Where is the Certificate of Authenticity?

[Johann Fu]

I recently purchased a new Toshiba laptop. Office Onenote 2003 is already
installed in it. When I try to run Onenote, it asks me for the product key,
which (it says) is on the back of the CD or on the Certificate of
Authenticity. Since the laptop did not come with the installation CD (since
Onenote was already installed) nor with any Certificate of Authenticity that
I have been able to find, what do I do next?

Another question: Onenote starts up each time the laptop starts up. I have
to close it in the task bar. How do I set the startup tasks so Onenote does
NOT automatically start up?

Many thanks!

 

[Lawrence E. Oliver]

Look on the bottom of your laptop - you should find the COA for both the OS
and for OneNote.

Larry

 

[Don MI]

I recently purchased a new Toshiba laptop. Office Onenote 2003 is already
installed in it. When I try to run Onenote, it asks me for the product key,
which (it says) is on the back of the CD or on the Certificate of
Authenticity. Since the laptop did not come with the installation CD (since
Onenote was already installed) nor with any Certificate of Authenticity
that I have been able to find, what do I do next?

Another question: Onenote starts up each time the laptop starts up. I have
to close it in the task bar. How do I set the startup tasks so Onenote
does NOT automatically start up?

Many thanks!

Your second question.

Choose one:
Open OneNote and go to Tools, Options, Other tab and clear the check box
for OneNote Quick Launch in Taskbar.

Go to All Programs, Startup and delete the OneNote entry.

Go to msconfig, startup tab and un-check the OneNote Quick Launch entry.

IMO, the first choice is best.

Don

 

[Johann Fu]

Lawrence and Don:

Many thanks for the advise. I found the Certificate on the back of the
laptop, but the product key was rejected, apparently because I had installed
a full version of Microsoft Office on top of the trail version Office that
came with the laptop. So I tried entering the product key from the
full-version Office, but that key was rejected too. Oh the joys of dealing
with Microsoft!

Any further suggestions on how I can get my Onenote to accept me would be
greatly appreciated. After all, it came with the new laptop I bought, so
Microsoft aught to let me use it!

Frustrated Johann

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Johann Fu shared these words of wisdom:

Any further suggestions on how I can get my Onenote to accept me
would be greatly appreciated. After all, it came with the new laptop
I bought, so Microsoft aught to let me use it!

Only way I see: call the MS hotline and ask them.
You won't reach the MS people dealing with licences and keys via this
forum which is apeer-to-peer forum where volunteers try to help other
users.

Rainald