Trial version hasn't converted with license

My new HP Pavilion notebook came with a 60-day trial version of Office
Enterprise 2007. I bought a license through my university, installed
the disks, ran the setup wizard and entered the product key. But when
I open Word, it still says "Microsoft Word non-commercial use (Trial)"
across the top of the window! Why? I've looked for a separate,
licensed installation of Office, but can't find anything.

Jeff

"jeff resta" <> wrote in message
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> My new HP Pavilion notebook came with a 60-day trial version of Office
> Enterprise 2007. I bought a license through my university, installed
> the disks, ran the setup wizard and entered the product key. But when
> I open Word, it still says "Microsoft Word non-commercial use (Trial)"
> across the top of the window! Why? I've looked for a separate,
> licensed installation of Office, but can't find anything.
>
> Jeff


You need to UNINSTALL the trial version first. Uninstall both, then
re-install the paid-for version after re-booting.

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 04:41:15 -0700 (PDT) jeff resta
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> My new HP Pavilion notebook came with a 60-day trial version of Office
> Enterprise 2007.

No, it ****ing didn't.

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jeff resta wrote:
> My new HP Pavilion notebook came with a 60-day trial version of Office
> Enterprise 2007. I bought a license through my university, installed
> the disks, ran the setup wizard and entered the product key. But when
> I open Word, it still says "Microsoft Word non-commercial use (Trial)"
> across the top of the window! Why? I've looked for a separate,
> licensed installation of Office, but can't find anything.
>
> Jeff

You should have uninstalled the trial before installing the real McCoy.
Now you need to uninstall both and reinstall the real McCoy.

Alias

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.co.uk> wrote in message
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> jeff resta wrote:
>> My new HP Pavilion notebook came with a 60-day trial version of Office
>> Enterprise 2007. I bought a license through my university, installed
>> the disks, ran the setup wizard and entered the product key. But when
>> I open Word, it still says "Microsoft Word non-commercial use (Trial)"
>> across the top of the window! Why? I've looked for a separate,
>> licensed installation of Office, but can't find anything.
>>
>> Jeff
>
> You should have uninstalled the trial before installing the real McCoy.
> Now you need to uninstall both and reinstall the real McCoy.
>
> Alias


Damn, I am surprised that you didn't try to shove that inferior OpenSores
Office down his throat.

"Gazwad" <> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 04:41:15 -0700 (PDT) jeff resta
> the Freakish Garbage Hauler Acknowledgement
> Assurance Council member wrote in
> news:b5e4d187-8ae5-4de1-bade-...
>
>> My new HP Pavilion notebook came with a 60-day trial version of Office
>> Enterprise 2007.
>
> No, it ****ing didn't.
>

I see you are taking posting lessons from Ringmaster.


> --
> Lunch was nice; Decomposing turkey buzzard skin garnished with obscene
> used cat litter chips, simmered in a chilled bucket brimming with chewy
> croutons of parsley and pea in decayed goo, a side of salamander rectum
> carcinoma and a cup of hot newt serum.
>
>

Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:g79f2o$rnh$...
>> jeff resta wrote:
>>> My new HP Pavilion notebook came with a 60-day trial version of Office
>>> Enterprise 2007. I bought a license through my university, installed
>>> the disks, ran the setup wizard and entered the product key. But when
>>> I open Word, it still says "Microsoft Word non-commercial use (Trial)"
>>> across the top of the window! Why? I've looked for a separate,
>>> licensed installation of Office, but can't find anything.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>> You should have uninstalled the trial before installing the real McCoy.
>> Now you need to uninstall both and reinstall the real McCoy.
>>
>> Alias
>
>
> Damn, I am surprised that you didn't try to shove that inferior OpenSores
> Office down his throat.

Why should I? The OP wants to use Office 07, not Open Office. I use
Office 2003 all the time. Ya see, I don't limit myself to just one
operating system. I use XP for some things and Ubuntu for others. Why
shouldn't I have the best of both worlds if I can get it?

Alias

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Bill Yanaire wrote:
>> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:g79f2o$rnh$...
>>> jeff resta wrote:
>>>> My new HP Pavilion notebook came with a 60-day trial version of Office
>>>> Enterprise 2007. I bought a license through my university, installed
>>>> the disks, ran the setup wizard and entered the product key. But when
>>>> I open Word, it still says "Microsoft Word non-commercial use (Trial)"
>>>> across the top of the window! Why? I've looked for a separate,
>>>> licensed installation of Office, but can't find anything.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>> You should have uninstalled the trial before installing the real McCoy.
>>> Now you need to uninstall both and reinstall the real McCoy.
>>>
>>> Alias
>>
>>
>> Damn, I am surprised that you didn't try to shove that inferior OpenSores
>> Office down his throat.
>
> Why should I? The OP wants to use Office 07, not Open Office. I use Office
> 2003 all the time. Ya see, I don't limit myself to just one operating
> system. I use XP for some things and Ubuntu for others. Why shouldn't I
> have the best of both worlds if I can get it?
>
> Alias

You should use both products if you want to. Never said you shouldn't. But
trying to get people here in vista land to migrate is just insulting.

Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:g79q91$rvi$...
>> Bill Yanaire wrote:
>>> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:g79f2o$rnh$...
>>>> jeff resta wrote:
>>>>> My new HP Pavilion notebook came with a 60-day trial version of Office
>>>>> Enterprise 2007. I bought a license through my university, installed
>>>>> the disks, ran the setup wizard and entered the product key. But when
>>>>> I open Word, it still says "Microsoft Word non-commercial use (Trial)"
>>>>> across the top of the window! Why? I've looked for a separate,
>>>>> licensed installation of Office, but can't find anything.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff
>>>> You should have uninstalled the trial before installing the real McCoy.
>>>> Now you need to uninstall both and reinstall the real McCoy.
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>>
>>> Damn, I am surprised that you didn't try to shove that inferior OpenSores
>>> Office down his throat.
>> Why should I? The OP wants to use Office 07, not Open Office. I use Office
>> 2003 all the time. Ya see, I don't limit myself to just one operating
>> system. I use XP for some things and Ubuntu for others. Why shouldn't I
>> have the best of both worlds if I can get it?
>>
>> Alias
>
> You should use both products if you want to. Never said you shouldn't. But
> trying to get people here in vista land to migrate is just insulting.
>
>
>

This is your opinion. Most don't share it. A lot of people are tired of
having to jump through the WPA and WGA hoops and the tendency of Windows
to crash whenever anything goes wrong. A lot of people are tired of
spending hours trying to clean their computers of malware infections and
never knowing if they're really gone or not. The fact that you don't
like Ubuntu doesn't mean that others won't like it either. Why do you
think Ballmer is so worried about Linux? As much as his public dancing
is pretty weird, I think the man knows something about the computer
business, don't you?

Alias

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Bill Yanaire wrote:
>> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:g79q91$rvi$...
>>> Bill Yanaire wrote:
>>>> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news:g79f2o$rnh$...
>>>>> jeff resta wrote:
>>>>>> My new HP Pavilion notebook came with a 60-day trial version of
>>>>>> Office
>>>>>> Enterprise 2007. I bought a license through my university, installed
>>>>>> the disks, ran the setup wizard and entered the product key. But
>>>>>> when
>>>>>> I open Word, it still says "Microsoft Word non-commercial use
>>>>>> (Trial)"
>>>>>> across the top of the window! Why? I've looked for a separate,
>>>>>> licensed installation of Office, but can't find anything.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jeff
>>>>> You should have uninstalled the trial before installing the real
>>>>> McCoy. Now you need to uninstall both and reinstall the real McCoy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alias
>>>>
>>>> Damn, I am surprised that you didn't try to shove that inferior
>>>> OpenSores Office down his throat.
>>> Why should I? The OP wants to use Office 07, not Open Office. I use
>>> Office 2003 all the time. Ya see, I don't limit myself to just one
>>> operating system. I use XP for some things and Ubuntu for others. Why
>>> shouldn't I have the best of both worlds if I can get it?
>>>
>>> Alias
>>
>> You should use both products if you want to. Never said you shouldn't.
>> But trying to get people here in vista land to migrate is just insulting.
>>
>>
>>
>
> This is your opinion. Most don't share it. A lot of people are tired of
> having to jump through the WPA and WGA hoops and the tendency of Windows
> to crash whenever anything goes wrong. A lot of people are tired of
> spending hours trying to clean their computers of malware infections and
> never knowing if they're really gone or not. The fact that you don't like
> Ubuntu doesn't mean that others won't like it either. Why do you think
> Ballmer is so worried about Linux? As much as his public dancing is pretty
> weird, I think the man knows something about the computer business, don't
> you?
>
> Alias

I agree that Ballmer knows quite a bit about the computer business and agree
that he is worried about Linux. Hell, the man worries about every product
that competes with Microsoft.

If someone comes here and is totally frustrated with Vista, they want to go
back to XP. They don't want to deal with Ubuntu. They probably have MS
software that they don't want to throw away.

Maybe when I retire and have no need to use Microsoft products I just might
consider Ubuntu or other Linux solution but for now, I need Microsoft.