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Have you ever entered a pirated product key into your Microsoft Office? It can sometimes disable you from receiving critical updates, and support from Microsoft. A product key is a specific software-based key for a certain program. It is used to identify that the copy of the program is original. Product keys consist of a series of numbers or letters. This sequence is typically entered by the user during the installation of computer software, and is then passed to a verification function in the program. If you wish to acquire a licensed copy of Microsoft Office, you must change its product key to a genuine one.
Steps
Right-click on the start button and select Run.
Type regedit into the field, and click on OKAdvertisement
Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Office > 11.0 > Registration
Click on the item, composed of a combination of numbers and letters.
Hold Ctrl on your keyboard, and click on DigitalProductID and ProductID.
Press Delete and click on Yes.
Right-click on the start button and select Run.
Type regedit into the field, and click on OK
Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Office > 12.0 > Registration
Click on the item, composed of a combination of numbers and letters.
Hold Ctrl on your keyboard, and click on DigitalProductID and ProductID.
Press Delete and click on Yes.
Click on the Windows icon and select Run.
Type regedit into the field, and click on OK
Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Office > 10.0 > Registration
Click on the item, composed of a combination of numbers and letters.
Hold Ctrl on your keyboard, and click on DigitalProductID and ProductID.
Press Delete and click on Yes.
Expert Q&A
Tips
- Consider Open Source alternatives for all proprietary software: OpenOffice.org is an office suite comparable or superior to the "Pro" versions of Microsoft Office, yet is free, as in both freedom and beer.Thanks
- Write down the changes and initial values. You may later need to restore the Registry as it was.Thanks
- Create a System Restore Point before trying out these instructions. It will allow you to restore your operating system, if anything goes wrong with the Registry.Thanks
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