Installation of Office XP

[JC]

I just purchased a new computer and started to install my
copy of Office XP For Students and Teachers. It asks for
the product ID number and I had pulled it off the old
computer but it refuses to accept the 20-digit number
because it keeps asking for a 25-digit number. It is
unlikely that I still have the box with the 25-digit
number because I have moved since I installed it on my
old computer. Is there any way to extract the 25-digit
number from the loaded software on the other computer?
Thanks for you help! JC

 

[Cerridwen]

I just purchased a new computer and started to install my
copy of Office XP For Students and Teachers. It asks for
the product ID number and I had pulled it off the old
computer but it refuses to accept the 20-digit number
because it keeps asking for a 25-digit number. It is
unlikely that I still have the box with the 25-digit
number because I have moved since I installed it on my
old computer. Is there any way to extract the 25-digit
number from the loaded software on the other computer?
Thanks for you help! JC

That's because you're trying to install it using the Product ID, /not/ the
installation key. They are /not/ one and the same - the installation key is
alpha-numeric.

You can use Aida32 (Enterprise Edition - available from www.aida32.hu) to
locate the product key. Please note that Office XP STE may be installed on
*ONE* system at a time - when you've extracted the installation key, you are
obliged to remove it from the old system.

 

[Barry Watzman]

Yes, AIDA, Belarc and several other software products can tell you the
product key for Windows, Office and many other products if they are
properly installed and working on a computer. AIDA is a free download
programs, do a net search and you should be able to find a source from
which you can download it. Not sure if Belarc is free or not.