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I just started using Vista and when I go to make a new word document, it
won't let me and says the selection is locked. I tried the protect document
tab, but that gets me no where. Help!!
 
Thanks. If Office was loaded with my new computer should I have to activate
it? I'm not sure how to do this. I don't think I have the appropriate
product codes they require--but I did buy the program, it's not taken from
elsewhere.
 
Thanks. If Office was loaded with my new computer should I have to activate
it? I'm not sure how to do this. I don't think I have the appropriate
product codes they require--but I did buy the program, it's not taken from
elsewhere.
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If it came loaded on your computer as trialware, you would have to
pay for it to get it activated.

If you indeed paid for it and it was pre-loaded on your machine, you
would have also have been provided with the installation disc and the
product key.

You need to find that.
 
Have a look in the CD cases that came with your computer.
If it is a Dell, you have to activate Office by putting in the Office(NOT
the Vista one!)
Product Key, which will be on the Office CD case, or the Office CD.
 
I have the hard copy Office Home and Student 2007 disks. I've written
another thread as I saw someone solved this problem by uninstalling the
Microsoft office on their desktop, then reinstalled from the disk. I tried
this, but the "system administrator" won't let me uninstall. It seems like
everything is frozen when I try to hit activate in word, etc.
 
Dave,

Thanks for the effort. I was also working with computer guru who couldn't
figure out why I couldn't uninstall the temp Office. I wasn't able to do
very many things (i.e., go to support and help, create another user account)
even though I am the 'system administrator'. Some how I was able to create
another user account and when I tried to uninstall from the user account, it
asked for my system administrator password. After entering the password, I
was able to uninstall Office. I then installed it from the disk and
everything works perfectly now. Thanks to the "discussion group", I was able
to realize that the selection was locked due to a temp Office installed with
the new computer. Long story short. It's fixed. Thanks for your help, but
I feel your mannerism in the end was a bit harsh. How am I suppposed to know
that when I order a new computer with Microsoft Office that they put on a
temp copy that I need to unistall and then install the disks that came with
the computer. I assumed that when I ordered the computer, Dell installed
everything on it that I ordered.
 
IronMom said:
I have the hard copy Office Home and Student 2007 disks. I've
written another thread as I saw someone solved this problem by
uninstalling the Microsoft office on their desktop, then reinstalled from
the disk. I tried this, but the "system administrator" won't let me
uninstall. It seems like everything is frozen when I try to hit activate
in
word, etc.
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If your intention is to perform a clean reinstall of Office you should not
bother with activation, but uninstall it right away via Control Panel >
Programs.

Next, reinstall the software by inserting the Office disk in the drive.
Double-click the setup.exe file if the installation program does not start
automatically. During the installation procedure you will be prompted for a
valid product key. Now is the time to enter it.

Your product key can be found either on a label on the box the Office disk
came in, or on a Certificate provided by the OEM (retailer). If you do not
own a valid Office product key, visit:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/FX101678741033.aspx

Charlie42
 
Hi

I bought Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise Edition as part of a (Home Use
Program) that my employer particiaptes in. I installed office and used it for
10 days and everything was fine. Suddenly, yesterday, I was not able to use
it and I started to get the (selecetion locked) error. I tried to uninstall
office and resinstall again but the problem is still there. I tried deleting
the opa12.dat but the problem did not go. Any help is appreciated.

Please note that this is an original copy of office 2007 enterprise that I
bought directly from Microsoft and installed it on only one computer.
 
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