Entering a key doesnt activate the product
You need to look in word options and see exactly what it says in Word About

"macnelbo" <macnelbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Ok I'll give that a go when I get home from work tonight.
>
> As you mention I have tried going through the orb button, word options and
> then hit activate but absolutely nothing happens? Should I get a flash up
> box telling me it's activated or is there anything else I should be
> looking
> for? I'm guessing it means I'm activated because if it doesn't there's no
> option given by which to activate?
>
> I know when I installed MS Office Professional Plus 2007 that I entered
> the
> product code supplied with the disk I bought. Does that not activate it
> or
> is there anything else I need to do to activate and if so how?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> MacNelbo
>
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> "If" you had a trial version you failed to remove origonally this would
>> be
>> the case.
>> Currently if you start Word, then select Word Options from the Orb Btn,
>> Resources the about will indicate the version and type ie Trial
>>
>> And, Activate will indicate whether its activated
>>
>> "macnelbo" <macnelbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:195D0656-20D1-4363-8FB1-6DDE40B3441B@microsoft.com...
>> > I'll try wiping everything to do with office again but I had done this
>> > before. The only thing I'm not sure if I did was wipe all the temp
>> > files.
>> > Could this be the problem?
>> >
>> > If so once I have wiped all programs to do with office off my laptop,
>> > reboot
>> > and then re-install with the same activation key will this sort
>> > everything
>> > out?
>> >
>> > Thanks for you help, it's really apreciated
>> > --
>> > MacNelbo
>> >
>> >
>> > "DL" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you failed to uninstall any trial version, then rebooted, prior to
>> >> installing your paid for version, that is the cause of your problem
>> >> Using ad/remove dialogue you need to uninstall all and any versions of
>> >> Office 2007 shown, together with any activation assistant, clear temp
>> >> files,
>> >> then reboot, prior to installing your paid for version
>> >>
>> >> "macnelbo" <macnelbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:52212DD7-BBA2-4BBB-8C74-CEF90C6B5A23@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I bought the full version of MS Office Professional Plus 2007 in the
>> >> >middle
>> >> > of March 2009 and it was working fine for just over a month. Just
>> >> > yesterday
>> >> > I went to use Word and Excel and both are locked with the message -
>> >> > 'This
>> >> > modification is not allowed because the selection is locked'.
>> >> >
>> >> > I've gone through all the info I can find and everything is saying
>> >> > that
>> >> > my
>> >> > trial version will have run out. I have bought the full version so
>> >> > this
>> >> > not
>> >> > possible.
>> >> >
>> >> > What can I do to unlock all my office programs????
>> >> >
>> >> > Please help...
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > MacNelbo
>> >>
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