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How do I reinstall Microsoft Office Proffesional XP after uninstalling
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This is how Microsoft limits their income, by inhibiting us from upgrading to XP from 2k. I seem to remember that it is not the registry but a writable sector of the CD that get's changed. At any rate, MS tells you to call them (apparently there is or is supposed to be a number on your screen to call. If there isn;t just call sales and ask for a manger, then quetch for all you're worth..it works).
M'soft's explanation below, but in the meantime, this: Whenever you get a product with limited installs, there is a work around. Before you install anything, copy the program to a new cd. Use that for you installation. Keep the original for a safe backup. This goes, for instance, for Quick Books, and some Symantec programs.
Now for Microsoft's lame explanation that they are doing this because they care about you:
Windows XP Product Activation
Published: August 29, 2002
Related Links
• Details about Microsoft Product Activation
• Details on SP1 Changes to Activation
• Answers to Questions About Microsoft Product Activation
• About Microsoft Product Activation and Microsoft's Volume Licensing Customers
• Microsoft Office XP Product Activation
• ZDNet: Top Windows XP Questions Answered, Including Product Activation
Learn More
Windows Product Activation Demo
Learn more about how Windows Product Activation protects you from software piracy.
300k | 100k | 56k
Microsoft is committed to the protection of intellectual property rights and the reduction of software piracy. Everyone in the economic chain—not just the software manufacturer—is hurt by piracy, including the reseller, the support provider, and you, the end user. Authentic Microsoft software assures you of high-quality, virus-free software. Pirated software does not.
Windows XP retail products contain software-based product activation technology, which means you need to activate your copy of Windows XP in order to use it. Some new PCs purchased with Windows XP pre-installed will also require activation. If your organization licenses Windows XP through one of Microsoft's volume licensing agreement programs such as Open License and Select License, you will not be required to activate those Windows XP licenses.
Service Pack 1 Changes to Product Activation
Software piracy continues to be a worldwide problem and Microsoft is committed to a long-term strategy of protecting intellectual property through innovative technologies. Microsoft will introduce additional technical measures in Service Pack 1 for Windows XP, to ensure legally licensed customers receive the full benefits of owning their valid license. These changes include denying access to the Windows XP SP1 update for computers with pirated installations, validating product keys during activation, and repairing cracks to activation. Additional features have been added to provide a better customer experience, including an additional three-day grace period to re-activate after significant hardware changes and the ability for volume license customers to encrypt their volume license product key in unattended installations.
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Product Activation Overview
Microsoft Product Activation is an anti-piracy technology designed to verify that software products have been legitimately licensed. This aims to reduce a form of piracy known as casual copying. Activation also helps protect against hard drive cloning. Activation is quick, simple, and unobtrusive, and it protects your privacy.
Product Activation works by verifying that a software program's product key has not been used on more personal computers than intended by the software's license. You must use the product key in order to install the software and then it is transformed into an installation ID number. You use an activation wizard to provide the installation ID number to Microsoft either through a secure transfer over the Internet, or by telephone. A confirmation ID is sent back to your machine to activate your product.
The installation ID number includes an encrypted form of the product ID and a hardware hash, or checksum. No personally identifying data is included or required. The confirmation ID is simply an unlocking code for the Windows XP installation on that particular PC.
If you overhaul your computer by replacing a substantial number of hardware components, it may appear to be a different PC. You may have to reactivate Windows XP. If this should occur, you can call the telephone number displayed on the activation screen to reactivate the software.
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Activate Windows XP Right Away
If you have not activated Windows XP, you will be reminded each time you log in and at common intervals until the end of the activation grace period of 30 days. If you have not activated Windows XP within this timeframe, you will need to do so to continue using it.
If you choose to activate your product over the Internet, upon your submission the activation wizard will detect your Internet connection and connect to a secure server to transfer your installation ID to Microsoft. A confirmation ID is passed back to your computer, automatically activating Windows XP. This process normally takes just a few seconds to complete. No personally identifiable information is required to activate Windows XP.
To activate Windows XP over the telephone, you can simply call a toll-free* number displayed on your screen. A customer service representative will ask for the installation ID number displayed on the same screen, enter that number into a secure database, and return a confirmation ID to you. Once you have typed the confirmation ID, the activation process is complete.
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Product Registration
Product activation is not the same as product registration. As discussed above, product activation is required and is completely anonymous. Product registration, on the other hand, is completely optional. You may opt to provide personal information, such as your e-mail address, for product registration purposes. Registration entitles you to receive information about product updates and special offers directly from Microsoft. All registration information provided is stored securely and no information is ever loaned or sold to third parties.
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Product Activation Protects Your Privacy at Every Step
Activation data and any optional registration data provided to Microsoft is stored in a secure facility. Microsoft's privacy statement is displayed during the activation process.
* Toll-free telephone numbers are available in all countries whose telephony infrastructures provide for them. The telephone numbers to call are displayed when telephone activation is chosen.
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M'soft's explanation below, but in the meantime, this: Whenever you get a product with limited installs, there is a work around. Before you install anything, copy the program to a new cd. Use that for you installation. Keep the original for a safe backup. This goes, for instance, for Quick Books, and some Symantec programs.
Now for Microsoft's lame explanation that they are doing this because they care about you:
Windows XP Product Activation
Published: August 29, 2002
Related Links
• Details about Microsoft Product Activation
• Details on SP1 Changes to Activation
• Answers to Questions About Microsoft Product Activation
• About Microsoft Product Activation and Microsoft's Volume Licensing Customers
• Microsoft Office XP Product Activation
• ZDNet: Top Windows XP Questions Answered, Including Product Activation
Learn More
Windows Product Activation Demo
Learn more about how Windows Product Activation protects you from software piracy.
300k | 100k | 56k
Microsoft is committed to the protection of intellectual property rights and the reduction of software piracy. Everyone in the economic chain—not just the software manufacturer—is hurt by piracy, including the reseller, the support provider, and you, the end user. Authentic Microsoft software assures you of high-quality, virus-free software. Pirated software does not.
Windows XP retail products contain software-based product activation technology, which means you need to activate your copy of Windows XP in order to use it. Some new PCs purchased with Windows XP pre-installed will also require activation. If your organization licenses Windows XP through one of Microsoft's volume licensing agreement programs such as Open License and Select License, you will not be required to activate those Windows XP licenses.
Service Pack 1 Changes to Product Activation
Software piracy continues to be a worldwide problem and Microsoft is committed to a long-term strategy of protecting intellectual property through innovative technologies. Microsoft will introduce additional technical measures in Service Pack 1 for Windows XP, to ensure legally licensed customers receive the full benefits of owning their valid license. These changes include denying access to the Windows XP SP1 update for computers with pirated installations, validating product keys during activation, and repairing cracks to activation. Additional features have been added to provide a better customer experience, including an additional three-day grace period to re-activate after significant hardware changes and the ability for volume license customers to encrypt their volume license product key in unattended installations.
Top of page
Product Activation Overview
Microsoft Product Activation is an anti-piracy technology designed to verify that software products have been legitimately licensed. This aims to reduce a form of piracy known as casual copying. Activation also helps protect against hard drive cloning. Activation is quick, simple, and unobtrusive, and it protects your privacy.
Product Activation works by verifying that a software program's product key has not been used on more personal computers than intended by the software's license. You must use the product key in order to install the software and then it is transformed into an installation ID number. You use an activation wizard to provide the installation ID number to Microsoft either through a secure transfer over the Internet, or by telephone. A confirmation ID is sent back to your machine to activate your product.
The installation ID number includes an encrypted form of the product ID and a hardware hash, or checksum. No personally identifying data is included or required. The confirmation ID is simply an unlocking code for the Windows XP installation on that particular PC.
If you overhaul your computer by replacing a substantial number of hardware components, it may appear to be a different PC. You may have to reactivate Windows XP. If this should occur, you can call the telephone number displayed on the activation screen to reactivate the software.
Top of page
Activate Windows XP Right Away
If you have not activated Windows XP, you will be reminded each time you log in and at common intervals until the end of the activation grace period of 30 days. If you have not activated Windows XP within this timeframe, you will need to do so to continue using it.
If you choose to activate your product over the Internet, upon your submission the activation wizard will detect your Internet connection and connect to a secure server to transfer your installation ID to Microsoft. A confirmation ID is passed back to your computer, automatically activating Windows XP. This process normally takes just a few seconds to complete. No personally identifiable information is required to activate Windows XP.
To activate Windows XP over the telephone, you can simply call a toll-free* number displayed on your screen. A customer service representative will ask for the installation ID number displayed on the same screen, enter that number into a secure database, and return a confirmation ID to you. Once you have typed the confirmation ID, the activation process is complete.
Top of page
Product Registration
Product activation is not the same as product registration. As discussed above, product activation is required and is completely anonymous. Product registration, on the other hand, is completely optional. You may opt to provide personal information, such as your e-mail address, for product registration purposes. Registration entitles you to receive information about product updates and special offers directly from Microsoft. All registration information provided is stored securely and no information is ever loaned or sold to third parties.
Top of page
Product Activation Protects Your Privacy at Every Step
Activation data and any optional registration data provided to Microsoft is stored in a secure facility. Microsoft's privacy statement is displayed during the activation process.
* Toll-free telephone numbers are available in all countries whose telephony infrastructures provide for them. The telephone numbers to call are displayed when telephone activation is chosen.
Top of page
Well it doesn't actually 'LIMIT' Microsoft's income!
This is to protect Microsoft's income
If you have an OEM version of Office Pro, you are only permitted to install it on the original computer with which it was purchased: the licence lives and dies with that computer.
If you have a full retail pack, then you may install it on 1 PC and 1 Notebook providing it is for an individual's use and only one is in use at any given time.
If it is part of a multiple licence plan, then there is a completely different set of rules and conditions.
If you have one of the former 2 versions and have to ligitimately reinstall Office, then you will need to use the telephone option to reactivate. I've not heard of anyone having any problems reactivating if they are the legal users. The system is designed to stop piracy.
Regards: tf1
This is to protect Microsoft's income
If you have an OEM version of Office Pro, you are only permitted to install it on the original computer with which it was purchased: the licence lives and dies with that computer.
If you have a full retail pack, then you may install it on 1 PC and 1 Notebook providing it is for an individual's use and only one is in use at any given time.
If it is part of a multiple licence plan, then there is a completely different set of rules and conditions.
If you have one of the former 2 versions and have to ligitimately reinstall Office, then you will need to use the telephone option to reactivate. I've not heard of anyone having any problems reactivating if they are the legal users. The system is designed to stop piracy.
Regards: tf1
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