ms office 2003 help...aka cd key?

Question

i need to get the ms office 2003 cd key. i am not trying to break the law, but i need it pronto. the problem is that when i purchased it, it did not come with a cd key, and the store doesn't allow returns, so i need it pronto!

Answer 1

If it was "bundled" on your PC when you purchased it, you might be able to find the key with this link:

Find My Product Key / CD Key
WinXP: http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/prodid.php
Office: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011508341033.aspx

Windows 98 and ME: http://dundats.mvps.org/Windows/Win98/Prod_Key.htm

Replace Lost Office Product Keys
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011508341033.aspx
To obtain a new product key for your Office program in the United States, call 1-800-936-5700 and speak to a Microsoft customer service representative. Outside of the United States, call the number that appears in the activation wizard.
When you call Microsoft for a new Office product key, have the following items available for the customer service representative:
 The product CD-ROM
 The computer on which you want to install Office
 The readable parts of your original product key (if available)
The ProductID information in the registry

Answer 2

If you would like to have a legal CD Key for Microsoft Office, I'm guessing that you'd probably have to buy one. You may be able to do this from the Microsoft website.

Answer 3

I can understand that you'd like to use software that you paid money for, but you actually didn't need to spend a dime (sorry).
There are alternatives to any and all programs you pay for out there - and most of them are just as good AND free.

Openoffice = MS Office
Firefox = Internet Explorer
Thunderbird = Outlook
ClamWin = Anti-virus
Spybot Search and Destroy = Anti-spyware

And there are lots more!

Just Google the names I quoted above to find them.