Office Activation

[hangsterthemonster]

Hi, I have a trial version of Microsoft Office Small Business Edition and I
would like to activate it. I followed the instructions of selecting
"Activate Product..." under "Help", but nothing happened when I clicked on
the "Convert..." under the "Microsoft Office Small Business Edition". What's
the problem?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to convert an Office 2003 Trial edition to a full retail edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831023

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Hi, I have a trial version of Microsoft Office Small Business Edition and I
| would like to activate it. I followed the instructions of selecting
| "Activate Product..." under "Help", but nothing happened when I clicked on
| the "Convert..." under the "Microsoft Office Small Business Edition". What's
| the problem?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Convert is not Activate. Activate allows you to use it more than 50 times
but within the stated timeframe. Convert means that you are paying for it
and will be granted a perpetual license.

 

[hangsterthemonster]

I've already activated the product and I meant that I want to convert to the
full product now, but I can't because software wouldn't do anything when I
pressed the convert button.

Convert is not Activate. Activate allows you to use it more than 50 times
but within the stated timeframe. Convert means that you are paying for it
and will be granted a perpetual license.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Hi, I have a trial version of Microsoft Office Small Business Edition and
I
would like to activate it. I followed the instructions of selecting
"Activate Product..." under "Help", but nothing happened when I clicked on
the "Convert..." under the "Microsoft Office Small Business Edition".
What's
the problem?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

To convert, you have to pay for Office. You'd remember authorizing ~$200 (or
more) on your charge card.


At least, *I'd* remember that and I have a really bad memory. ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I've already activated the product and I meant that I want to convert to
the
full product now, but I can't because software wouldn't do anything when I
pressed the convert button.

Convert is not Activate. Activate allows you to use it more than 50 times
but within the stated timeframe. Convert means that you are paying for it
and will be granted a perpetual license.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



in
message news:[email protected]...

Hi, I have a trial version of Microsoft Office Small Business Edition
and
I
would like to activate it. I followed the instructions of selecting
"Activate Product..." under "Help", but nothing happened when I clicked
on
the "Convert..." under the "Microsoft Office Small Business Edition".
What's
the problem?

 

[hangsterthemonster]

The thing is though, I never did pay for I never converted the product, and
now none of the Office applications can allow me to do anything in them. My
question is why nothing happens when I press "Convert..."? I really need
Office to do my work.

To convert, you have to pay for Office. You'd remember authorizing ~$200 (or
more) on your charge card.


At least, *I'd* remember that and I have a really bad memory. ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I've already activated the product and I meant that I want to convert to
the
full product now, but I can't because software wouldn't do anything when I
pressed the convert button.

Convert is not Activate. Activate allows you to use it more than 50 times
but within the stated timeframe. Convert means that you are paying for it
and will be granted a perpetual license.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



in
message Hi, I have a trial version of Microsoft Office Small Business Edition
and
I
would like to activate it. I followed the instructions of selecting
"Activate Product..." under "Help", but nothing happened when I clicked
on
the "Convert..." under the "Microsoft Office Small Business Edition".
What's
the problem?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Purchase a "Full Retail Version" of Office 2003,
uninstall the trial version, then install the purchased
version.

Office 2003 Editions: Compare them to Previous Versions
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/compare.mspx

How to Buy Office 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/howtobuy/standard.mspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"hangsterthemonster" wrote:

| The thing is though, I never did pay for I never converted the product, and
| now none of the Office applications can allow me to do anything in them. My
| question is why nothing happens when I press "Convert..."? I really need
| Office to do my work.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

I'm not being a b*tch, I have to ask this question. *If* you knew you need
Office and you knew it was a trial version, why didn't you just buy Office
and be done with it? I see a LOT of posts from people who are in the same
pickle you're in and I can't help but wonder why they didn't buy Office if
they need it.

I'm sorry you're stuck at this point. I can tell you that amazon.com has
some good prices on Office and you'll probably get free shipping.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

The thing is though, I never did pay for I never converted the product,
and
now none of the Office applications can allow me to do anything in them.
My
question is why nothing happens when I press "Convert..."? I really need
Office to do my work.

To convert, you have to pay for Office. You'd remember authorizing ~$200
(or
more) on your charge card.


At least, *I'd* remember that and I have a really bad memory. ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



in
message news:[email protected]...

I've already activated the product and I meant that I want to convert
to
the
full product now, but I can't because software wouldn't do anything
when I
pressed the convert button.

:

Convert is not Activate. Activate allows you to use it more than 50
times
but within the stated timeframe. Convert means that you are paying for
it
and will be granted a perpetual license.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"hangsterthemonster" <[email protected]>
wrote
in
message Hi, I have a trial version of Microsoft Office Small Business
Edition
and
I
would like to activate it. I followed the instructions of selecting
"Activate Product..." under "Help", but nothing happened when I
clicked
on
the "Convert..." under the "Microsoft Office Small Business
Edition".
What's
the problem?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

As Carey mentioned, basically you'd need to purchase a retail copy of MS Office as the most reliable trial conversion method.

Some trial copies dont' convert due to errors, sometimes as simple as your computer's firewall blocking the connection. See if the
information here helps:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831023&FR=1

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I've already activated the product and I meant that I want to convert to the
full product now, but I can't because software wouldn't do anything when I
pressed the convert button. <<
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Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

For Everyday MS Office tips to "use right away" -
http://microsoft.com/events/series/administrativetipsandtricks.mspx