Solved Office 2010 key won't work

[jsmoline]

Hello,
I had my pc guy install w 7 ultimate. No problems there. He asked if I wanted Office 2010 while he was here. I said yes. No problems there until now. When I open anything in Office 2010 I get a message saying that it is not activated. ( My pc guy is not available any more.) I installed a key finder, found the key and went through the steps to activate. It accepted the key, went through the configuring part, then just closed, I have tried this several times with the same result. I only have a few days left and my wife uses word all of the time. Any help would be more than welcome here. Thanks,
John

 

[krjkinan]

if u havent purchased the version which u have installed in ur pc then there is no use . but do you have the setup files with u then do an uninstall and again insall with a good key . The pc guy would have surely given u a pirated version which was not cracked before . so install again with a cracked version and u are done . now for installation files search on pirate bay or extratorrent for some torrent .

 

[jsmoline]

It was payed for. It's been working for about 8 or 9 months with no problems.

 

[Petey7]

if u havent purchased the version which u have installed in ur pc then there is no use . but do you have the setup files with u then do an uninstall and again insall with a good key . The pc guy would have surely given u a pirated version which was not cracked before . so install again with a cracked version and u are done . now for installation files search on pirate bay or extratorrent for some torrent .

I hope you are not promoting the use of pirated software

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[jsmoline]

I couldn't even understand that guy.

 

[krjkinan]

i am sorry about that post as i did not read the forum rules before
sorry again

 

[Mark Phelps]

To the OP: What version of Office 2010 do you have installed? IF it is Professional Plus, even though you paid for it, it's more than likely one of the many pirated versions using MAK-activation, which, depending on when it was first activated, might well have worked. But, the leaked MAK keys are steadily being blacklisted by MS -- which means eventually, any copy using any of these keys is going to be Deactivated.

You should contact MS. Reporting a pirated version to them is sometimes sufficient for them to provide you a Genuine version -- but there are no promises.

 

[jsmoline]

How do I find out which version I have? Al I can find is Office 2010

 

[Petey7]

The easiest way to find out is to compare what you have installed to the programs that come with each. Follow the link below and see what programs come with each version.

Microsoft Office 2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[jsmoline]

It is pro plus. I found it in my uninstall in programs and features. How would I contact MS to report this?

 

[Petey7]

Follow the link below and go through each step. As Mark said, they might be willing to pull some strings for you, but don't count on it. In the mean time you can download a free trial of office (link also below).

https://www.microsoft.com/howtotell/reports/report.aspx?displaylang=en

Try Office 2010 - Microsoft Office

 

[jsmoline]

Followed the link, reported the issue and got a thank you. It's ok though. I got a new copy of Office 97 student version. It's all we need and we don't use Outlook.
Thanks for all of your help everyone,
John

 

[richnrockville]

If you paid for your version of Office 2010, you should have either a folder with the key to activate or a disk with the key on it. If so then I would go to microsoft.com and search on activation and then give them a call to let them decide whether what you have is illegal or legal and they will activate it over the phone if
it is an activation error.
Some PC people have been installing the trial version along with a illegal key. Not good.
Rich

 

[jsmoline]

The problem has been resolved. All is well now. Thanks,
John

 

[mnais]

Hi everybody
I have same problem, when I run Office 2010 professional Plus it gives me a message of (Deactivated Version) but all what I'm doing is to close this message window and continue my work on Office as usual. I don't have an explanation but i'm enjoying with my Office 2010 regarding what paid for it.

 

[Mark Phelps]

Hi everybody
I have same problem, when I run Office 2010 professional Plus it gives me a message of (Deactivated Version) but all what I'm doing is to close this message window and continue my work on Office as usual. I don't have an explanation but i'm enjoying with my Office 2010 regarding what paid for it.

And that enjoyment will END in the next 30 days when your copy shuts down!

A "deactivated version" of Pro Plus is most likely one of the many pirated versions floating around the web these days.

As with the OP, if you bought this, go back to where you bought it and demand a legitimate copy!

 

[kpo6969]

Hi everybody
I have same problem, when I run Office 2010 professional Plus it gives me a message of (Deactivated Version) but all what I'm doing is to close this message window and continue my work on Office as usual. I don't have an explanation but i'm enjoying with my Office 2010 regarding what paid for it.

And that enjoyment will END in the next 30 days when your copy shuts down!

A "deactivated version" of Pro Plus is most likely one of the many pirated versions floating around the web these days.

As with the OP, if you bought this, go back to where you bought it and demand a legitimate copy!

$10.00 from Digital River perhaps?