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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
installed on a used computer I bought is a trial version or a retail version.
The software is activated. -- ....scribble...scribble...scribble... |
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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
"umwhat" wrote in message ... installed on a used computer I bought is a trial version or a retail version. The software is activated. -- ...scribble...scribble...scribble... Open a blank document in Word and it will have "Microsoft Word (Trial)" at the very top if it really is just the Trial version :-) |
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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
Wow, it read ; Document1 - Microsoft Word ... does this mean...
-- ....scribble scribble scribble... "John E. Carty" wrote: "umwhat" wrote in message ... installed on a used computer I bought is a trial version or a retail version. The software is activated. -- ...scribble...scribble...scribble... Open a blank document in Word and it will have "Microsoft Word (Trial)" at the very top if it really is just the Trial version :-) |
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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
....this computer has Microsoft Office Enterprise Edition and Microsoft
Offfice 2007 Professional. I am finding it difficult to believe I have full retail versions of the valueable software. I do not see a version code like the 3 codes in the aggreement documentation or any code like OEM. -- ....scribble scribble scribble... "umwhat" wrote: Wow, it read ; Document1 - Microsoft Word ... does this mean... -- ...scribble scribble scribble... "John E. Carty" wrote: "umwhat" wrote in message ... installed on a used computer I bought is a trial version or a retail version. The software is activated. -- ...scribble...scribble...scribble... Open a blank document in Word and it will have "Microsoft Word (Trial)" at the very top if it really is just the Trial version :-) |
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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
Open Help then About
-- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "umwhat" wrote in message ... ...this computer has Microsoft Office Enterprise Edition and Microsoft Offfice 2007 Professional. I am finding it difficult to believe I have full retail versions of the valueable software. I do not see a version code like the 3 codes in the aggreement documentation or any code like OEM. -- ...scribble scribble scribble... "umwhat" wrote: Wow, it read ; Document1 - Microsoft Word ... does this mean... -- ...scribble scribble scribble... "John E. Carty" wrote: "umwhat" wrote in message ... installed on a used computer I bought is a trial version or a retail version. The software is activated. -- ...scribble...scribble...scribble... Open a blank document in Word and it will have "Microsoft Word (Trial)" at the very top if it really is just the Trial version :-) |
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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
I downloaded a product key finder and there is no OEm or any other 3 letter
abbreviation it the product key...oh my god what have I done....looks like I have a free copy of Office 2007 Professional....I think I shall guard this hard drive with my life.... -- ....scribble scribble scribble... "Peter Foldes" wrote: Open Help then About -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "umwhat" wrote in message ... ...this computer has Microsoft Office Enterprise Edition and Microsoft Offfice 2007 Professional. I am finding it difficult to believe I have full retail versions of the valueable software. I do not see a version code like the 3 codes in the aggreement documentation or any code like OEM. -- ...scribble scribble scribble... "umwhat" wrote: Wow, it read ; Document1 - Microsoft Word ... does this mean... -- ...scribble scribble scribble... "John E. Carty" wrote: "umwhat" wrote in message ... installed on a used computer I bought is a trial version or a retail version. The software is activated. -- ...scribble...scribble...scribble... Open a blank document in Word and it will have "Microsoft Word (Trial)" at the very top if it really is just the Trial version :-) |
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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
I could not find any option to open Help the About anywhere for the office
softwares. Where do I stand legally with this software? I mean, I do not have the installation media. Lol....the guy auctioned the computer in a hurry saying he was going overseas and lucky me was only looking for parts to make up computers. -- ....scribble scribble scribble... "umwhat" wrote: I downloaded a product key finder and there is no OEm or any other 3 letter abbreviation it the product key...oh my god what have I done....looks like I have a free copy of Office 2007 Professional....I think I shall guard this hard drive with my life.... -- ...scribble scribble scribble... "Peter Foldes" wrote: Open Help then About -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "umwhat" wrote in message ... ...this computer has Microsoft Office Enterprise Edition and Microsoft Offfice 2007 Professional. I am finding it difficult to believe I have full retail versions of the valueable software. I do not see a version code like the 3 codes in the aggreement documentation or any code like OEM. -- ...scribble scribble scribble... "umwhat" wrote: Wow, it read ; Document1 - Microsoft Word ... does this mean... -- ...scribble scribble scribble... "John E. Carty" wrote: "umwhat" wrote in message ... installed on a used computer I bought is a trial version or a retail version. The software is activated. -- ...scribble...scribble...scribble... Open a blank document in Word and it will have "Microsoft Word (Trial)" at the very top if it really is just the Trial version :-) |
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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
snipped
entire conversation http://groups.google.com/group/micro...fa49c51293cbcc /entire conversation umwhat wrote: I could not find any option to open Help the About anywhere for the office softwares. Where do I stand legally with this software? I mean, I do not have the installation media. Lol....the guy auctioned the computer in a hurry saying he was going overseas and lucky me was only looking for parts to make up computers. First off - I would not (personally) leave a computer purchased from most (this usually includes a new OEM purchase for me - although there have been exceptions) with the operating system/software it come installed with, but do a clean installation myself. I would *never* do it if the computer was a used computer purchased from an individual (and your case - given the facts you just did - would rank even *higher* on my list) - I would definitely format and start fresh. You might ask why - well the facts are pretty simple and common sense. - I do not know what the last user used the computer for. - I do not know what the last user installed on the computer (how/why.) Without that knowledge - it is very possible I am in possesion of things I would rather not be in possesion of and/or that the seller could be collecting information on me (or the spyware/adware it is covertly running is collecting information for someone/thing.) Paranoid? Maybe. Possible? Without a doubt. As for your status with that software - it could be legitimate (although it sucks you do not have installation media for it) or it could be illegitimate (meaning despite it being installed - you have no rights to it.) Given what you have... - "the guy auctioned the computer in a hurry saying he was going overseas and lucky me was only looking for parts to make up computers" - "this computer has Microsoft Office Enterprise Edition and Microsoft Offfice 2007 Professional" - "I do not have the installation media." I would venture to say you likely do not have a case for having bought Office 2007 of any flavor. As for the way given earlier to get the "About" information... Here is what I would suggest: -- Open each Microsoft Office product (at least the following - you can open, check and then close each one to minimize system load and speed things up...) - Access 2007 - Excel 2007 - PowerPoint 2007 - Word 2007 When you open each one... - Click the Microsoft Office Button. - Click "Name of Application" Options. (Sub in appropriate name) - Click Resources. - Click About. Take note of (type in notepad, write on a piece of paper, etc) the first two lines in the window (not the title) and the part under "This product is licensed to:", including the "Product ID". Bring all that (except the Product ID for now) back here and post it for each product. If the information (parts of it) are the same from one product to another - save yourself (and those reading the post) time/effort and just make note of that instead of copying it again and again. This will provide the version and the license information (but nothing critical/secretive.) For example: Microsoft Office Word 2007 (12.0.6311.5000) SP1 MSO (12.0.6320.5000) Part of Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 This Product is Licensed to: Name Name Name (of individual/department/etc) Name Name Name (of comp[any, organization, etc) -- Download/install and run "Belarc Advisor" from he http://belarc.com/Programs/advisor.exe Take note of its results - in particular - the "Software Licenses" section. I would likely print it to PDF and paper for safe future reference. Do not post the product key here, but do take note in this section (and post here) the title of the softwares licensed on this computer... For example: Belarc - Advisor Microsoft - Internet Explorer Microsoft - MSDN Microsoft - Office Enterprise Microsoft - VSTA Microsoft - Windows Vista Ultimate - some of which would be unlikely to appear on a consumer system without being installed by a business with licenses for it. Given everything I have read in this thread - I would say you likely have no legitimate claim to the Microsoft Office software now installed upon it and would be (without imaging software and much trust in the previous user of the computer) out of luck when it came to fixing a catastrophic issue - should one arise. This said - your choice of actions is a moral/wisdom based one and nothing/no-one can make those choices for you. There is nothing other than your own choice that would hinder you from likely using Microsoft Office 2007 (Enterprise) on that system forever if it is working and updates properly now. That may change at some point in the future - but I doubt it. However - it is only different (IMO) than you downloading and installing one of the many pirated versions of Office 2007 floating freely on the Internet in the fact that you - personally - did not initiate and complete the installation. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
hi, simply for your interests sake now... I did a Disk Check and the report
included... CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5). Windows repplaced bad clusters in file 21058 of name \WINDOWS\SERVIC~I\i386\agtintl.dll. ... also in file 21350 of name \WINDOWS\SERVIC~I\i386 hschelpp.chm ... um ... 85 percent completed. Now memory dump has finished and report is Boot Devices have changed and BBS check in Bios . Remembered I changed the power cord and replugged, hdd detected and now booting ok. Earlier had Blue screen, may have been ower cable also but thought you may like to see the files Windows dealt with in the Dis Check message was...kernel stack fault_in page error_ (4 phrases)... ***STOP: 0x00000077 (0xC000000E,0C000000E,0x00000000,0x005C3D000) Beginning dump of physical memory. Yes, I will format sooner or later. -- ....scribble scribble scribble... "Shenan Stanley" wrote: snipped entire conversation http://groups.google.com/group/micro...fa49c51293cbcc /entire conversation umwhat wrote: I could not find any option to open Help the About anywhere for the office softwares. Where do I stand legally with this software? I mean, I do not have the installation media. Lol....the guy auctioned the computer in a hurry saying he was going overseas and lucky me was only looking for parts to make up computers. First off - I would not (personally) leave a computer purchased from most (this usually includes a new OEM purchase for me - although there have been exceptions) with the operating system/software it come installed with, but do a clean installation myself. I would *never* do it if the computer was a used computer purchased from an individual (and your case - given the facts you just did - would rank even *higher* on my list) - I would definitely format and start fresh. You might ask why - well the facts are pretty simple and common sense. - I do not know what the last user used the computer for. - I do not know what the last user installed on the computer (how/why.) Without that knowledge - it is very possible I am in possesion of things I would rather not be in possesion of and/or that the seller could be collecting information on me (or the spyware/adware it is covertly running is collecting information for someone/thing.) Paranoid? Maybe. Possible? Without a doubt. As for your status with that software - it could be legitimate (although it sucks you do not have installation media for it) or it could be illegitimate (meaning despite it being installed - you have no rights to it.) Given what you have... - "the guy auctioned the computer in a hurry saying he was going overseas and lucky me was only looking for parts to make up computers" - "this computer has Microsoft Office Enterprise Edition and Microsoft Offfice 2007 Professional" - "I do not have the installation media." I would venture to say you likely do not have a case for having bought Office 2007 of any flavor. As for the way given earlier to get the "About" information... Here is what I would suggest: -- Open each Microsoft Office product (at least the following - you can open, check and then close each one to minimize system load and speed things up...) - Access 2007 - Excel 2007 - PowerPoint 2007 - Word 2007 When you open each one... - Click the Microsoft Office Button. - Click "Name of Application" Options. (Sub in appropriate name) - Click Resources. - Click About. Take note of (type in notepad, write on a piece of paper, etc) the first two lines in the window (not the title) and the part under "This product is licensed to:", including the "Product ID". Bring all that (except the Product ID for now) back here and post it for each product. If the information (parts of it) are the same from one product to another - save yourself (and those reading the post) time/effort and just make note of that instead of copying it again and again. This will provide the version and the license information (but nothing critical/secretive.) For example: Microsoft Office Word 2007 (12.0.6311.5000) SP1 MSO (12.0.6320.5000) Part of Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 This Product is Licensed to: Name Name Name (of individual/department/etc) Name Name Name (of comp[any, organization, etc) -- Download/install and run "Belarc Advisor" from he http://belarc.com/Programs/advisor.exe Take note of its results - in particular - the "Software Licenses" section. I would likely print it to PDF and paper for safe future reference. Do not post the product key here, but do take note in this section (and post here) the title of the softwares licensed on this computer... For example: Belarc - Advisor Microsoft - Internet Explorer Microsoft - MSDN Microsoft - Office Enterprise Microsoft - VSTA Microsoft - Windows Vista Ultimate - some of which would be unlikely to appear on a consumer system without being installed by a business with licenses for it. Given everything I have read in this thread - I would say you likely have no legitimate claim to the Microsoft Office software now installed upon it and would be (without imaging software and much trust in the previous user of the computer) out of luck when it came to fixing a catastrophic issue - should one arise. This said - your choice of actions is a moral/wisdom based one and nothing/no-one can make those choices for you. There is nothing other than your own choice that would hinder you from likely using Microsoft Office 2007 (Enterprise) on that system forever if it is working and updates properly now. That may change at some point in the future - but I doubt it. However - it is only different (IMO) than you downloading and installing one of the many pirated versions of Office 2007 floating freely on the Internet in the fact that you - personally - did not initiate and complete the installation. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
well what do you know...the software is also registered to ********** and a
google leads me to an ru torrents website...whatever could this mean...hmmm, a format may be in order methinks. -- ....scribble scribble scribble... "Shenan Stanley" wrote: snipped entire conversation http://groups.google.com/group/micro...fa49c51293cbcc /entire conversation umwhat wrote: I could not find any option to open Help the About anywhere for the office softwares. Where do I stand legally with this software? I mean, I do not have the installation media. Lol....the guy auctioned the computer in a hurry saying he was going overseas and lucky me was only looking for parts to make up computers. First off - I would not (personally) leave a computer purchased from most (this usually includes a new OEM purchase for me - although there have been exceptions) with the operating system/software it come installed with, but do a clean installation myself. I would *never* do it if the computer was a used computer purchased from an individual (and your case - given the facts you just did - would rank even *higher* on my list) - I would definitely format and start fresh. You might ask why - well the facts are pretty simple and common sense. - I do not know what the last user used the computer for. - I do not know what the last user installed on the computer (how/why.) Without that knowledge - it is very possible I am in possesion of things I would rather not be in possesion of and/or that the seller could be collecting information on me (or the spyware/adware it is covertly running is collecting information for someone/thing.) Paranoid? Maybe. Possible? Without a doubt. As for your status with that software - it could be legitimate (although it sucks you do not have installation media for it) or it could be illegitimate (meaning despite it being installed - you have no rights to it.) Given what you have... - "the guy auctioned the computer in a hurry saying he was going overseas and lucky me was only looking for parts to make up computers" - "this computer has Microsoft Office Enterprise Edition and Microsoft Offfice 2007 Professional" - "I do not have the installation media." I would venture to say you likely do not have a case for having bought Office 2007 of any flavor. As for the way given earlier to get the "About" information... Here is what I would suggest: -- Open each Microsoft Office product (at least the following - you can open, check and then close each one to minimize system load and speed things up...) - Access 2007 - Excel 2007 - PowerPoint 2007 - Word 2007 When you open each one... - Click the Microsoft Office Button. - Click "Name of Application" Options. (Sub in appropriate name) - Click Resources. - Click About. Take note of (type in notepad, write on a piece of paper, etc) the first two lines in the window (not the title) and the part under "This product is licensed to:", including the "Product ID". Bring all that (except the Product ID for now) back here and post it for each product. If the information (parts of it) are the same from one product to another - save yourself (and those reading the post) time/effort and just make note of that instead of copying it again and again. This will provide the version and the license information (but nothing critical/secretive.) For example: Microsoft Office Word 2007 (12.0.6311.5000) SP1 MSO (12.0.6320.5000) Part of Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 This Product is Licensed to: Name Name Name (of individual/department/etc) Name Name Name (of comp[any, organization, etc) -- Download/install and run "Belarc Advisor" from he http://belarc.com/Programs/advisor.exe Take note of its results - in particular - the "Software Licenses" section. I would likely print it to PDF and paper for safe future reference. Do not post the product key here, but do take note in this section (and post here) the title of the softwares licensed on this computer... For example: Belarc - Advisor Microsoft - Internet Explorer Microsoft - MSDN Microsoft - Office Enterprise Microsoft - VSTA Microsoft - Windows Vista Ultimate - some of which would be unlikely to appear on a consumer system without being installed by a business with licenses for it. Given everything I have read in this thread - I would say you likely have no legitimate claim to the Microsoft Office software now installed upon it and would be (without imaging software and much trust in the previous user of the computer) out of luck when it came to fixing a catastrophic issue - should one arise. This said - your choice of actions is a moral/wisdom based one and nothing/no-one can make those choices for you. There is nothing other than your own choice that would hinder you from likely using Microsoft Office 2007 (Enterprise) on that system forever if it is working and updates properly now. That may change at some point in the future - but I doubt it. However - it is only different (IMO) than you downloading and installing one of the many pirated versions of Office 2007 floating freely on the Internet in the fact that you - personally - did not initiate and complete the installation. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
Me thinks too. ru=Russia
-- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "umwhat" wrote in message ... well what do you know...the software is also registered to ********** and a google leads me to an ru torrents website...whatever could this mean...hmmm, a format may be in order methinks. -- ...scribble scribble scribble... "Shenan Stanley" wrote: snipped entire conversation http://groups.google.com/group/micro...fa49c51293cbcc /entire conversation umwhat wrote: I could not find any option to open Help the About anywhere for the office softwares. Where do I stand legally with this software? I mean, I do not have the installation media. Lol....the guy auctioned the computer in a hurry saying he was going overseas and lucky me was only looking for parts to make up computers. First off - I would not (personally) leave a computer purchased from most (this usually includes a new OEM purchase for me - although there have been exceptions) with the operating system/software it come installed with, but do a clean installation myself. I would *never* do it if the computer was a used computer purchased from an individual (and your case - given the facts you just did - would rank even *higher* on my list) - I would definitely format and start fresh. You might ask why - well the facts are pretty simple and common sense. - I do not know what the last user used the computer for. - I do not know what the last user installed on the computer (how/why.) Without that knowledge - it is very possible I am in possesion of things I would rather not be in possesion of and/or that the seller could be collecting information on me (or the spyware/adware it is covertly running is collecting information for someone/thing.) Paranoid? Maybe. Possible? Without a doubt. As for your status with that software - it could be legitimate (although it sucks you do not have installation media for it) or it could be illegitimate (meaning despite it being installed - you have no rights to it.) Given what you have... - "the guy auctioned the computer in a hurry saying he was going overseas and lucky me was only looking for parts to make up computers" - "this computer has Microsoft Office Enterprise Edition and Microsoft Offfice 2007 Professional" - "I do not have the installation media." I would venture to say you likely do not have a case for having bought Office 2007 of any flavor. As for the way given earlier to get the "About" information... Here is what I would suggest: -- Open each Microsoft Office product (at least the following - you can open, check and then close each one to minimize system load and speed things up...) - Access 2007 - Excel 2007 - PowerPoint 2007 - Word 2007 When you open each one... - Click the Microsoft Office Button. - Click "Name of Application" Options. (Sub in appropriate name) - Click Resources. - Click About. Take note of (type in notepad, write on a piece of paper, etc) the first two lines in the window (not the title) and the part under "This product is licensed to:", including the "Product ID". Bring all that (except the Product ID for now) back here and post it for each product. If the information (parts of it) are the same from one product to another - save yourself (and those reading the post) time/effort and just make note of that instead of copying it again and again. This will provide the version and the license information (but nothing critical/secretive.) For example: Microsoft Office Word 2007 (12.0.6311.5000) SP1 MSO (12.0.6320.5000) Part of Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 This Product is Licensed to: Name Name Name (of individual/department/etc) Name Name Name (of comp[any, organization, etc) -- Download/install and run "Belarc Advisor" from he http://belarc.com/Programs/advisor.exe Take note of its results - in particular - the "Software Licenses" section. I would likely print it to PDF and paper for safe future reference. Do not post the product key here, but do take note in this section (and post here) the title of the softwares licensed on this computer... For example: Belarc - Advisor Microsoft - Internet Explorer Microsoft - MSDN Microsoft - Office Enterprise Microsoft - VSTA Microsoft - Windows Vista Ultimate - some of which would be unlikely to appear on a consumer system without being installed by a business with licenses for it. Given everything I have read in this thread - I would say you likely have no legitimate claim to the Microsoft Office software now installed upon it and would be (without imaging software and much trust in the previous user of the computer) out of luck when it came to fixing a catastrophic issue - should one arise. This said - your choice of actions is a moral/wisdom based one and nothing/no-one can make those choices for you. There is nothing other than your own choice that would hinder you from likely using Microsoft Office 2007 (Enterprise) on that system forever if it is working and updates properly now. That may change at some point in the future - but I doubt it. However - it is only different (IMO) than you downloading and installing one of the many pirated versions of Office 2007 floating freely on the Internet in the fact that you - personally - did not initiate and complete the installation. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Hi, how can I tell if the Microsoft Office 2007
umwhat wrote:
installed on a used computer I bought is a trial version or a retail version. The software is activated. Yeah, what you bought was hardware only. You got a polluted hard drive that the seller should have wiped clean, reformatted, and installed the OS *if* the OS were actually included in the sale. You don't have the install CDs and you don't have the COA to prove the seller transferred a legit license to you. The seller still has the legit license, you don't, or they gave you a pirated copy. If the seller didn't wipe and format the partition's on the hard drive and install a fresh copy of the OS then it is up to you to do that using either the install CDs provided by the seller or obtaining a legit copy of the OS (and any other apps you want to install). Call the seller. Ask them if they indeed intended to transfer their license for Office 2007 Pro to you as part of the sale. If so, have them send you the official installation media and the COA sheet. Also inform them that you will be calling Microsoft to confirm the buyer's license is legitimate and that the seller will lose their license for it. You already know what you have isn't legit. If you bought the laptop at, say, the Goodwill so you have no idea who was the original owner, you don't own any licenses for the OS and you don't own any licenses for the apps on the hard drive unless the install or recover CDs were included or their COAs. If you got a good price on the hardware and it works okay then consider it a good buy and now you'll have to go get the OS and apps to install on it. With the dearth of specifics on just how you obtained this used laptop, it is a very good bet that what you bought was hardware only that included a polluted hard drive. |
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