Office 2007 - Trial Version Removal

[Lone Star]

My new laptop came with a trial version of Office 2007, which I will
eventually remove. Question: can I simply uninstall this product BEFORE
use, using my Control Panel options or can I use the product for 60 days,
then uninstall with equal "efficiency." In other words, if I uninstall
before use will the uninstall be more effective in removing all traces than
if I used the product, then uninstall?
Thanks...

EW

 

[Earle Horton]

Either one will work as well, unless uninstall screws up somehow and you
have to uninstall by hand. Bookmark the following page, "just in case".

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218

Saludos cordiales,

Earle

 

[DL]

And dont forget to uninstall also the Activation Assistant when the time
comes, and reboot before installing any paid for version

 

[Lone Star]

Many thanks to you and Earle for the comments. Today I used the Control
Panel option to uninstall the trial Office and it did, in a second...?!
There's still many files and folders in the Windows Explorer/Program Files,
etc., under Office, but I'll leave those there, for whatever reason. But my
desktop icon is gone and the Office activation scheme is not in the Control
Panel Programs thingie anymore, so I guess I'm OK.

One more thing..... I see nothing anywhere, or haven't experienced, the
Activation Assistant. Don't know about that....

EW