I recently bought a new computer with Microsoft Office installed. It came
with a trial version of Access 2007. I purchased the full version. I have
installed it but when I try to activate it nothing happens. Do I have to
wait until the trail version expires before it will allow me to activate the
full version or do I need to uninstall the trial version first? In which
case, I cannot locate the trial version to uninstall when I look for programs
to uninstall. It only brings up Microsoft Office - which I definitely don't
want to uninstall. Help please?

You have to uninstall all versions of Office including any activation
assistant, then clear temp folders & reboot, prior to installing any paid
for version, or component

The office version it was supplied with was a trial version, access alone is
not supplied prinstalled as a trial version

"Betsy" <Betsy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:972EE95A-9689-4173-96A1-DCF081627520@microsoft.com...
>I recently bought a new computer with Microsoft Office installed. It came
> with a trial version of Access 2007. I purchased the full version. I
> have
> installed it but when I try to activate it nothing happens. Do I have to
> wait until the trail version expires before it will allow me to activate
> the
> full version or do I need to uninstall the trial version first? In which
> case, I cannot locate the trial version to uninstall when I look for
> programs
> to uninstall. It only brings up Microsoft Office - which I definitely
> don't
> want to uninstall. Help please?
>

The disc I have says - Microsoft Office Basic 2007 with Office Professional
2007 trial. I think that is where the trial version of access is located. I
do not have trial versions installed for word or excel. I tried to uninstall
and reinstall Microsoft Office System and then installing my paid version of
Access and it still says trial version.

"DL" wrote:

> You have to uninstall all versions of Office including any activation
> assistant, then clear temp folders & reboot, prior to installing any paid
> for version, or component
>
> The office version it was supplied with was a trial version, access alone is
> not supplied prinstalled as a trial version
>
> "Betsy" <Betsy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:972EE95A-9689-4173-96A1-DCF081627520@microsoft.com...
> >I recently bought a new computer with Microsoft Office installed. It came
> > with a trial version of Access 2007. I purchased the full version. I
> > have
> > installed it but when I try to activate it nothing happens. Do I have to
> > wait until the trail version expires before it will allow me to activate
> > the
> > full version or do I need to uninstall the trial version first? In which
> > case, I cannot locate the trial version to uninstall when I look for
> > programs
> > to uninstall. It only brings up Microsoft Office - which I definitely
> > don't
> > want to uninstall. Help please?
> >
>
>
>

Have you uninstalled all / any versions of MS Office shown in add/remove,
then rebooted?
How many Disks was Office supplied on? or was it a DVD?
Did you have to explicitly install the trial version?

It maybe that after using Add/Remove for MS Office, you may then have to use
this article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us

If you installed MS Office Basic, then installed Office trial the trial may
have overwritten some of the Office files/ registry entries, and as such it
is not uninstalling correctly.

"Betsy" <Betsy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D4B0D86A-CD34-4C32-824F-B542A60E8C8C@microsoft.com...
> The disc I have says - Microsoft Office Basic 2007 with Office
> Professional
> 2007 trial. I think that is where the trial version of access is located.
> I
> do not have trial versions installed for word or excel. I tried to
> uninstall
> and reinstall Microsoft Office System and then installing my paid version
> of
> Access and it still says trial version.
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> You have to uninstall all versions of Office including any activation
>> assistant, then clear temp folders & reboot, prior to installing any paid
>> for version, or component
>>
>> The office version it was supplied with was a trial version, access alone
>> is
>> not supplied prinstalled as a trial version
>>
>> "Betsy" <Betsy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:972EE95A-9689-4173-96A1-DCF081627520@microsoft.com...
>> >I recently bought a new computer with Microsoft Office installed. It
>> >came
>> > with a trial version of Access 2007. I purchased the full version. I
>> > have
>> > installed it but when I try to activate it nothing happens. Do I have
>> > to
>> > wait until the trail version expires before it will allow me to
>> > activate
>> > the
>> > full version or do I need to uninstall the trial version first? In
>> > which
>> > case, I cannot locate the trial version to uninstall when I look for
>> > programs
>> > to uninstall. It only brings up Microsoft Office - which I definitely
>> > don't
>> > want to uninstall. Help please?
>> >
>>
>>
>>

Ok I have uninstalled Office - my IT guy told me to rename the office folder
and that seemed to work. I have successfully installed Access and activated
it. I am now ready to reinstall Office. If i reinstall office will it
overwrite Access with the trial version? If so I do I go about installing
Office without that happening?

"DL" wrote:

> Have you uninstalled all / any versions of MS Office shown in add/remove,
> then rebooted?
> How many Disks was Office supplied on? or was it a DVD?
> Did you have to explicitly install the trial version?
>
> It maybe that after using Add/Remove for MS Office, you may then have to use
> this article
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us
>
> If you installed MS Office Basic, then installed Office trial the trial may
> have overwritten some of the Office files/ registry entries, and as such it
> is not uninstalling correctly.
>
> "Betsy" <Betsy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D4B0D86A-CD34-4C32-824F-B542A60E8C8C@microsoft.com...
> > The disc I have says - Microsoft Office Basic 2007 with Office
> > Professional
> > 2007 trial. I think that is where the trial version of access is located.
> > I
> > do not have trial versions installed for word or excel. I tried to
> > uninstall
> > and reinstall Microsoft Office System and then installing my paid version
> > of
> > Access and it still says trial version.
> >
> > "DL" wrote:
> >
> >> You have to uninstall all versions of Office including any activation
> >> assistant, then clear temp folders & reboot, prior to installing any paid
> >> for version, or component
> >>
> >> The office version it was supplied with was a trial version, access alone
> >> is
> >> not supplied prinstalled as a trial version
> >>
> >> "Betsy" <Betsy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:972EE95A-9689-4173-96A1-DCF081627520@microsoft.com...
> >> >I recently bought a new computer with Microsoft Office installed. It
> >> >came
> >> > with a trial version of Access 2007. I purchased the full version. I
> >> > have
> >> > installed it but when I try to activate it nothing happens. Do I have
> >> > to
> >> > wait until the trail version expires before it will allow me to
> >> > activate
> >> > the
> >> > full version or do I need to uninstall the trial version first? In
> >> > which
> >> > case, I cannot locate the trial version to uninstall when I look for
> >> > programs
> >> > to uninstall. It only brings up Microsoft Office - which I definitely
> >> > don't
> >> > want to uninstall. Help please?
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

If you install the trial version it will screw your sys and you will be back
to square1
Install only your paid for Basic edition

"Betsy" <Betsy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:667AB759-29FC-4182-A6A6-B358ABCD95E9@microsoft.com...
> Ok I have uninstalled Office - my IT guy told me to rename the office
> folder
> and that seemed to work. I have successfully installed Access and
> activated
> it. I am now ready to reinstall Office. If i reinstall office will it
> overwrite Access with the trial version? If so I do I go about installing
> Office without that happening?
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> Have you uninstalled all / any versions of MS Office shown in add/remove,
>> then rebooted?
>> How many Disks was Office supplied on? or was it a DVD?
>> Did you have to explicitly install the trial version?
>>
>> It maybe that after using Add/Remove for MS Office, you may then have to
>> use
>> this article
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928218/en-us
>>
>> If you installed MS Office Basic, then installed Office trial the trial
>> may
>> have overwritten some of the Office files/ registry entries, and as such
>> it
>> is not uninstalling correctly.
>>
>> "Betsy" <Betsy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D4B0D86A-CD34-4C32-824F-B542A60E8C8C@microsoft.com...
>> > The disc I have says - Microsoft Office Basic 2007 with Office
>> > Professional
>> > 2007 trial. I think that is where the trial version of access is
>> > located.
>> > I
>> > do not have trial versions installed for word or excel. I tried to
>> > uninstall
>> > and reinstall Microsoft Office System and then installing my paid
>> > version
>> > of
>> > Access and it still says trial version.
>> >
>> > "DL" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You have to uninstall all versions of Office including any activation
>> >> assistant, then clear temp folders & reboot, prior to installing any
>> >> paid
>> >> for version, or component
>> >>
>> >> The office version it was supplied with was a trial version, access
>> >> alone
>> >> is
>> >> not supplied prinstalled as a trial version
>> >>
>> >> "Betsy" <Betsy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:972EE95A-9689-4173-96A1-DCF081627520@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I recently bought a new computer with Microsoft Office installed. It
>> >> >came
>> >> > with a trial version of Access 2007. I purchased the full version.
>> >> > I
>> >> > have
>> >> > installed it but when I try to activate it nothing happens. Do I
>> >> > have
>> >> > to
>> >> > wait until the trail version expires before it will allow me to
>> >> > activate
>> >> > the
>> >> > full version or do I need to uninstall the trial version first? In
>> >> > which
>> >> > case, I cannot locate the trial version to uninstall when I look for
>> >> > programs
>> >> > to uninstall. It only brings up Microsoft Office - which I
>> >> > definitely
>> >> > don't
>> >> > want to uninstall. Help please?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>