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Product Key Help.

  • 19-08-2010 10:15pm
    #1
    Degag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,984 ✭✭✭


    Hi all, just need a bit of help with a hopefully small problem. I got a new laptop a few months ago and have used my free trials of Excel and Word up. I had these on my old PC, is it possible to get thiat product key and enter it into my new comp and how? I don't seem to have any cd for it.

    Cheers.


Comments

  • #2
    jpl888
    Closed Accounts Posts: 407 ✭✭jpl888


    Perhaps you could use a free alternative instead like openoffice?


  • #3
    Degag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,984 ✭✭✭Degag


    jpl888 wrote: »
    Perhaps you could use a free alternative instead like openoffice?
    Well i'm pretty used to the interface of Excel and Word, and have a good few important files on both so would rather not change...


  • #4
    jpl888
    Closed Accounts Posts: 407 ✭✭jpl888


    Ok well Openoffice's interface isn't as good as Office 2007 but it will read and write in Office XP format.

    As long as you aren't doing anything unusual it should be perfectly adequate.


  • #5
    Redisle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,849 ✭✭✭Redisle


    When you say you had them on your old pc is that pc still used? Technically if the Office on the other pc was just a single pc licence it should only be on one machine so you should remove it from the other if still in use..

    There are keyfinder programs that will get the key for you, this should do it..
    http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html

    Download that, get the "SIW Without Installer (English-Only) " one and run it. When it opens up press Licences on the left and wait. Should come up after a while with the windows and office licence keys. Also the key will obviously only work if the versions of Office are the same. Assuming the laptop had a trial of Office 2007 (Probably Home and Student Edition) then the key from your old machine would have to be from Office 2007 Home and Student.


  • #6
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    OpenOffice is not that much different to the microsoft office to be honest. Just leave the tool tips on til u get fully used to it. You can read and write ms files in openoffice too so you will not lose any work you have previously saved. Once you start getting the hang of it you will feel fine using it as you now use ms office.

    The plus side you can always download it and use it anywhere rather than having to have a fully licensed copy of ms office on any comp you wish to do work on.


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