Is there a way to change Office serial number?

[ToddAndMargo]

Hi All,

I am about to roll out several new Linux workstations
with Office Basic 2007 OEM installed on them. (Office
2007 runs very nicely under the Wine application
layer -- nothing else does.)

Hard drives are very easy to clone under Linux. Problem:
on the initial workstation, I already activated Office.
Is there a way to force Office to reactivate so I can
put in the correct license key on subsequent cloned
workstations?

Many thanks,
-T

p.s I suppose I could just uninstall Office and reinstall
it (probably miss some registry keys). Or, talk the
customer into a site license.

 

[20100208]

The manul method is as follows:

1> Close all Microsoft Office applications.
2> Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
3> Locate the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration

4> Note You may also find another subkey that resembles the following
subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration\{91120000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}

5> If you find additional subkeys that reference Microsoft 12.0
registration, open each subkey, and then identify the product by the
ProductName entry.
For example: ProductName=Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007

6> When you find the subkey for the product from which you want to
remove the existing product license key, delete the following entries:

DigitalProductID
ProductID

7> Exit Registry Editor.

8) Start any office product and you will be prompted to enter a new
serial number.

hth

 

[ToddAndMargo]

The manul method is as follows:

1> Close all Microsoft Office applications.
2> Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
3> Locate the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration

4> Note You may also find another subkey that resembles the following
subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration\{91120000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}


5> If you find additional subkeys that reference Microsoft 12.0
registration, open each subkey, and then identify the product by the
ProductName entry.
For example: ProductName=Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007

6> When you find the subkey for the product from which you want to
remove the existing product license key, delete the following entries:

DigitalProductID
ProductID

7> Exit Registry Editor.

8) Start any office product and you will be prompted to enter a new
serial number.

hth

Wow! Thank you!

-T