Office Serial Key Problem Aidan 6/8/2007 7:46:01 PM Following a repair of my office software I am now being asked for a 25 digit validation key to reactivate all my office software. However, I only have a 20 digit OEM validation key which I obtained prior to the repair. Is there something I can do to reactvate my software? Regards Aidan

Re: Office Serial Key Problem "Tim" <tim_at_overthere.com> 6/8/2007 8:06:35 PM I think you are confusing the 20-digit Product ID with the 25-digit Product KEY. You need to enter the Product Key numbers. It should be on a label attached to the Office disk holder. If you can't find that, download and install Belarc (from belarc.com). Run the utility and it will tell you what the Product Key is for your installation of Office (I'm assuming that the repair did not uninstall Office from your PC...if it did and you can't find the label...you will have a less than happy weekend). Tim "Aidan" <Aidan[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ED2DF08C-A785-4BEE-87C5-84ADA0C9F9AC[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Following a repair of my office software I am now being asked for a 25 > digit > validation key to reactivate all my office software. However, I only have > a > 20 digit OEM validation key which I obtained prior to the repair. > > Is there something I can do to reactvate my software? > > Regards > > Aidan

Re: Office Serial Key Problem Aidan 6/8/2007 8:17:01 PM Hello Tim, I am now back up and running because of your advice. You haved saved my laptop's life and made my weekend Thanks again Aidan "Tim" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I think you are confusing the 20-digit Product ID with the 25-digit Product > KEY. You need to enter the Product Key numbers. It should be on a label > attached to the Office disk holder. If you can't find that, download and > install Belarc (from belarc.com). Run the utility and it will tell you what > the Product Key is for your installation of Office (I'm assuming that the > repair did not uninstall Office from your PC...if it did and you can't find > the label...you will have a less than happy weekend). > > Tim

Re: Office Serial Key Problem "Tim" <tim_at_overthere.com> 6/8/2007 8:33:24 PM That's great news...you're quite welcome. Thanks for the update. Tim "Aidan" <Aidan[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F7A9E091-6304-40CB-BF72-82ADBAC660FE[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hello Tim, > > I am now back up and running because of your advice. You haved saved my > laptop's life and made my weekend > > Thanks again > > Aidan > > "Tim" wrote: > >> I think you are confusing the 20-digit Product ID with the 25-digit >> Product >> KEY. You need to enter the Product Key numbers. It should be on a label >> attached to the Office disk holder. If you can't find that, download and >> install Belarc (from belarc.com). Run the utility and it will tell you >> what >> the Product Key is for your installation of Office (I'm assuming that the >> repair did not uninstall Office from your PC...if it did and you can't >> find >> the label...you will have a less than happy weekend). >> >> Tim