microsoft product key number question

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microsoft product key number question

Is there anyway to get the Product Key number from an installation of microsoft office X. I need to retire a few older macs and get new machines but the number that appears in the info window has no relation to the product key on the package. There must be some way to marry the two numbers?

any ideas?

Ted

Posted on Oct 17, 2005 3:41 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 18, 2005 7:39 AM in response to Ted Petrosky

Not that I've ever seen. But there is an invisibile file inside the Office folder called "OfficePID"

You can copy this file from the old install of Office and put in Office folder of the new install.

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Oct 18, 2005 8:30 AM in response to Templeton Peck

Thanks. it is a start. it really blows that as machines change owners (people leave and computers are replaced and moved) there is no way to find the product key number. Interesting that the OfficePID is empty. I will look to see if there is a resource fork.

Thanks,

Ted

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Answer 3

Oct 18, 2005 8:35 AM in response to Ted Petrosky

Yeah I know it stinks. A while back I saw that potential problem at my old job, and realized I better keep track of what's installed where since my boss was too cheap to get a volume license.

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