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Trial version keeps asking for key

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gsacks

Flightless Bird
I downloaded the 60-day free trial and typed in the key that I got in the
Getting Started email. It seems to have worked. But whenever I start up
Powerpoint, I'm asked to enter the key again. It doesn't accept the key that
was emailed to me (and yes, I used cut and paste). The strangest part is that
the email says it's Office Professional 2007 and the window that asks for the
key says it's the Home and Student version.
 
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LVTravel

Flightless Bird
"gsacks" <gsacks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0F710E14-1B0D-4C68-828E-A84AB254CFAC@microsoft.com...
> I downloaded the 60-day free trial and typed in the key that I got in the
> Getting Started email. It seems to have worked. But whenever I start up
> Powerpoint, I'm asked to enter the key again. It doesn't accept the key
> that
> was emailed to me (and yes, I used cut and paste). The strangest part is
> that
> the email says it's Office Professional 2007 and the window that asks for
> the
> key says it's the Home and Student version.

Are you sure that you downloaded the proper version. There is a trial
download for both H & S and Pro. Which is actually installed? Start Word,
Click Office Orb, Word Options, Resources, About and read the line "Part of
Microsoft Office XXX 2007 where XXX will be the Office version installed.
 
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gsacks

Flightless Bird
It turns out that I had somehow downloaded both and installed Home and
Student. I uninstalled H&S and installed Professional Trial and now
everything's OK. I'm being dragged into the Windows world from the Mac world
where things are much easier to manage.
 
B

Bob I

Flightless Bird
gsacks wrote:
> It turns out that I had somehow downloaded both and installed Home and
> Student. I uninstalled H&S and installed Professional Trial and now
> everything's OK. I'm being dragged into the Windows world from the Mac world
> where things are much easier to manage.


Yes, sometimes too many options can be undesirable.
 
L

LVTravel

Flightless Bird
"gsacks" <gsacks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E593DD96-25AC-4A5C-8C67-F76557EBBA86@microsoft.com...
> It turns out that I had somehow downloaded both and installed Home and
> Student. I uninstalled H&S and installed Professional Trial and now
> everything's OK. I'm being dragged into the Windows world from the Mac
> world
> where things are much easier to manage.

Glad you got it sorted out.
 
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