Ah, ok, many people make posts like that here under the impression they
are talking to someone from MS. Have a good day.

Daniel Haskell wrote:

> I wasn't expecting a response in this newsgroup. Some type of update on the
> 2007 beta page would be nice warning people the activation is down prior to
> making the purchase.
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>This is a public user to user newsgroup, not "Official Microsoft Tech
>>Support".
>>
>>Daniel Haskell wrote:
>>
>>
>>>wow that's just fantastic! I understand this is just a beta, but I don't
>>>think its too out of line to request some form of an update from a
>>>representative.
>>>
>>>"Aditya" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have been trying to activate my Office 2007 beta, and like a number of
>>>>people, I am unable to do so. I sent a mail off to the Office 2007 Beta Team
>>>>(the email id is available on the beta download site) and here is the back
>>>>and forth response (needless to say, I still haven't been able to activate):
>>>>
>>>>Thank you for contacting Microsoft Office Beta Team.
>>>>
>>>>We apologize for the error that has occurred.
>>>>
>>>>Please try to download your program again later.
>>>>
>>>>Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>>Microsoft Office Beta Team.
>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>From: Aditya Sengupta [mailto:aditseng********.com]
>>>>Sent: vendredi 27 octobre 2006 06:54
>>>>To: MicrosoftOfficeBetaTeam
>>>>Subject: RE: Unable to activate
>>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>The problem is not with my download. As you can see on the office 2007
>>>>discussion boards, a number of people are facing the same problem. They
>>>>either get a message saying cannot connect to internet or a message saying
>>>>activation server is down for maintenance.
>>>>
>>>>What is the issue, and how can I resolve it?
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Aditya
>>>>
>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>Subject: RE: Unable to activate
>>>>Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:06:51 -0500
>>>>From: o12beta.en.ots@ltg.info
>>>>To: aditseng********.com
>>>>
>>>>Thank you for contacting Microsoft Office Beta Team.
>>>>
>>>>We apologize for the error that has occurred.
>>>>
>>>>Please try to download your program again using the links and product keys
>>>>provided in your original confirmation email. Please do not use a download
>>>>manager to download the programs as this might lead to errors.
>>>>
>>>>Keep in mind that the download service purchased works best with a broadband
>>>>Internet connection (> 128kbps). Neither License Technologies Group (LTG) nor
>>>>Microsoft Corporation makes any warranties regarding the user’s (purchasing
>>>>customer’s) Internet connectivity speed or product integrity .
>>>>
>>>>If you are experiencing difficulty downloading Office BETA, a physical copy
>>>>can be obtained. In order to receive this please go back to the Office
>>>>Preview site and request a physical copy there,
>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx
>>>>
>>>>Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>>Microsoft Office Beta Team
>>>>
>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>From: Aditya Sengupta [mailto:aditseng********.com]
>>>>Sent: jeudi 26 octobre 2006 13:57
>>>>To: MicrosoftOfficeBetaTeam
>>>>Subject: Unable to activate
>>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I am unable to activate my Office 2007 beta. I keep getting a message saying
>>>>internet connection not available even though I am able to browse all
>>>>websites. I have set my Windows Firewall to Off but it doesn't make any
>>>>difference.
>>>>
>>>>How can I activate the product?
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Aditya
>>>>
>>
>>