office 2007selection locked??? what does it mean

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sydoz

I have the OEM version of office small business therefore no disc!!!!
word excel etc have stopped functioning, telling me I can't modify as the
selection is
locked , I can't unlock it but In safe mode it tells me its already
activated but I can't even get the activation wizard up or any message in
normal mode??
please can someone help me??
sdh
 
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Bob Buckland ?:-\)

Hi Sydoz,

It's not clear why having a pre-installed on new PC (OEM) edition would mean that you would not have the original CD or a CD image
stored on the hard drive of the new PC that can be written to a CD from that image.

Have you checked with the PC supplier on this?

Where are you seeing the 'selection is locked message' (steps?)

=====================I have the OEM version of office small business therefore no disc!!!!
word excel etc have stopped functioning, telling me I can't modify as the selection is locked , I can't unlock it but In safe mode
it tells me its already activated but I can't even get the activation wizard up or any message in normal mode??
please can someone help me??
sdh >>
--

Bob Buckland ?:)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
 
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sydoz

Thanks bob, i am not sure either but apparently that is what MIcrosoft is
doing now, NO CD? for the OEM version ? I do not understand why.
This message comes up on the bottom right of the task bar in either word or
excel etc
 
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sydoz

They say its against company (read microsoft ) policy

JoAnn Paules said:
Your CD issue needs to be handled by your computer manufacturer. Tell them
you want a CD.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




sydoz said:
Thanks bob, i am not sure either but apparently that is what MIcrosoft is
doing now, NO CD? for the OEM version ? I do not understand why.
This message comes up on the bottom right of the task bar in either word
or
excel etc
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Bob Buckland ?:-\)

Hi Sydoz,

Can you tell us who the PC supplier is that has taken the position inferring that Microsoft doesn't want owners to have CDs for OEM
editions for Office 2007?

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They say its against company (read microsoft ) policy >>
--

Bob Buckland ?:)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
 
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sydoz

Hey bob:) he is just a small guy in sydney australia Scott Browne Computers
but the packaging also states a number of times, : on the front it says
"recovery discs are available but not inlcuded in this package"and the
inside where the disc normally is it says " no disc provided in this package"
, " place your separately acquired backup disc here" and TThen To acquire
backup disc follow instructions at http://www.mivrosoft.com/office /backup/"
Where you have to pay AGAIN for the disc, it was only $12 Aus so i did
order one.
Scott also came this mornig and reinstalled Office , it now works , so far
anyway,
Thanks :))
sdh
 
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Axalon

It is very likely that you had a Trial Version of the Office 2007
program installed. Trial versions will go into "Limited
Functionality" mode after a set time or a set number of uses. The
only way around this would be to purchase the full program. Your
system may have something like MS Works installed, and then the Office
2007 Trial to go along with it.
If you don't want to purchase the full version of the program, then
you can remove it, and use the Works program (Corel, whatever came
installed on your system) besides the Trial of Office 2007.
You can also use programs like Open Office as an alternative to MS
Office.
 
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sydoz

Thanks but it was definitley the full program!! I know this for a fact
thanks , i had it reinstalled, microsoft DOES NOT give a disc with the OEM
version
 
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Bob Buckland ?:-\)

Hi Sydoz,

Glad to hear that the reinstallation helped (was it just Office that was reinstalled or ????)

As for the CD, it was your PC supplier, rather than Microsoft, that chose to not provide the disc with the OEM edition of Office
2007. The PC supplier can choose to offer a media based or medialess kit. MS asks that PC suppliers do provide the media, but...
:)

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Thanks but it was definitley the full program!! I know this for a fact thanks , i had it reinstalled, microsoft DOES NOT give a
disc with the OEM version >>
--

Bob Buckland ?:)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
 
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sydoz

thanks it was just office and yes , the "disc-less" version costs about $200
Aus less:)
you do get the backup image thing , which is what they are moving towards
for everyone and everything
thanks again
sdh
 
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