Is my Office product legal , can I update?

[Steve Brodsky]

I bought a pc online and it came with office xp prof
installed , I have no clue what the key is , and the
machine didn't come with any cd for office , its an older
pc , from a pc builder who don't answer emails. How do I
know if this is a legal install and if I do the service
pak upgrade what will happen , if this guy used the same
cd and key for the last 100 machines , will my office
croak after installing a service pak? The xp windows in
it I installed over the ME that was in here and my Xp
home edition is fine and activated, I just have alot to
loose , can somone offer suggeations or experience about
whether or not my office could croak after the udate?
Please reply to (e-mail address removed)

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MCSE, MVP]]

A product only counts legal if the whole disc set and other stuff is
transferred to. (per EULA)

G.

 

[Jerry]

Go to www.belarc.com and get the Belarc Advisor. It will list CD keys, etc.
Now, whether or not the number is valid is another issue between you and
them.