Scroll down in this article, there is a link for Fix It, also a fix for the
Opa12.dat file.
How to troubleshoot problems that you may experience when you try to activate a
2007 Office suite
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919895

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Mary Sauer MVP
http://msauer.mvps.org/

"Publisher" Publisher @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
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Hi, l wish to learn how publisher works and so l downloaded the trail version
(try before you buy) well l have activated it but it will not allow me to
type anything open anything not even add a picture so l am at a loss.

Do l just uninstall and leave it at that or buy it???