Can't Activate Office


  1. AvatarOfTheShip
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    Windows 7 Ult x64
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    Can't Activate Office


    Hello. I have a completely legitimate copy of Office 2007 Ultimate, which, over the years, has been installed and re-installed a fair few times, though I haven't used it for quite a while now. Recently I thought I might as well make use of it, and tried to install it on a laptop but could not activate it as 'it has been activated too many times'. I then opted for the Telephone Activation method, but was told that this option was no longer available in my country!
    Is there any way I can activate this software - which is, as I say, completely legit - or do I have to simply put it in the bin?
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  3. torchwood
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    W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insider ring
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    Hi Avatar,
    not heard of that one on Ultimate -- unless its a Volume licence

    run this tool it might give me a clue, copy/paste the output.

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=52012

    Roy
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  4. Ranger4
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    Is your copy of Office 2007 Ultimate a retail copy or an OEM copy. An OEM copy would probably have been supplied with a computer purchase. A retail copy would be one that you purchased separately.

    If it an OEM copy then it may have been installed too many times or on too many different computers. A retail copy should install on any computer & can be installed many times without any problems, as long as it is only installed on one computer at any time.
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  6. AvatarOfTheShip
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    It's a Retail copy. Not that bothered now, as the Mail app in Windows 10 is OK and I'm using Office 2016 on windows 7.
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