Office CoA doesn't have 25-character Product Key??

I've just bought a brand new, shrunk-wrapped copy of Microsoft Office
Home and Student 2007 to install on my new laptop (in the UK).

On running the supplied CD, the first thing that happens is that I'm
prompted to enter the 25-character product key. However, looking at the
CoA on the box, there doesn't appear to be a 25-character key to enter -
it certainly doesn't look the same as the one at www.howtotell.com.
However, apart from the lack of a code like this, the CoA does appear to
be totally genuine in all other aspects.

I've uploaded a copy of my CoA here (rendered anonymous of course!):
http://i44.tinypic.com/2nimu7m.jpg

I've tried entering all the other codes displayed! without success.

Can anyone advise what's going on here, please?

Many thanks
David


PS Other possibly relevant info:

The laptop's an Acer running Vista Home Premium, and was supplied with a
trial version of office which I could install and activate - however I
completely uninstalled the 'installation package' first, before using my CD.

Th supplier is an internet one based in the UK; hadn't heard of them
before but from their site I would be *extremely* surprised if they were
doing anything underhand. And the whole Office package they sent looks
totally kosher.

Lobster wrote:
I've just bought a brand new, shrunk-wrapped copy of Microsoft Office
Home and Student 2007 to install on my new laptop (in the UK).

On running the supplied CD, the first thing that happens is that I'm
prompted to enter the 25-character product key. However, looking at the
CoA on the box, there doesn't appear to be a 25-character key to enter -
it certainly doesn't look the same as the one at www.howtotell.com.
However, apart from the lack of a code like this, the CoA does appear to
be totally genuine in all other aspects.

I've uploaded a copy of my CoA here (rendered anonymous of course!):
http://i44.tinypic.com/2nimu7m.jpg

I've tried entering all the other codes displayed! without success.

Can anyone advise what's going on here, please?

Many thanks
David


PS Other possibly relevant info:

The laptop's an Acer running Vista Home Premium, and was supplied with a
trial version of office which I could install and activate - however I
completely uninstalled the 'installation package' first, before using my
CD.

Th supplier is an internet one based in the UK; hadn't heard of them
before but from their site I would be *extremely* surprised if they were
doing anything underhand. And the whole Office package they sent looks
totally kosher.

Have you tried contacting these kosher folks?

Alias

Alias wrote:
Lobster wrote:
I've just bought a brand new, shrunk-wrapped copy of Microsoft Office
Home and Student 2007 to install on my new laptop (in the UK).

On running the supplied CD, the first thing that happens is that I'm
prompted to enter the 25-character product key. However, looking at
the CoA on the box, there doesn't appear to be a 25-character key to
enter - it certainly doesn't look the same as the one at
www.howtotell.com. However, apart from the lack of a code like this,
the CoA does appear to be totally genuine in all other aspects.

I've uploaded a copy of my CoA here (rendered anonymous of course!):
http://i44.tinypic.com/2nimu7m.jpg

I've tried entering all the other codes displayed! without success.

Can anyone advise what's going on here, please?


PS Other possibly relevant info:

The laptop's an Acer running Vista Home Premium, and was supplied with
a trial version of office which I could install and activate - however
I completely uninstalled the 'installation package' first, before
using my CD.

Th supplier is an internet one based in the UK; hadn't heard of them
before but from their site I would be *extremely* surprised if they
were doing anything underhand. And the whole Office package they sent
looks totally kosher.

Have you tried contacting these kosher folks?

No. I think (thought?) I'm doing something daft here, and hopefully an
expert here will be able to advise one way or the other!

Nevertheless if this is actually a particularly high-level pirate
package I'd certainly want them to get what's coming to them.

David

Your product key is not on that label. It's on an orange label on the CD
case.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Lobster" wrote in message
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I've just bought a brand new, shrunk-wrapped copy of Microsoft Office Home
and Student 2007 to install on my new laptop (in the UK).

On running the supplied CD, the first thing that happens is that I'm
prompted to enter the 25-character product key. However, looking at the
CoA on the box, there doesn't appear to be a 25-character key to enter -
it certainly doesn't look the same as the one at www.howtotell.com.
However, apart from the lack of a code like this, the CoA does appear to
be totally genuine in all other aspects.

I've uploaded a copy of my CoA here (rendered anonymous of course!):
http://i44.tinypic.com/2nimu7m.jpg

I've tried entering all the other codes displayed! without success.

Can anyone advise what's going on here, please?

Many thanks
David


PS Other possibly relevant info:

The laptop's an Acer running Vista Home Premium, and was supplied with a
trial version of office which I could install and activate - however I
completely uninstalled the 'installation package' first, before using my
CD.

Th supplier is an internet one based in the UK; hadn't heard of them
before but from their site I would be *extremely* surprised if they were
doing anything underhand. And the whole Office package they sent looks
totally kosher.

"Lobster" wrote in message
...
I've just bought a brand new, shrunk-wrapped copy of Microsoft Office Home
and Student 2007 to install on my new laptop (in the UK).

On running the supplied CD, the first thing that happens is that I'm
prompted to enter the 25-character product key. However, looking at the
CoA on the box, there doesn't appear to be a 25-character key to enter -
it certainly doesn't look the same as the one at www.howtotell.com.
However, apart from the lack of a code like this, the CoA does appear to
be totally genuine in all other aspects.

I've uploaded a copy of my CoA here (rendered anonymous of course!):
http://i44.tinypic.com/2nimu7m.jpg

I've tried entering all the other codes displayed! without success.

Can anyone advise what's going on here, please?

Many thanks
David


PS Other possibly relevant info:

The laptop's an Acer running Vista Home Premium, and was supplied with a
trial version of office which I could install and activate - however I
completely uninstalled the 'installation package' first, before using my
CD.

Th supplier is an internet one based in the UK; hadn't heard of them
before but from their site I would be *extremely* surprised if they were
doing anything underhand. And the whole Office package they sent looks
totally kosher.

When you open the case to remove the CD/DVD look on the back of the tray
that opens. The orange product key label will be there. It is NOT on the
outside of the box.