fix for MS/Office nag screen"

[jazzman111]

I recently bought a new PC running Vista. I installed MS/Office from a CD I used on my previous PC, which ran on XP/home. Now, whenever I launch Word (and I presume Excel, etc.), I get the nag screen that says "This is not a genuine version of Word". I've Googled for fixes, but they seem to be designed for the XP operating system, not VISTA. Can anyone suggest or point me to a fix that will work in VISTA. Incidentally, I had temporary success with one fix that had me change Load Behavior/Modify value in regEdit from 3 to 0, but it only worked for awhile. I suspect that one of my MS updates changed it back, but not sure.

 

[linney]

Did the new PC come with any Office programs (trials) pre-installed?

Microsoft Office is not registering as genuine even though I purchased it through microsoft?

http://social.answers.microsoft.com.../thread/e1e29610-fbe6-425a-acb1-0a0d5162b52d/

You could also look to the MS Office forum for expert help.

http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=68

 

[jazzman111]

Did the new PC come with any Office programs (trials) pre-installed?" No. I used a CD I used to install Office on my previous PC, and I don't really remember where that came from.

 

[MasterRacker]

I used a CD I used to install Office on my previous PC, and I don't really remember where that came from.

We know it worked on XP, but are you sure what's on the CD is genuine?

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[smah]

In addition.... Do you have a valid license & key for this cd? Is this a retail version of MS Office or is it an OEM?

If you don't have a valid/legal license, the best bet is to get a legal version.

 

[cmeagan656]

I used a CD I used to install Office on my previous PC...

Unless the CD was a retail version and you uninstalled Office from the XP machine then you can not install MS Office on the Vista PC unless you have a different product key/license.

OEM versions of Office are non-transferable and Retail versions can only be installed on one machine at a time unless you have a multi-user license.

Hope this helps.

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[linney]

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 can be installed on up to 3 machines (with the one Product Key) for use in the one home. What version of Office is the old XP one?

 

[BionicJohn]

Sounds like you could have had a volume licence.

Try putting the licence number into Google and see what response you get.

See also:
My Copy of Word is Not Genuine?
and
thread68-1243379


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