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Beth this is a fairly old post. Are you still navigating your way through
this site? If so, do you think MS would provide a key if I have a
"downloaded" version in lieu of ever having the hard copy?
Dodge
"Beth Melton" wrote:
> Hi Jirka,
>
> I just realized I did make a mistake in this thread and that was I
> didn't provide an answer to your question. I apologize for getting
> distracted by the 'side thread'.
>
> To answer your question, if you have an OEM installation of Office you
> can obtain a new Product Key from Microsoft if the Office application
> is still supported by Microsoft.
>
> The procedure is to first contact the OEM and request a new key. Then,
> if the OEM will not provide a replacement key contact Microsoft and
> explain the problem to them. They should generate a new key for you,
> however, you could incur a nominal fee for this service. Note the
> 'nominal fee' may be $10 USD (not 1/2 price).
>
> Contact information is (800) 936-5700 or if outside the US see this
> site: http://microsoft.com/worldwide
>
> Here are a couple of additional notes for others who may be following
> this thread:
>
> This answer has been provided in this group, and others, several times
> and it is public information: Here's a Google Group search on past
> posts:
> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&q=melton+OEM+replacement+key&qt_s=Search
>
> Also, there was a time Microsoft would not supply those with an OEM
> version of Office a replacement Product Key. One of my 'crusades' as
> an Microsoft Office MVP was do my best to try and change this policy
> and I tackled it at every opportunity, such as at the MVP summits in
> which we have access to product managers, dev teams, and various
> softies. Now, I don't know if I had any impact on the change (I'd like
> to think I did <grin>) but since I asked about this policy at every
> opportunity it enabled me to learn of change in the 'OEM Product Key
> policy' which I could pass on to others.
>
> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>
>
> "jirka" <sedlo@post.cz> wrote in message
> news:5375D859-6C22-4865-B439-2D8CEF685A37@microsoft.com...
> > My system has recently crashed and after reinstal I realized that I
> > lost the
> > CD key for my Office 2003. Is there any way I can, upon proving that
> > I do
> > have a genuine OEM MS product, get a new key?
> > Thanks for any help
> > Jirka
> >
>
>
>
this site? If so, do you think MS would provide a key if I have a
"downloaded" version in lieu of ever having the hard copy?
Dodge
"Beth Melton" wrote:
> Hi Jirka,
>
> I just realized I did make a mistake in this thread and that was I
> didn't provide an answer to your question. I apologize for getting
> distracted by the 'side thread'.
>
> To answer your question, if you have an OEM installation of Office you
> can obtain a new Product Key from Microsoft if the Office application
> is still supported by Microsoft.
>
> The procedure is to first contact the OEM and request a new key. Then,
> if the OEM will not provide a replacement key contact Microsoft and
> explain the problem to them. They should generate a new key for you,
> however, you could incur a nominal fee for this service. Note the
> 'nominal fee' may be $10 USD (not 1/2 price).
>
> Contact information is (800) 936-5700 or if outside the US see this
> site: http://microsoft.com/worldwide
>
> Here are a couple of additional notes for others who may be following
> this thread:
>
> This answer has been provided in this group, and others, several times
> and it is public information: Here's a Google Group search on past
> posts:
> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&q=melton+OEM+replacement+key&qt_s=Search
>
> Also, there was a time Microsoft would not supply those with an OEM
> version of Office a replacement Product Key. One of my 'crusades' as
> an Microsoft Office MVP was do my best to try and change this policy
> and I tackled it at every opportunity, such as at the MVP summits in
> which we have access to product managers, dev teams, and various
> softies. Now, I don't know if I had any impact on the change (I'd like
> to think I did <grin>) but since I asked about this policy at every
> opportunity it enabled me to learn of change in the 'OEM Product Key
> policy' which I could pass on to others.
>
> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>
>
> "jirka" <sedlo@post.cz> wrote in message
> news:5375D859-6C22-4865-B439-2D8CEF685A37@microsoft.com...
> > My system has recently crashed and after reinstal I realized that I
> > lost the
> > CD key for my Office 2003. Is there any way I can, upon proving that
> > I do
> > have a genuine OEM MS product, get a new key?
> > Thanks for any help
> > Jirka
> >
>
>
>