I recently bought an HP laptop, and sometimes it'll ask me for the product key for Microsoft Office Word. Where can I find/get this product key?? And what it is?
2007-09-01 04:17:52 · 4 answers · asked by mo_61 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
My guess is your computer came with a 30 or 90 day trial version of Office preinstalled. Once that trial period expires, you must enter a product key (which you obtain by registering your copy of Office and paying the retail price) or the programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc) stop working.
I always uninstall free trial software- it just wastes disk space. If you want a free alternative to spending $400 on Microsoft Office, try OpenOffice.
2007-09-01 04:33:19 · answer #1 · answered by Proto 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It should be in the packet that came with your laptop. A lot of new computers come with a free trial of the software so if you've had it about 3 months your free trial may be coming to an end and you won't have a key for it. It should show what you got with the list of software that came with your laptop.
2007-09-01 11:24:34 · answer #2 · answered by s j 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can get the product key from microsoft.com. Its not free.
or else try open office.org. a similar software even more advantages like exporting pdf formats etc.
If you want office 2003 you can download it from microsoft office download web site free of cost but for a specified period only.
2007-09-01 12:09:38 · answer #3 · answered by wrishaba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will come in the paperwork that came with the laptop. You know, the pieces that say "Do not lose this...". I hope you didn't lose this.
Sometimes, the product key is on the bottom of your laptop on a sticker. It will say "Microsoft Office" on it somewhere.
2007-09-01 11:23:35 · answer #4 · answered by Albert L 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋