Generaly reg cleaners are snake oil and can do more damage than they fix
There is an MS KB Article on manual removal of Office 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us
You might want to check through this for any remnents remaining on your
system.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924619 may also be relevent (note free
support for installation problems section)
"hilly1609" <frank[ at ]nospam4me.co.uk> wrote in message
news:D71A68FB-0AC1-4E74-842B-1FABF6DD6E28[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > Hi DL,
> I checked the Control Panel>Programs & Features >> and I have cleared a
> trial version of Office 2007, an Office Activation Assistant and Microsoft
> Works out the system and checked in Program Files that there are no
> residual
> files - I then ran a Registry cleaning product that found a number of
> faults
> - rebooted the PC and the Product Key was still rejected more than once.
> I checked the email once again to make sure I was entering it the Key
> correctly but to no avail.
> It feels as though there is an entry in the Registry that is conflicting
> with the installation routine and in the past (with other products) MS
> have
> provided a software fix that clears the problem - is there anything
> available
> that would resolve this problem or can you suggest some action I can take
> that will allow me to install the software correctly?
> Many thanks for your help,
> Frank
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> A trial version would render installing from CD hopeless
>> Check your Add/Remove dialogue and or Programs for any MS Office
>> installations
>>
>> "hilly1609" <frank[ at ]nospam4me.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:829F8442-302A-4A08-A712-60F44B25ACDE[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > Hi DL,
>> > I had a version of Works on prior to this instalation but I don't think
>> > there was a 2007 Trial.
>> > Would that affect the installation?
>> > Cheers,
>> > Frank Hill
>> >
>> > "DL" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You dont have a trial installed, that you failed to uninstall do you?
>> >>
>> >> "hilly1609" <frank[ at ]nospam4me.co.uk> wrote in message
>> >> news:EC9D577B-4C38-435F-8CEA-FC6D570BD3A2[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have recently purchased Office Ultimate for Students and obtained
>> >> >the
>> >> >25
>> >> > digit Product Key by email. When I tried to install the software on
>> >> > my
>> >> > laptop
>> >> > (running Vista) the entry of the Product Key said "incorrect
>> >> > key -please
>> >> > re-enter!" - I retried and even cut'n'paste from the email but still
>> >> > the
>> >> > same
>> >> > result.
>> >> > To test it further I partially installed the software on my home
>> >> > computer
>> >> > (running XP Pro) and the Product Key was accepted as OK and allowed
>> >> > me
>> >> > to
>> >> > proceed, although I did not install. I have since tested the
>> >> > installation
>> >> > up
>> >> > to the Product Key entry on another PC running XP and it accepted
>> >> > the
>> >> > entry.
>> >> > Initially I downloaded the software onto an XP Pro based PC then
>> >> > copied
>> >> > it
>> >> > via: memory stick, cd and across the network to my laptop but on
>> >> > each
>> >> > occasion I get the "incorrect Product Key" message.
>> >> > Can anybody offer any help to get the product installed.
>> >> > Many thanks
>> >> > Frank Hill
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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