Telephone activation broken

[Mike Matheny]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

--

Mike Matheny

First, the version in question is Office Basic 2003 OEM. I recently had to

replace my motherboard. I guess there are two issues:

1. I don't know if MS will even let me re-activate, because it's an OEM

version. Only the MB has changed, but will that kill it?

2. Office activation doesn't work. The online activation fails as

expected, with the warning "you have activated up to the limit for your
Product Key." But if I try the telephone activation, the dialog just
disappears. I've completely uninstalled Office and re-installed, but the
problem remains.

 

[Mike Matheny]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

--

Mike Matheny

First, the version in question is Office Basic 2003 OEM. I recently had to

replace my motherboard. I guess there are two issues:

1. I don't know if MS will even let me re-activate, because it's an OEM

version. Only the MB has changed, but will that kill it?

2. Office activation doesn't work. The online activation fails as

expected, with the warning "you have activated up to the limit for your
Product Key." But if I try the telephone activation, the dialog just
disappears. I've completely uninstalled Office and re-installed, but the
problem remains.

 

[Mike Matheny]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

--

Mike Matheny

First, the version in question is Office Basic 2003 OEM. I recently had to

replace my motherboard. I guess there are two issues:

1. I don't know if MS will even let me re-activate, because it's an OEM

version. Only the MB has changed, but will that kill it?

2. Office activation doesn't work. The online activation fails as

expected, with the warning "you have activated up to the limit for your
Product Key." But if I try the telephone activation, the dialog just
disappears. I've completely uninstalled Office and re-installed, but the
problem remains.

 

[Mike Matheny]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

--

Mike Matheny

First, the version in question is Office Basic 2003 OEM. I recently had to

replace my motherboard. I guess there are two issues:

1. I don't know if MS will even let me re-activate, because it's an OEM

version. Only the MB has changed, but will that kill it?

2. Office activation doesn't work. The online activation fails as

expected, with the warning "you have activated up to the limit for your
Product Key." But if I try the telephone activation, the dialog just
disappears. I've completely uninstalled Office and re-installed, but the
problem remains.

 

[Mike Matheny]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

--

Mike Matheny

First, the version in question is Office Basic 2003 OEM. I recently had to

replace my motherboard. I guess there are two issues:

1. I don't know if MS will even let me re-activate, because it's an OEM

version. Only the MB has changed, but will that kill it?

2. Office activation doesn't work. The online activation fails as

expected, with the warning "you have activated up to the limit for your
Product Key." But if I try the telephone activation, the dialog just
disappears. I've completely uninstalled Office and re-installed, but the
problem remains.

 

[Mike Matheny]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

--

Mike Matheny

First, the version in question is Office Basic 2003 OEM. I recently had to

replace my motherboard. I guess there are two issues:

1. I don't know if MS will even let me re-activate, because it's an OEM

version. Only the MB has changed, but will that kill it?

2. Office activation doesn't work. The online activation fails as

expected, with the warning "you have activated up to the limit for your
Product Key." But if I try the telephone activation, the dialog just
disappears. I've completely uninstalled Office and re-installed, but the
problem remains.

 

[Bryce Schober]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

This is a REAL Microsoft Basic Edition 2003 CD with the notice "For distribution with a new PC only." It was shipped with a new Dell machine, but installed on a different (from-parts) PC.

 

[Bryce Schober]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

This is a REAL Microsoft Basic Edition 2003 CD with the notice "For distribution with a new PC only." It was shipped with a new Dell machine, but installed on a different (from-parts) PC.

 

[Bryce Schober]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

This is a REAL Microsoft Basic Edition 2003 CD with the notice "For distribution with a new PC only." It was shipped with a new Dell machine, but installed on a different (from-parts) PC.

 

[Bryce Schober]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

This is a REAL Microsoft Basic Edition 2003 CD with the notice "For distribution with a new PC only." It was shipped with a new Dell machine, but installed on a different (from-parts) PC.

 

[Bryce Schober]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

This is a REAL Microsoft Basic Edition 2003 CD with the notice "For distribution with a new PC only." It was shipped with a new Dell machine, but installed on a different (from-parts) PC.

 

[Bryce Schober]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

This is a REAL Microsoft Basic Edition 2003 CD with the notice "For distribution with a new PC only." It was shipped with a new Dell machine, but installed on a different (from-parts) PC.

 

[Bryce Schober]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

This is a REAL Microsoft Basic Edition 2003 CD with the notice "For distribution with a new PC only." It was shipped with a new Dell machine, but installed on a different (from-parts) PC.

 

[Bryce Schober]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

This is a REAL Microsoft Basic Edition 2003 CD with the notice "For distribution with a new PC only." It was shipped with a new Dell machine, but installed on a different (from-parts) PC.

 

[Bryce Schober]

Is this a 'REAL' Office CD, or a burned one? Sounds like the manufacturer is
installing same copy on multiple PC's! Who is the manufacturer?

This is a REAL Microsoft Basic Edition 2003 CD with the notice "For distribution with a new PC only." It was shipped with a new Dell machine, but installed on a different (from-parts) PC.

 

[Bryce Schober]

The real question here is why does pressing "Next" after selecting "I want to activate the software by telephone" make the Microsoft Office 2003 Activation Wizard dialog disappear? Can anyone imagine why this might happen? If I could get to contacting Microsoft about it, the other question would be answered...

- Bryce

 

[Bryce Schober]

The real question here is why does pressing "Next" after selecting "I want to activate the software by telephone" make the Microsoft Office 2003 Activation Wizard dialog disappear? Can anyone imagine why this might happen? If I could get to contacting Microsoft about it, the other question would be answered...

- Bryce

 

[Bryce Schober]

The real question here is why does pressing "Next" after selecting "I want to activate the software by telephone" make the Microsoft Office 2003 Activation Wizard dialog disappear? Can anyone imagine why this might happen? If I could get to contacting Microsoft about it, the other question would be answered...

- Bryce

 

[Bryce Schober]

The real question here is why does pressing "Next" after selecting "I want to activate the software by telephone" make the Microsoft Office 2003 Activation Wizard dialog disappear? Can anyone imagine why this might happen? If I could get to contacting Microsoft about it, the other question would be answered...

- Bryce

 

[Bryce Schober]

The real question here is why does pressing "Next" after selecting "I want to activate the software by telephone" make the Microsoft Office 2003 Activation Wizard dialog disappear? Can anyone imagine why this might happen? If I could get to contacting Microsoft about it, the other question would be answered...

- Bryce