Has anyone found an answer to why we can not activate it. The error I am
getting says "A communication error has occureed. Your request cannot be
processed at this time. Plase try again in a few minutes." I have been
getting this for 4 days now. Somone for MS please help.......

Jason

"Bob I" wrote:

> 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
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
>
>