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Lost product key help

  • 17-09-2008 4:06pm
    #1
    SpencerJames
    Closed Accounts Posts: 371 ✭✭


    I had to do a full destructive restore on my laptop. its fine now, although i need a product key for my office. I cant find this.

    1. does anyone know how to retrieve my old one.

    2. Can i get a new one?

    3. does anyone have one i can use?


Comments

  • #2
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    http://magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/


  • #3
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    By reinstalling the whole lot, did the restore process though, format the hard drive again?
    If thats so, the key will not be retrievable I think.


  • #4
    lynchie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭lynchie


    As was said above, a full destructive restore would have wiped the hdd clean, so magic jelly bean wont work.

    But I assume you had to re-install office? If so, the key is either on the jewel case or paper sleeve the cd came in?


  • #5
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    If its a laptop, they include it on the underside too sometimes!


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,599 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If you don't have the license then you don't have the license, no ifs or buts

    1 if the laptop was wiped then it's gone
    2 yes but you have to buy it at full price OEM can only go on a new laptop
    3 you can't move oem to another pc , and movable versions are still worth quite a bit

    Free software
    http://openoffice.org
    http://openproj.org


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  • #7
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    if you work in a company with a microsoft select or enterprise agreement you should be able to purchase from the HUP. this will allow you to use office for the price of the disk for as long as you are employed by the company.
    office 2007 works out at around 18 euros

    https://hup.microsoft.com/

    (there may be more requirements than just a select agreement, but im fairly sure thats all there is to it)


  • #8
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    SpencerJames wrote: »
    I had to do a full destructive restore on my laptop. its fine now, although i need a product key for my office. I cant find this.

    1. does anyone know how to retrieve my old one.

    2. Can i get a new one?

    3. does anyone have one i can use?

    How old is the Laptop & where did you purchase it?

    What version of Office?

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #9
    SpencerJames
    Closed Accounts Posts: 371 ✭✭SpencerJames


    laptop is under a ar old. The laptopo came with everything pre installed. no disc. thats the prob. its office 2007


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