Software Activation Problem?

[AllenF]

Hope this is the right place for this question.

I have personal copies of OneNote 2003 and Project 2003. I installed them
(with permission) on my work laptop so that I can use those tools for my
classes and taking notes in meetings. The company just updated all the folks
in my department to office 2003, and things were going fine until last night.
I'm now locked out of all office applications, as if I never activated.
Here's the sequence of events:

1. Left the office, went to class.
2. Signed onto the university internet access
3. Opened Word, Opened OneNote.
4. Copied and pasted text from Word into oneNote
5. Exited oneNote and Word
6. Surfed the web for a bit
7. Launched oneNote at the start of class. Editing capabilities were disabled.
8. Launched Word and got the following message in the message bar:

"This modification is not allowed because the document is locked"

Does anybody know why this would happen? Is there a way that I can avoid
loosing the ability to edit documents in Office?

All help appreciated.

Allen

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MCSE+I, MVP]]

what happens when you click help - activate product?

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MCSE+I, MVP]]

what happens when you click help - activate product?

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MCSE+I, MVP]]

what happens when you click help - activate product?

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MCSE+I, MVP]]

what happens when you click help - activate product?

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MCSE+I, MVP]]

what happens when you click help - activate product?

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MCSE+I, MVP]]

what happens when you click help - activate product?

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MCSE+I, MVP]]

what happens when you click help - activate product?

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MCSE+I, MVP]]

what happens when you click help - activate product?

 

[AllenF]

Unfortunately, not a thing. I choose the menu item, and no dialog appears. My
copy of OneNote is a personal copy, and required activation. My installation
of Office 2003 standard was provided by my company and didn't require
activation via the activation wizard. (Site licence).

I'm wondering if maybe my machine is changing itself to the point that
Office thinks I'm movnig it to another machine. I have a Sony Vaio VGN T170p.
It reeks havoc on my company's software that uses an activation scheme as
well.

 

[AllenF]

Unfortunately, not a thing. I choose the menu item, and no dialog appears. My
copy of OneNote is a personal copy, and required activation. My installation
of Office 2003 standard was provided by my company and didn't require
activation via the activation wizard. (Site licence).

I'm wondering if maybe my machine is changing itself to the point that
Office thinks I'm movnig it to another machine. I have a Sony Vaio VGN T170p.
It reeks havoc on my company's software that uses an activation scheme as
well.

 

[AllenF]

Unfortunately, not a thing. I choose the menu item, and no dialog appears. My
copy of OneNote is a personal copy, and required activation. My installation
of Office 2003 standard was provided by my company and didn't require
activation via the activation wizard. (Site licence).

I'm wondering if maybe my machine is changing itself to the point that
Office thinks I'm movnig it to another machine. I have a Sony Vaio VGN T170p.
It reeks havoc on my company's software that uses an activation scheme as
well.

 

[AllenF]

Unfortunately, not a thing. I choose the menu item, and no dialog appears. My
copy of OneNote is a personal copy, and required activation. My installation
of Office 2003 standard was provided by my company and didn't require
activation via the activation wizard. (Site licence).

I'm wondering if maybe my machine is changing itself to the point that
Office thinks I'm movnig it to another machine. I have a Sony Vaio VGN T170p.
It reeks havoc on my company's software that uses an activation scheme as
well.

 

[AllenF]

Unfortunately, not a thing. I choose the menu item, and no dialog appears. My
copy of OneNote is a personal copy, and required activation. My installation
of Office 2003 standard was provided by my company and didn't require
activation via the activation wizard. (Site licence).

I'm wondering if maybe my machine is changing itself to the point that
Office thinks I'm movnig it to another machine. I have a Sony Vaio VGN T170p.
It reeks havoc on my company's software that uses an activation scheme as
well.

 

[AllenF]

Unfortunately, not a thing. I choose the menu item, and no dialog appears. My
copy of OneNote is a personal copy, and required activation. My installation
of Office 2003 standard was provided by my company and didn't require
activation via the activation wizard. (Site licence).

I'm wondering if maybe my machine is changing itself to the point that
Office thinks I'm movnig it to another machine. I have a Sony Vaio VGN T170p.
It reeks havoc on my company's software that uses an activation scheme as
well.

 

[AllenF]

Unfortunately, not a thing. I choose the menu item, and no dialog appears. My
copy of OneNote is a personal copy, and required activation. My installation
of Office 2003 standard was provided by my company and didn't require
activation via the activation wizard. (Site licence).

I'm wondering if maybe my machine is changing itself to the point that
Office thinks I'm movnig it to another machine. I have a Sony Vaio VGN T170p.
It reeks havoc on my company's software that uses an activation scheme as
well.

 

[AllenF]

Unfortunately, not a thing. I choose the menu item, and no dialog appears. My
copy of OneNote is a personal copy, and required activation. My installation
of Office 2003 standard was provided by my company and didn't require
activation via the activation wizard. (Site licence).

I'm wondering if maybe my machine is changing itself to the point that
Office thinks I'm movnig it to another machine. I have a Sony Vaio VGN T170p.
It reeks havoc on my company's software that uses an activation scheme as
well.

 

[psilvestri]

I am having the EXACT same problem with my entire office 2003 Small
business suite. First of all no activation notice ever appeared, and
second, when tring to go into activation, no dialog options appear.
Thus, I am effectivly locked out of being able to use the software, and
have tried to install, uninstall, reinstall, pray, curse... etc.

Does anyone have any recomendations short of reformating the entire
machine (again)?

Thanks a billion to anyone who can help.

 

[psilvestri]

I am having the EXACT same problem with my entire office 2003 Small
business suite. First of all no activation notice ever appeared, and
second, when tring to go into activation, no dialog options appear.
Thus, I am effectivly locked out of being able to use the software, and
have tried to install, uninstall, reinstall, pray, curse... etc.

Does anyone have any recomendations short of reformating the entire
machine (again)?

Thanks a billion to anyone who can help.

 

[psilvestri]

I am having the EXACT same problem with my entire office 2003 Small
business suite. First of all no activation notice ever appeared, and
second, when tring to go into activation, no dialog options appear.
Thus, I am effectivly locked out of being able to use the software, and
have tried to install, uninstall, reinstall, pray, curse... etc.

Does anyone have any recomendations short of reformating the entire
machine (again)?

Thanks a billion to anyone who can help.