Product Key

I have a downloaded copy of Office 2007 upgrade and have now bought a new
computer which has a trial version on it. When I try to enter the product
key into the trial version it will not accept it? I am sure I am not
mistyping and I have tried it at least 4 times.
Where do I go from here??

Upgrade? You need qualifying software BEFORE you can use/install the
Upgrade version(the Trial is NOT qualifing software). And an UPgrade key
can't be used to Activate a Trial copy.

Paul wrote:

> I have a downloaded copy of Office 2007 upgrade and have now bought a new
> computer which has a trial version on it. When I try to enter the product
> key into the trial version it will not accept it? I am sure I am not
> mistyping and I have tried it at least 4 times.
> Where do I go from here??

I do have original disks for Office XP Professional and upgraded that to
Office 2007 Standard. As I have legitimately paid for the orginal sofware
and upgrade, how do I transfer this to my new computer and continue to use
Office 2007?

I have heard rumors that the license is machine specific and NOT
transferable. I really hope this is not the case as I can't afford to throw
away the cost involved.

"Bob I" wrote:

> Upgrade? You need qualifying software BEFORE you can use/install the
> Upgrade version(the Trial is NOT qualifing software). And an UPgrade key
> can't be used to Activate a Trial copy.
>
> Paul wrote:
>
> > I have a downloaded copy of Office 2007 upgrade and have now bought a new
> > computer which has a trial version on it. When I try to enter the product
> > key into the trial version it will not accept it? I am sure I am not
> > mistyping and I have tried it at least 4 times.
> > Where do I go from here??
>
>

on further thinking...
I have now installed Office XP on the new computer from the original disks.
Can I now download the Office 2007 60-day trial and then put in the Product
Key from the original installation on the old computer??

"Bob I" wrote:

> Upgrade? You need qualifying software BEFORE you can use/install the
> Upgrade version(the Trial is NOT qualifing software). And an UPgrade key
> can't be used to Activate a Trial copy.
>
> Paul wrote:
>
> > I have a downloaded copy of Office 2007 upgrade and have now bought a new
> > computer which has a trial version on it. When I try to enter the product
> > key into the trial version it will not accept it? I am sure I am not
> > mistyping and I have tried it at least 4 times.
> > Where do I go from here??
>
>

Don't you have a CD for the Office 2007 Upgrade? If not, how/where did
you get the one for the "old" computer? I would use the same method, or
install file you used for the old one.

Paul wrote:

> on further thinking...
> I have now installed Office XP on the new computer from the original disks.
> Can I now download the Office 2007 60-day trial and then put in the Product
> Key from the original installation on the old computer??
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>Upgrade? You need qualifying software BEFORE you can use/install the
>>Upgrade version(the Trial is NOT qualifing software). And an UPgrade key
>>can't be used to Activate a Trial copy.
>>
>>Paul wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have a downloaded copy of Office 2007 upgrade and have now bought a new
>>>computer which has a trial version on it. When I try to enter the product
>>>key into the trial version it will not accept it? I am sure I am not
>>>mistyping and I have tried it at least 4 times.
>>>Where do I go from here??
>>
>>

Hey Bob, thanks for your persistence...

I paid for and downloaded the Office 2007 upgrade online from Microsoft so I
have nothing physical to reinstall it with. I have tried downloading the
2007 60-day trial so that I can enter the Product Key but it wont let me log
on to do that?!?

I appreciate your help...

"Bob I" wrote:

> Don't you have a CD for the Office 2007 Upgrade? If not, how/where did
> you get the one for the "old" computer? I would use the same method, or
> install file you used for the old one.
>
> Paul wrote:
>
> > on further thinking...
> > I have now installed Office XP on the new computer from the original disks.
> > Can I now download the Office 2007 60-day trial and then put in the Product
> > Key from the original installation on the old computer??
> >
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Upgrade? You need qualifying software BEFORE you can use/install the
> >>Upgrade version(the Trial is NOT qualifing software). And an UPgrade key
> >>can't be used to Activate a Trial copy.
> >>
> >>Paul wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I have a downloaded copy of Office 2007 upgrade and have now bought a new
> >>>computer which has a trial version on it. When I try to enter the product
> >>>key into the trial version it will not accept it? I am sure I am not
> >>>mistyping and I have tried it at least 4 times.
> >>>Where do I go from here??
> >>
> >>
>
>

In the "download" process you were offered the opportunity to purchase a
back-up/install CD. If you didn't do that AND you didn't save the file
you downloaded, you don't have anything to install or reinstall with. I
suggest contacting MS and try to purchase that backup CD.

Paul wrote:

> Hey Bob, thanks for your persistence...
>
> I paid for and downloaded the Office 2007 upgrade online from Microsoft so I
> have nothing physical to reinstall it with. I have tried downloading the
> 2007 60-day trial so that I can enter the Product Key but it wont let me log
> on to do that?!?
>
> I appreciate your help...
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>Don't you have a CD for the Office 2007 Upgrade? If not, how/where did
>>you get the one for the "old" computer? I would use the same method, or
>>install file you used for the old one.
>>
>>Paul wrote:
>>
>>
>>>on further thinking...
>>>I have now installed Office XP on the new computer from the original disks.
>>>Can I now download the Office 2007 60-day trial and then put in the Product
>>>Key from the original installation on the old computer??
>>>
>>>"Bob I" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Upgrade? You need qualifying software BEFORE you can use/install the
>>>>Upgrade version(the Trial is NOT qualifing software). And an UPgrade key
>>>>can't be used to Activate a Trial copy.
>>>>
>>>>Paul wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I have a downloaded copy of Office 2007 upgrade and have now bought a new
>>>>>computer which has a trial version on it. When I try to enter the product
>>>>>key into the trial version it will not accept it? I am sure I am not
>>>>>mistyping and I have tried it at least 4 times.
>>>>>Where do I go from here??
>>>>
>>>>
>>

So, why didn't you save the download after you installed it, knowing that
you might have to reinstall some day?

"Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9DC358DC-343B-4F36-894C-74444095D748@microsoft.com...
: Hey Bob, thanks for your persistence...
:
: I paid for and downloaded the Office 2007 upgrade online from Microsoft so
I
: have nothing physical to reinstall it with. I have tried downloading the
: 2007 60-day trial so that I can enter the Product Key but it wont let me
log
: on to do that?!?
:
: I appreciate your help...
:
: "Bob I" wrote:
:
: > Don't you have a CD for the Office 2007 Upgrade? If not, how/where did
: > you get the one for the "old" computer? I would use the same method, or
: > install file you used for the old one.
: >
: > Paul wrote:
: >
: > > on further thinking...
: > > I have now installed Office XP on the new computer from the original
disks.
: > > Can I now download the Office 2007 60-day trial and then put in the
Product
: > > Key from the original installation on the old computer??
: > >
: > > "Bob I" wrote:
: > >
: > >
: > >>Upgrade? You need qualifying software BEFORE you can use/install the
: > >>Upgrade version(the Trial is NOT qualifing software). And an UPgrade
key
: > >>can't be used to Activate a Trial copy.
: > >>
: > >>Paul wrote:
: > >>
: > >>
: > >>>I have a downloaded copy of Office 2007 upgrade and have now bought a
new
: > >>>computer which has a trial version on it. When I try to enter the
product
: > >>>key into the trial version it will not accept it? I am sure I am not
: > >>>mistyping and I have tried it at least 4 times.
: > >>>Where do I go from here??
: > >>
: > >>
: >
: >