How do I "de-activate" (or whatever you call it) my Office 2007 so that I can
put it on my new laptop? I tried uninstalling off old laptop and then
installing on new laptop and when I go to activate the software it tells me
that I can't activate it because I've exceeded the number of times it could
be activated.

I can't believe that they would make me buy all new software just because
I'm getting a new laptop. I can see where that would be a problem if I were
putting it on multiple machines, but I've taken it off of the old one. Can
anyone help?

Thanks,

It depends on how you acquired Office 2007. If it came pre-installed on your old machine, it cannot be moved as it is tied to that machine. If it is a retail version, then you need to use the telephone activation method to activate.

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After furious head scratching, - Jimgz asked:

| How do I "de-activate" (or whatever you call it) my Office 2007 so
| that I can put it on my new laptop? I tried uninstalling off old
| laptop and then installing on new laptop and when I go to activate
| the software it tells me that I can't activate it because I've
| exceeded the number of times it could be activated.
|
| I can't believe that they would make me buy all new software just
| because I'm getting a new laptop. I can see where that would be a
| problem if I were putting it on multiple machines, but I've taken it
| off of the old one. Can anyone help?
|
| Thanks,

I have the same problem do you have a telephone number for the activation line?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> It depends on how you acquired Office 2007. If it came pre-installed on your old machine, it cannot be moved as it is tied to that machine. If it is a retail version, then you need to use the telephone activation method to activate.
>
> --�
> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
> unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
> reading.
>
> After furious head scratching, - Jimgz asked:
>
> | How do I "de-activate" (or whatever you call it) my Office 2007 so
> | that I can put it on my new laptop? I tried uninstalling off old
> | laptop and then installing on new laptop and when I go to activate
> | the software it tells me that I can't activate it because I've
> | exceeded the number of times it could be activated.
> |
> | I can't believe that they would make me buy all new software just
> | because I'm getting a new laptop. I can see where that would be a
> | problem if I were putting it on multiple machines, but I've taken it
> | off of the old one. Can anyone help?
> |
> | Thanks,
>

"merryperson" <merryperson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FC0CBF0E-D45B-4A39-9C1C-BD1714BE4B0C@microsoft.com...
>I have the same problem do you have a telephone number for the activation
>line?
>

You will be given the phone number if and when Internet activation fails...