Office 2000 PID structure

[David Walker]

Is an office 2000 serial number that has "270" as the second group of
digits, a retail copy? (I think the OEM versions have "OEM" here.)

Can we tell from the 270, what version of Office 2000 it is
(Professional/Small Business/etc.)?

Thanks.

David Walker

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

There is no way to determine what Office version
a product key is meant for. You should only use
a product key with the original installation CD
it came with.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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Is an office 2000 serial number that has "270" as the second group of
digits, a retail copy? (I think the OEM versions have "OEM" here.)

Can we tell from the 270, what version of Office 2000 it is
(Professional/Small Business/etc.)?

Thanks.

David Walker

 

[ANONYMOUS]

270 is for VLK i.e. the CD will only accept Volume License Serial Key
(Volume License Key = VLK).

hth

 

[David Walker]

There is no way to determine what Office version
a product key is meant for. You should only use
a product key with the original installation CD
it came with.

Well, I knew THAT part! The CD is not here, but since I am a system
builder, I have lots of copies of the "bits" for the various versions.
They have a valid serial number, and I want to use the correct bits to
reinstall, even though the CD is long gone and lost.

David

 

[David Walker]

270 is for VLK i.e. the CD will only accept Volume License Serial Key
(Volume License Key = VLK).

hth

Yes, thanks.

David