Product key problem

[Confused Irish colleen]

Hi

I've a trial on my new laptop (microsoft vista) of microsoft office incl
word, excel, powepoint, publisher, access etc etc. The trial is ended now
and word is only working in a kind of read only version. I have now bought a
product key for microsoft office home and student 2007 from my local retailer
which just has the basics of what I need.

However when I tried to convert and enter the new product key it says its
not recognised.

Do I have to uninstall the trial, how do I do that..........I'm worried it
will wipe all my files on the laptop that I need (my cv amongst other
things!)?

All help very welcome!

 

[JoAnn Paules]

If you had Access and Publisher, you did not have Office Home and Student
and your computer knows the difference.

Back up your files (just as a safeguard), uninstall the trial software,
install the paid software.

 

[Confused Irish colleen]

Thanks for coming back to me..........Yes I think I had quite a "fancy" set
up previously! I don't need all that stuff just the wee basics that I've
bought.

Do I uninstall the trial by deleting all mentions of microsoft office ie if
I go to Programs and features in 'Control panel' and delete the "2007
Microsoft office system" - its 499MB...............can that be correct?

If you had Access and Publisher, you did not have Office Home and Student
and your computer knows the difference.

Back up your files (just as a safeguard), uninstall the trial software,
install the paid software.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Hi

I've a trial on my new laptop (microsoft vista) of microsoft office incl
word, excel, powepoint, publisher, access etc etc. The trial is ended now
and word is only working in a kind of read only version. I have now
bought a
product key for microsoft office home and student 2007 from my local
retailer
which just has the basics of what I need.

However when I tried to convert and enter the new product key it says its
not recognised.

Do I have to uninstall the trial, how do I do that..........I'm worried it
will wipe all my files on the laptop that I need (my cv amongst other
things!)?

All help very welcome!

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Yes, go into the control panel and uninstall it in there.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Thanks for coming back to me..........Yes I think I had quite a "fancy"
set
up previously! I don't need all that stuff just the wee basics that I've
bought.

Do I uninstall the trial by deleting all mentions of microsoft office ie
if
I go to Programs and features in 'Control panel' and delete the "2007
Microsoft office system" - its 499MB...............can that be correct?

If you had Access and Publisher, you did not have Office Home and Student
and your computer knows the difference.

Back up your files (just as a safeguard), uninstall the trial software,
install the paid software.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Confused Irish colleen" <Confused Irish
(e-mail address removed)>
wrote in message

Hi

I've a trial on my new laptop (microsoft vista) of microsoft office
incl
word, excel, powepoint, publisher, access etc etc. The trial is ended
now
and word is only working in a kind of read only version. I have now
bought a
product key for microsoft office home and student 2007 from my local
retailer
which just has the basics of what I need.

However when I tried to convert and enter the new product key it says
its
not recognised.

Do I have to uninstall the trial, how do I do that..........I'm worried
it
will wipe all my files on the laptop that I need (my cv amongst other
things!)?

All help very welcome!

 

[LVTravel]

Yes, go into the control panel and uninstall it in there.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Confused Irish colleen" <[email protected]>
wrote in message

Thanks for coming back to me..........Yes I think I had quite a "fancy"
set
up previously! I don't need all that stuff just the wee basics that I've
bought.

Do I uninstall the trial by deleting all mentions of microsoft office ie
if
I go to Programs and features in 'Control panel' and delete the "2007
Microsoft office system" - its 499MB...............can that be correct?

If you had Access and Publisher, you did not have Office Home and
Student
and your computer knows the difference.

Back up your files (just as a safeguard), uninstall the trial software,
install the paid software.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Confused Irish colleen" <Confused Irish
(e-mail address removed)>
wrote in message
Hi

I've a trial on my new laptop (microsoft vista) of microsoft office
incl
word, excel, powepoint, publisher, access etc etc. The trial is ended
now
and word is only working in a kind of read only version. I have now
bought a
product key for microsoft office home and student 2007 from my local
retailer
which just has the basics of what I need.

However when I tried to convert and enter the new product key it says
its
not recognised.

Do I have to uninstall the trial, how do I do that..........I'm
worried it
will wipe all my files on the laptop that I need (my cv amongst other
things!)?

All help very welcome!

JoAnn, CIC also posted on the 15th to microsoft.public.office.misc and we
found out there that she had a medialess license key for the install (see my
reply to "her" on that date.

 

[Peter Foldes]

That was why I commented as such in office.misc to her. She also posted it to another 7 newsgroups across the MS newservers

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Yes, go into the control panel and uninstall it in there.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Confused Irish colleen" <[email protected]>
wrote in message

Thanks for coming back to me..........Yes I think I had quite a "fancy"
set
up previously! I don't need all that stuff just the wee basics that I've
bought.

Do I uninstall the trial by deleting all mentions of microsoft office ie
if
I go to Programs and features in 'Control panel' and delete the "2007
Microsoft office system" - its 499MB...............can that be correct?

:

If you had Access and Publisher, you did not have Office Home and
Student
and your computer knows the difference.

Back up your files (just as a safeguard), uninstall the trial software,
install the paid software.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Confused Irish colleen" <Confused Irish
(e-mail address removed)>
wrote in message
Hi

I've a trial on my new laptop (microsoft vista) of microsoft office
incl
word, excel, powepoint, publisher, access etc etc. The trial is ended
now
and word is only working in a kind of read only version. I have now
bought a
product key for microsoft office home and student 2007 from my local
retailer
which just has the basics of what I need.

However when I tried to convert and enter the new product key it says
its
not recognised.

Do I have to uninstall the trial, how do I do that..........I'm
worried it
will wipe all my files on the laptop that I need (my cv amongst other
things!)?

All help very welcome!

JoAnn, CIC also posted on the 15th to microsoft.public.office.misc and we
found out there that she had a medialess license key for the install (see my
reply to "her" on that date.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Oh jeepers!

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



That was why I commented as such in office.misc to her. She also posted it
to another 7 newsgroups across the MS newservers

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Yes, go into the control panel and uninstall it in there.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Confused Irish colleen" <[email protected]>
wrote in message

Thanks for coming back to me..........Yes I think I had quite a "fancy"
set
up previously! I don't need all that stuff just the wee basics that
I've
bought.

Do I uninstall the trial by deleting all mentions of microsoft office ie
if
I go to Programs and features in 'Control panel' and delete the "2007
Microsoft office system" - its 499MB...............can that be correct?

:

If you had Access and Publisher, you did not have Office Home and
Student
and your computer knows the difference.

Back up your files (just as a safeguard), uninstall the trial software,
install the paid software.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Confused Irish colleen" <Confused Irish
(e-mail address removed)>
wrote in message
Hi

I've a trial on my new laptop (microsoft vista) of microsoft office
incl
word, excel, powepoint, publisher, access etc etc. The trial is
ended
now
and word is only working in a kind of read only version. I have now
bought a
product key for microsoft office home and student 2007 from my local
retailer
which just has the basics of what I need.

However when I tried to convert and enter the new product key it says
its
not recognised.

Do I have to uninstall the trial, how do I do that..........I'm
worried it
will wipe all my files on the laptop that I need (my cv amongst other
things!)?

All help very welcome!

JoAnn, CIC also posted on the 15th to microsoft.public.office.misc and we
found out there that she had a medialess license key for the install (see
my
reply to "her" on that date.

 

[Confused Irish colleen]

Actually I didn't post in 7. I posted in this and in the general one because
I needed help and was in a bit of a panic. I never pretended to know all the
answers on the techy stuff, that's why I came here. Thank you JoAnn for your
help, I've got it sorted now.

Peter - you might want to give people the benefit of the doubt in future.
Posting stuff like "lights on but no one is home" about me isn't really cool.
I hope some day that when you need someones help with something you don't
know anything about, they will help you and not judge so quickly.

No harm done, Ireland is a peaceful nation so I'm starting anything!
Thanks all & take care

Oh jeepers!

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



That was why I commented as such in office.misc to her. She also posted it
to another 7 newsgroups across the MS newservers

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Yes, go into the control panel and uninstall it in there.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Confused Irish colleen" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
Thanks for coming back to me..........Yes I think I had quite a "fancy"
set
up previously! I don't need all that stuff just the wee basics that
I've
bought.

Do I uninstall the trial by deleting all mentions of microsoft office ie
if
I go to Programs and features in 'Control panel' and delete the "2007
Microsoft office system" - its 499MB...............can that be correct?

:

If you had Access and Publisher, you did not have Office Home and
Student
and your computer knows the difference.

Back up your files (just as a safeguard), uninstall the trial software,
install the paid software.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Confused Irish colleen" <Confused Irish
(e-mail address removed)>
wrote in message
Hi

I've a trial on my new laptop (microsoft vista) of microsoft office
incl
word, excel, powepoint, publisher, access etc etc. The trial is
ended
now
and word is only working in a kind of read only version. I have now
bought a
product key for microsoft office home and student 2007 from my local
retailer
which just has the basics of what I need.

However when I tried to convert and enter the new product key it says
its
not recognised.

Do I have to uninstall the trial, how do I do that..........I'm
worried it
will wipe all my files on the laptop that I need (my cv amongst other
things!)?

All help very welcome!

JoAnn, CIC also posted on the 15th to microsoft.public.office.misc and we
found out there that she had a medialess license key for the install (see
my
reply to "her" on that date.

 

[Peter Foldes]

You posted through some agent that posted your post all over the place.

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Actually I didn't post in 7. I posted in this and in the general one because
I needed help and was in a bit of a panic. I never pretended to know all the
answers on the techy stuff, that's why I came here. Thank you JoAnn for your
help, I've got it sorted now.

Peter - you might want to give people the benefit of the doubt in future.
Posting stuff like "lights on but no one is home" about me isn't really cool.
I hope some day that when you need someones help with something you don't
know anything about, they will help you and not judge so quickly.

No harm done, Ireland is a peaceful nation so I'm starting anything!
Thanks all & take care

Oh jeepers!

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



That was why I commented as such in office.misc to her. She also posted it
to another 7 newsgroups across the MS newservers

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

Yes, go into the control panel and uninstall it in there.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Confused Irish colleen" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
Thanks for coming back to me..........Yes I think I had quite a "fancy"
set
up previously! I don't need all that stuff just the wee basics that
I've
bought.

Do I uninstall the trial by deleting all mentions of microsoft office ie
if
I go to Programs and features in 'Control panel' and delete the "2007
Microsoft office system" - its 499MB...............can that be correct?

:

If you had Access and Publisher, you did not have Office Home and
Student
and your computer knows the difference.

Back up your files (just as a safeguard), uninstall the trial software,
install the paid software.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Confused Irish colleen" <Confused Irish
(e-mail address removed)>
wrote in message
Hi

I've a trial on my new laptop (microsoft vista) of microsoft office
incl
word, excel, powepoint, publisher, access etc etc. The trial is
ended
now
and word is only working in a kind of read only version. I have now
bought a
product key for microsoft office home and student 2007 from my local
retailer
which just has the basics of what I need.

However when I tried to convert and enter the new product key it says
its
not recognised.

Do I have to uninstall the trial, how do I do that..........I'm
worried it
will wipe all my files on the laptop that I need (my cv amongst other
things!)?

All help very welcome!




JoAnn, CIC also posted on the 15th to microsoft.public.office.misc and we
found out there that she had a medialess license key for the install (see
my
reply to "her" on that date.