How is it possible to have the "it's not in the original case" problem?
You buy office and bring it home or have it shipped to you.
It comes in a box and inside the box is a jewel case or a DVD case.
On the product key sticker affixed to the case, it say 'Don't lose this
key!'
(I'm not sure about Office, but for XP it specifically states the disk is
USELESS without the key.)
So you install Office, and put the CD back in the case.
Usually you install Office once, and once in a while for updates or
installing additional components, you have to insert the original CD, or
maybe if your system dies or you have to reinstall the OS because of a
virus.....
So, in all those situations, you take the CD out of the original case, use
it, and put it back.
It's not like you do it 50 times and there's a chance it gets misplaced
after a while.
How is it possible?
Oh, I burned a CD of all my favorite recipes but I have no case for it,
wait, take that office CD out of it's case with the product key, don't
want this CD of my recipes to get ruined...
Anyway, it cost a few hundred dollars, so you have to treat it carefully,
or plan to spend some extra money.
The good this is that Office 2003 is much better than Office 2000....
ANONYMOUS said:
He hasn't got the serial/PID number so he should just forget it and
instead consider taking some exercise by walking to his nearest store to
buy a new Office 2003 box! Simple and Bill Gates becomes a happy man!
Milly Staples said:
Simple English when asking a question is more appreciated than an
attempt at
humor.
What did you buy, and what is the exact problem. Insert the CD and see
what
version you have that you are having the problem with.
--
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After furious head scratching, Mike Peters asked:
| Before I get too far off my subject - my question is
| Is it worth my time to Call Microsoft to try to do this!
|
| I bought Office 2000 or Whatever it was called in 2003
| The Computer I had at the time Choked and could not load it.
| (Dinosaur) Time Passes - Dinosaur Dies, I finally got a new Computer
|
| Looking through all my old stuff I come across the Office CD complete
| with Pretty Holograms so it cannot be duplicated or forged. A real
| Honest to goodness legal copy- Horay!
|
| The Problem is - It's not in the Original Case, and Looking at
| EVERYTHING I own
| (I know I packed it all and put everything in storage and moved
| across the country) I have no Idea what happened to the silly Jewel
| Case) Which is where the CD Key is located.
|
| I know there are Pirated CD Keys on the net, but that won't fly since
| they use the activation step.
|
| Now back to the question - Is it worth calling Microsoft to register
| this, will they work with me if I scan or fax a Picture of me holding
| the original CD? Is the Hologram of any value whatsoever? Or will
| they shut me down for loosing the jewel case?
|
| Mike
