How do I install office xp standard for students and teachers if I lost the product key?

Question

I have a genuine copy of Office XP Standard for Students and Teachers. I am installing onto a new hard drive, however, I lost the documentation during a recent move. How do I get a valid product key to make it work?

Answer 1

Call Microsoft customer assistance. You can get the number from the website. They can talk you through how to navigate the registry to see if you can retrive the number or they can get info from the numbers etched on the install disk itself. I had to do this last fall and although I had a little bit of run around to get to the right department, I was able to get a new product key code - Free.

My advice - Do not go into the registry of your computer unless you are sure you know what you are doing.

Answer 2

If you still have the old version running somewhere, you can extract the license key using something like Belarc advisor. Otherwise, you're out of luck. I wouldn't use someone elses number for office XP - MS seems to be more anal about tracking versions after Office 2000.

Answer 3

Go to Microsoft.com they have a place where you can get a new product key once they verify yours is genuine. They run a check on your system and you may need to insert the original XP disk in your CD drive.

Answer 4

call microsoft and they'll help you but make sure that it is an original cd otherwise you may report yourself for having an illegal copy of xp ------ like an alien, an illegal alien, like a jamaican in NY.

Answer 5

you can buy code for $30 at microsoft.com.

Answer 6

call the tech support line... they will provide you with a new one

Answer 7

Try http://www.frevvy.com/