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Hi Community,
Okay, I am hardly a computer whiz, but I have been having a lot of problems recently with my brand new laptop and the trial version of MSOffice 2007 (student/home version), I am having one hell of a time getting the trial to work period. I used a disc to download MSOffice 2003 into my laptop with Vista, and it worked for a week; after a week when it wouldn't work, I went to the support site and it said that it wasn't compatible with Vista, and to download the trial of 2007, which I cannot get to work properly. The MSWord won't load at all, it loads half of the age, then if you click anywhere the other half loads, but it is all baby blue, and says "not responding" at the top, and it bever kicks on! The other programs load, but I cannot connect online to activate, and the activate by telephone option is dimmed. Yes, I have an internet connection to everything else but that!!I tried repairing it, erasing some liscensing code file that the support site told me to, and uninstalling and reinstalling, all to no avail! After all that I have the same two exact problems!I am a astudent and am lost w/out the MSWord/Power Point. I have to finish my presentation/paper by tomorrow and have no programs to do it!!! PLEASE HELP!! Thanks, TrinityLynne[ at ]msn.com aka Angelina
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Hi, TrinityLynne,
Office 2003 is compatible with Windows Vista.
Which version of Office (not a trial) do you actually own?
-- Please reply to the newsgroup. I cannot respond to private requests for help. Besides, then the community doesn't benefit from your question! -- Susan Ramlet MVP - Office
"TrinityLynne" <TrinityLynne[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4FEE8341-886C-49D8-9B53-B86B26BA1F46[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > Hi Community, > > Okay, I am hardly a computer whiz, but I have been having a lot of > problems recently with my brand new laptop and the trial version of > MSOffice > 2007 (student/home version), I am having one hell of a time getting the > trial > to work period. I used a disc to download MSOffice 2003 into my laptop > with > Vista, and it worked for a week; after a week when it wouldn't work, I > went > to the support site and it said that it wasn't compatible with Vista, and > to > download the trial of 2007, which I cannot get to work properly. The > MSWord > won't load at all, it loads half of the age, then if you click anywhere > the > other half loads, but it is all baby blue, and says "not responding" at > the > top, and it bever kicks on! The other programs load, but I cannot connect > online to activate, and the activate by telephone option is dimmed. Yes, I > have an internet connection to everything else but that!!I tried repairing > it, erasing some liscensing code file that the support site told me to, > and > uninstalling and reinstalling, all to no avail! After all that I have the > same two exact problems!I am a astudent and am lost w/out the MSWord/Power > Point. I have to finish my presentation/paper by tomorrow and have no > programs to do it!!! PLEASE HELP!! Thanks, TrinityLynne[ at ]msn.com aka > Angelina
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Hi Susan,
Thank you for your reply! The only version of MSOffice I won is the one that came on my Dell Desktop. It is MSWord 2000 (I believe, it is the one before MSOffice 2003). It did not come with anything but Word, and Micrsoft Works. So, I downloaded and used the trial on my desktop (of MSOffice 2003 that is), and loved it. So, when I bought my new laptop, which originally had XP, it came with a trial version of MSOffice 2003. However the brand new laptop completely crashed, and when I returned it, they gave me a brand new one with Vista on it for the same price, because they felt so bad, since I lost a months worth of school work and pictures. So, I still had the trial disc for MSOffice 2003, and loaded it into the new laptop with Vista, and it worked fine for about a week. Then the computer said it was having problems with recently installed software, not related to Windows, because t ran in safe mode and said it it was able to do so, then it was not a OS problem, and to try opening my programsone by one to see what the problem was. I figured I would do this when I had a chance, but a few days later, I couldn't use my MSOffice 2003's Word. I couldn't open previously saved files, nor open new ones that were emailied from my Teacher when he sent me my syllabus for my new class. It occured to me that it was probably MSOffice 2003 that was conflicting with the computer. I unistalled it, and the computer has been great. However, when I went to download the new trial of MSOffice 2007, so I could have Word/Power Point back until I could afford to buy a version, I have been unable to get it to work. I am having two seperate problems, as I mentioned previously, Word will not load (just says "Not Responding") and the other programs like Power Point, won't activate (they say they cannot connect to the internet and to try again in a few minutes, and yes my internet connection is fine). Again I tried it all from th ehlp site for MSOffice 2007 to no avail, and unistalled and reinstalled and am havng the same exact two problems! Any ideas? Do you or anyone else think I should try to reinstall my trial of MSOffice 2003 again instead? Thanks Guys! TrinityLynne
"Susan Ramlet" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Hi, TrinityLynne, > > Office 2003 is compatible with Windows Vista. > > Which version of Office (not a trial) do you actually own? > > > -- > Please reply to the newsgroup. I cannot respond to private requests for > help. Besides, then the community doesn't benefit from your question! > -- > Susan Ramlet > MVP - Office > > > "TrinityLynne" <TrinityLynne[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:4FEE8341-886C-49D8-9B53-B86B26BA1F46[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Hi Community, > > > > Okay, I am hardly a computer whiz, but I have been having a lot of > > problems recently with my brand new laptop and the trial version of > > MSOffice > > 2007 (student/home version), I am having one hell of a time getting the > > trial > > to work period. I used a disc to download MSOffice 2003 into my laptop > > with > > Vista, and it worked for a week; after a week when it wouldn't work, I > > went > > to the support site and it said that it wasn't compatible with Vista, and > > to > > download the trial of 2007, which I cannot get to work properly. The > > MSWord > > won't load at all, it loads half of the age, then if you click anywhere > > the > > other half loads, but it is all baby blue, and says "not responding" at > > the > > top, and it bever kicks on! The other programs load, but I cannot connect > > online to activate, and the activate by telephone option is dimmed. Yes, I > > have an internet connection to everything else but that!!I tried repairing > > it, erasing some liscensing code file that the support site told me to, > > and > > uninstalling and reinstalling, all to no avail! After all that I have the > > same two exact problems!I am a astudent and am lost w/out the MSWord/Power > > Point. I have to finish my presentation/paper by tomorrow and have no > > programs to do it!!! PLEASE HELP!! Thanks, TrinityLynne[ at ]msn.com aka > > Angelina > > >
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Here's what I'd try:
1. Locate your CD for Works and Word from Dell, if they sent one, as well as the product ID. If they didn't, contact them to find out how to re-install.
2. Run the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to remove registry references to all Office versions: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/en-us
3. Try re-installing one of the trials.
If that doesn't work, you may need to contact Microsoft for support, but trial versions are generally unsupported, so you may need to commit to purchasing the software. You can uninstall the trials (or run the cleanup utility again) and re-install the copy you own, provided you have the CD and product code.
You might also find an older version (Office XP) legally on eBay or somewhere for less than Office 2003 or Office 2007.
Good luck--
-- Please reply to the newsgroup. I cannot respond to private requests for help. Besides, then the community doesn't benefit from your question! -- Susan Ramlet MVP - Office
"TrinityLynne" <TrinityLynne[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ABD2A29B-C0AD-46DC-A1BB-FB81FE40332B[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > Hi Susan, > > Thank you for your reply! The only version of MSOffice I won is the > one > that came on my Dell Desktop. It is MSWord 2000 (I believe, it is the one > before MSOffice 2003). It did not come with anything but Word, and > Micrsoft > Works. So, I downloaded and used the trial on my desktop (of MSOffice 2003 > that is), and loved it. So, when I bought my new laptop, which originally > had > XP, it came with a trial version of MSOffice 2003. However the brand new > laptop completely crashed, and when I returned it, they gave me a brand > new > one with Vista on it for the same price, because they felt so bad, since I > lost a months worth of school work and pictures. So, I still had the trial > disc for MSOffice 2003, and loaded it into the new laptop with Vista, and > it > worked fine for about a week. Then the computer said it was having > problems > with recently installed software, not related to Windows, because t ran in > safe mode and said it it was able to do so, then it was not a OS problem, > and > to try opening my programsone by one to see what the problem was. I > figured I > would do this when I had a chance, but a few days later, I couldn't use my > MSOffice 2003's Word. I couldn't open previously saved files, nor open new > ones that were emailied from my Teacher when he sent me my syllabus for my > new class. It occured to me that it was probably MSOffice 2003 that was > conflicting with the computer. I unistalled it, and the computer has been > great. However, when I went to download the new trial of MSOffice 2007, so > I > could have Word/Power Point back until I could afford to buy a version, I > have been unable to get it to work. I am having two seperate problems, as > I > mentioned previously, Word will not load (just says "Not Responding") and > the > other programs like Power Point, won't activate (they say they cannot > connect > to the internet and to try again in a few minutes, and yes my internet > connection is fine). Again I tried it all from th ehlp site for MSOffice > 2007 > to no avail, and unistalled and reinstalled and am havng the same exact > two > problems! Any ideas? Do you or anyone else think I should try to reinstall > my > trial of MSOffice 2003 again instead? Thanks Guys! TrinityLynne > > "Susan Ramlet" wrote: > >> Hi, TrinityLynne, >> >> Office 2003 is compatible with Windows Vista. >> >> Which version of Office (not a trial) do you actually own? >> >> >> -- >> Please reply to the newsgroup. I cannot respond to private requests for >> help. Besides, then the community doesn't benefit from your question! >> -- >> Susan Ramlet >> MVP - Office >> >> >> "TrinityLynne" <TrinityLynne[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:4FEE8341-886C-49D8-9B53-B86B26BA1F46[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > Hi Community, >> > >> > Okay, I am hardly a computer whiz, but I have been having a lot of >> > problems recently with my brand new laptop and the trial version of >> > MSOffice >> > 2007 (student/home version), I am having one hell of a time getting the >> > trial >> > to work period. I used a disc to download MSOffice 2003 into my laptop >> > with >> > Vista, and it worked for a week; after a week when it wouldn't work, I >> > went >> > to the support site and it said that it wasn't compatible with Vista, >> > and >> > to >> > download the trial of 2007, which I cannot get to work properly. The >> > MSWord >> > won't load at all, it loads half of the age, then if you click anywhere >> > the >> > other half loads, but it is all baby blue, and says "not responding" at >> > the >> > top, and it bever kicks on! The other programs load, but I cannot >> > connect >> > online to activate, and the activate by telephone option is dimmed. >> > Yes, I >> > have an internet connection to everything else but that!!I tried >> > repairing >> > it, erasing some liscensing code file that the support site told me to, >> > and >> > uninstalling and reinstalling, all to no avail! After all that I have >> > the >> > same two exact problems!I am a astudent and am lost w/out the >> > MSWord/Power >> > Point. I have to finish my presentation/paper by tomorrow and have no >> > programs to do it!!! PLEASE HELP!! Thanks, TrinityLynne[ at ]msn.com aka >> > Angelina >> >> >>
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