the phone numbers given to activate Office Basic are disconnected

[mgs4real]

Is that just on weekends ? What are the USA phone numbers to call ? I have
to activate over the phone because I have had to remove Office Basic from
another computer and want to activate it on a different one. And it won't
let me without getting the permissions.

 

[Echo S]

Where are you getting the phone number from?

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Office 2003 Basic Edition is an OEM version, which means you
cannot transfer the software to another computer. The software
license is tied to the computer on which the software was
originally installed.

 

[mgs4real]

Thanks for the response. Boy, I sure didn't realize that OEM biz in the
EULA. Yep. I see it now. I bought Office Small Biz for the Dell I got
cause I goofed when I ordered just the Basic pre-installed....didn't realize
I was getting the wrong version...no Publisher, no Power Point. So then I
took the Basic off - figured it would be nice to install it on my laptop.
Sucks.