How to obtain office software

[Rach]

My computer crashed so my son replaced harddrive but did not reinstall Office
software and I don't have the cd anymore. I looked in my system and it now
says "registered to" none on the first line and none on the second line but
it still has a a series of numbers on the third line. Is that my product
number? And what do I do with these numbers to get Office downloaded on to
my laptop. I have Windows XP professional edition if that is any help.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

My computer crashed so my son replaced harddrive but did not
reinstall Office software and I don't have the cd anymore. I looked
in my system and it now says "registered to" none on the first line
and none on the second line but it still has a a series of numbers on
the third line. Is that my product number? And what do I do with
these numbers to get Office downloaded on to my laptop. I have
Windows XP professional edition if that is any help.

No, that is the Windows Product ID which identifies the version of Windows
to the system.

The version of Windows installed on the system is immaterial - Office is not
available for download legally anywhere (and I bet you're one of those who
doesn't know the difference between downloading and installing - hint: you
don't download from a program installation CD - you download from the
internet and, in the case of commercial applications, that's illegal).

If you need Office, you will need to purchase it.

 

[DL]

If you no longer have the cd you cannot install Office, nor could you copy
Office files from the old hd, if available.
Depending how you obtained Office you may be able to replace the media.
If Office was supplied with pc, contact pc supplier
If Office was a retail version contact MS,
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326246

The registration details you see are nothing to do with Office.

 

[cherry]

sarcasim is the lowest form of wit, there is no need to be so nasty when
informing !new! comers to the net we all have to start somewhere, i hope that
you never need help and are returned with the same sarcasim

 

[cherry]

hi rachel im new to all this to and disagree with the reply you received, as
i say 'sarcasim is the lowest form of wit', i am sorry u lost your office
software a possibility is to look in computer shops that have exchange and
second hand software,some hire and some sell most high st will have one or
more of these,at a lot cheaper cost.good luck.