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Hi Friendz..

Can you tellme why office 2007, preinstalled in vista is not accepting the product key ,which is being supplied with compaq 6510b.

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Quick, practical checklist (building on , and ) that explains what to check and what to try next when a preinstalled Office 2007 product key is refused on a Compaq:

  • Verify exactly which Office edition is installed and its activation status: open any Office 2007 program, click the round Microsoft Office button, go to the Options/Resources area and use Activate (the Activation Wizard shows whether the copy is a trial, OEM/factory install, or expects a different edition). (support.microsoft.com)

  • Confirm the key being entered matches the installed edition (Home & Student vs Standard vs Professional) and that the key is the 25-character Office key, not the Windows COA sticker. Microsoft documents where legitimate Office keys are found and warns that keys from questionable sellers may be blocked. (support.microsoft.com)

  • If a factory trial or an OEM factory-activated instance is present and a retail key is being used, fully remove the trial/OEM bits before installing the retail media: uninstall Office from Programs and Features, then use Microsofts removal/cleanup guidance or FixIt/manual removal steps if the normal uninstall fails (those KB steps remove leftover installers that commonly block activation). After cleanup, install the correct retail/edition media and enter the matching key. (blog.henrypoon.com)

  • If the product key is lost, damaged, or still refused after the correct-install cleanup, escalate: contact the PC manufacturer (Compaq/HP) for any recovery media or supplied Office key documentation, or contact Microsoft Product Activation for replacement guidance—Microsoft documents the process and what information to have ready (proof of purchase, serial, readable parts of the key). (learn.microsoft.com)

Note: Office 2007 is out of support; if resolving activation is difficult or the key cannot be replaced, consider moving to a current supported office suite (for security and compatibility) rather than chasing an unsupported build. (support.microsoft.com)

If the Activation Wizard reports a specific error code, include that code when contacting HP or Microsoft—it speeds diagnosis and avoids guesswork.

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Member Avatar for Ole Raptor

I would contact your manufacturer

Member Avatar for scru

If you found the product key on the machine, then it's the product key for Vista, not Office. Yep, they need separate keys.

Member Avatar for Smalls

Just another way for Microsoft to get more money i guess

Quiet pointless to have Vista come with a 30-day trial to Office 07 Standard

Didn't XP come with office fully installed?

Member Avatar for Ole Raptor

no it didnt. depending on the manufacturer you received 30-90 day trials. just advertising. but if you like the office there is an alternative. Open Office http://download.openoffice.org/index.html

Member Avatar for Psychopsis

Windows vista does not come with Office 2007 installed on it already,
I had to visit a friend who had it on his computer and he also put
it on my laptop, which is Vista home basic (bad idea)

Anyways, Yes, Vista and Office need two seperate product keys
to be installed.

Ask your friends if they have 2007 on their computers, see if they have
product keys.

Sorry I couldn't help more.
Good luck

Psychopsis

Member Avatar for Ole Raptor

not sure if i would run with that one. i believe they have upped their key logging. plus if caught they can come after you since its not a registered copy and illegal. however openoffice has most of the same apps as office and is free.

Member Avatar for ritadylan

Can I put any other versions product key for it?

Edited by crunchie because: n/a
Member Avatar for submitqueen

Are you trying to install office software that came with another machine?. If this is the case it will never install because the product you have is an OEM which means the license works only on that machine and not on all machines. The license dies with the machine.

Member Avatar for Smalls

Just a suggestion!!!

You could find a good friend or a relative that has "Bought" office 07
and see if they will let you borrow it to install it

I believe that a bought version can be used on up to Three PC's
I think!!!

But there are several different versions

You can choose what you want while installing

Remember
Just a suggestion!

Member Avatar for lovedevughn

:sad:

Member Avatar for barryt

your pre-installed office last only a certain time then you need to un-install it and re-install the software from the CD you bought, you cannot upgrade the trail version to a OEM version

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