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18-05-2014 8:19 AM
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The disc (not the original) is clearly marked with the product key, and, two different product key finders find the same key.
Windows however flatly refuses to let me get past the entry of the key, telling me the key I entered is not recognised.
Is there any way of searching the disc for the product key, I suppose the answer to that should be if it was that easy there would be no point in having a key.
Any ideas please?
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Re: Office XP
18-05-2014 8:37 AM
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Do the stickers on the underside/back of the PC have any different numbers on?
Re: Office XP
18-05-2014 9:45 AM
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Re: Office XP
18-05-2014 1:16 PM
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When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
Re: Office XP
18-05-2014 3:06 PM
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Re: Office XP
18-05-2014 4:46 PM
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Download and run 'Belarc adviser' free for personal use. It will show you many interesting things about your PC H/W and S/W. Somewhere about halfway down the listing it produces is a section with Product keys for the installed Software.
Takes about 5 minutes to run and often appears to 'stick' at 57%!
hope this solves your problem.
Maurice
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Re: Office XP
18-05-2014 6:05 PM
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When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
Re: Office XP
18-05-2014 7:06 PM
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Re: Office XP
18-05-2014 7:45 PM
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It's not necessarily the OS that's no longer supported, support for Office XP ended in July 2011.
Re: Office XP
18-05-2014 7:52 PM
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Re: Office XP
18-05-2014 8:15 PM
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Quote from: Petlew alter the installation of parts of Office XP installed on my PC, but am being stalled at the product key stage.
I answered this bit? The KEY is only printed on the CD box, if the installation is still running then Belarc will at least let you see has been entered.
M
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Re: Office XP
18-05-2014 9:12 PM
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Petlew, please tell us again, maybe with different words, what you are trying to do.
MJBKF should be all you need to do what you've described, so maybe it needs describing differently (to me at least)?
Re: Office XP
19-05-2014 3:03 AM
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I have Office XP installed on my PC, I have some of its sub-sections running; Word, Excel, but not Power Point or Outlook.
I have recently had a use for Power Point and would like to activate it, this is normally quite easy from the installation disc.
But as I pointed out in the OP I can't get past the product key input, as although I am for all intents and purposes using the correct key, Windows tells me I'm not.
As an aside, I have been using Office in its various guises for many years, as far as I can remember this is the first time I've been asked for the product key to make changes within Office when parts of it are already installed on a PC It shouldn't need as it already knows you are the registered user.
I am thinking that maybe somehow the registry entry for the product key has been corrupted. .
I am very loathe to un-install Office to start again with a re-install as this may mean the loss of the Word and Excel I can't currently do without, And don't want to go to the expense of a new version.
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Re: Office XP
19-05-2014 8:00 AM
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However I suggest trying this which is free for personal use http://www.kingsoftstore.com/software/kingsoft-office-freeware
There is also an Android version
Disclaimer - I haven't used it but I was discussing Office 2003 on a walk yesterday with a techy friend and he thoroughly recommended it
Re: Office XP
19-05-2014 8:09 AM
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