebook after I formatted the HD.
Then one phone call to Micro$oft Support to explain the situation has usually been sufficient to reset the activation limit
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 4:31 pm
by Billy n NC
Pastor P,
I found a great utility that inventories your PC both hardware and software awhile back. May have been someone here on J2.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
It takes just a few min to run. best if it has Internet available.
It generates a report that includes all hardware and software drivers etc.
Also the best is it records all of the MS Keycodes for you .