Where did you get the product key? If it was on the bottom or side of your
laptop or CPU, then it was almost certainly the product key for Windows
rather than Office. If you had a trial version of Office 2007 on your new
computer, then it was already installed, but the trial period may have
expired, in which case you need to buy a retail copy. If this is a retail
copy you are installing, then the key will be on a sticker somewhere on the
case or disc.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org