Trial Edition showing after purchasing/installing Office 2007?

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Hello. I'm a relative newcomer to the internet, and wanted to ask about my
software identification. I have (recently purchased, just this week) a
computer with Vista already installed, and after buying the Student and Home
edition upgrade online, my programs (Word and Excel, at least) still open
with 'trial edition' in the title. Is this because I'm still within the
trial period? Will it automatically convert after the trial period, or can I
make it change before then?
 
The computer probably came with only a trial version of Office installed and
you'll need to purchase a full version - or a license for the version you
have - before the trial period expires. Vista does not come with Office and
no version of Windows has ever come with Office, though many computer
manufacturers have "bundled" either free or trial copies of Office or Works
with their computers.

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Richard,

Thanks for your response. I hoped my explanation wouldn't be too
convoluted, but I may not have been clear enough.

I did purchase the upgrade as mentioned, online. I recieved a notice
indicating the purchase was complete, too. So, should I be concerned that
the programs still show as "(Trial)"? Do I need to reload them, somehow?
Or, is this due to the trial period still having sway over my purchase
transaction? I know that sounds ludicrous - it just shows that I'm a novice.
:-)
--
Thank you,

W.


Richard G. Harper said:
The computer probably came with only a trial version of Office installed and
you'll need to purchase a full version - or a license for the version you
have - before the trial period expires. Vista does not come with Office and
no version of Windows has ever come with Office, though many computer
manufacturers have "bundled" either free or trial copies of Office or Works
with their computers.

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As Richard pointed out, you have to buy the FULL version of Office, not the
upgrade. The trial is NOT a qualifying product for upgrade versions. If
you look on the web you can find a cheap oem version of an older version of
Word which you could install and qualify for the upgrade.

Soulsonsix said:
Richard,

Thanks for your response. I hoped my explanation wouldn't be too
convoluted, but I may not have been clear enough.

I did purchase the upgrade as mentioned, online. I recieved a notice
indicating the purchase was complete, too. So, should I be concerned that
the programs still show as "(Trial)"? Do I need to reload them, somehow?
Or, is this due to the trial period still having sway over my purchase
transaction? I know that sounds ludicrous - it just shows that I'm a
novice.
:-)
--
Thank you,

W.


Richard G. Harper said:
The computer probably came with only a trial version of Office installed
and
you'll need to purchase a full version - or a license for the version you
have - before the trial period expires. Vista does not come with Office
and
no version of Windows has ever come with Office, though many computer
manufacturers have "bundled" either free or trial copies of Office or
Works
with their computers.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Soulsonsix said:
Hello. I'm a relative newcomer to the internet, and wanted to ask
about
my
software identification. I have (recently purchased, just this week) a
computer with Vista already installed, and after buying the Student and
Home
edition upgrade online, my programs (Word and Excel, at least) still
open
with 'trial edition' in the title. Is this because I'm still within
the
trial period? Will it automatically convert after the trial period, or
can I
make it change before then?
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Soulsonsix said:
Hello. I'm a relative newcomer to the internet, and wanted
to ask
about my software identification. I have (recently
purchased, just
this week) a computer with Vista already installed, and after
buying
the Student and Home edition upgrade online, my programs
(Word and
Excel, at least) still open with 'trial edition' in the
title. Is
this because I'm still within the trial period? Will it
automatically convert after the trial period, or can I make
it change
before then?
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Where online did you buy the Home and Student edition?

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is not an upgrade. It
consists of the full versions of 4 office programs, Word,
Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. It is a boxed product which can
be purchased at a number of retail outlets. If you purchased it
from an online vendor they would need to ship you the product.
Once you receive the product, you should uninstall the trial
version of Office before installing Office Home and Student.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Frankly, I don't have a clue how the online Office activation process works,
I've never been tempted to try it. Since this is more of an Office problem
than a Vista problem you might want to wander over to a Microsoft Office
forum and get some help there.

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Soulsonsix said:
Richard,

Thanks for your response. I hoped my explanation wouldn't be too
convoluted, but I may not have been clear enough.

I did purchase the upgrade as mentioned, online. I recieved a notice
indicating the purchase was complete, too. So, should I be concerned that
the programs still show as "(Trial)"? Do I need to reload them, somehow?
Or, is this due to the trial period still having sway over my purchase
transaction? I know that sounds ludicrous - it just shows that I'm a
novice.
:-)
--
Thank you,

W.


Richard G. Harper said:
The computer probably came with only a trial version of Office installed
and
you'll need to purchase a full version - or a license for the version you
have - before the trial period expires. Vista does not come with Office
and
no version of Windows has ever come with Office, though many computer
manufacturers have "bundled" either free or trial copies of Office or
Works
with their computers.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Soulsonsix said:
Hello. I'm a relative newcomer to the internet, and wanted to ask
about
my
software identification. I have (recently purchased, just this week) a
computer with Vista already installed, and after buying the Student and
Home
edition upgrade online, my programs (Word and Excel, at least) still
open
with 'trial edition' in the title. Is this because I'm still within
the
trial period? Will it automatically convert after the trial period, or
can I
make it change before then?
Click to expand...
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Hi W,

You need to return the upgrade product and explain the situation as to
why you are returning it, or live with the idea it may cease to function.

An Upgrade is for users who have already purchased the full version of
any product and want to always run the latest version. The upgrade ahould
uninstall the current version automatically and install the upgrade
automatically.

You have the Trial version installed. The Trial version does not qualify
for Upgrade status. You must already own the product. (paid for it)

The Trial version must be manually uninstalled, before installing the
paid version.
 
Great idea, Richard. I'll do that!
--
Thank you,

W.


Richard G. Harper said:
Frankly, I don't have a clue how the online Office activation process works,
I've never been tempted to try it. Since this is more of an Office problem
than a Vista problem you might want to wander over to a Microsoft Office
forum and get some help there.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Soulsonsix said:
Richard,

Thanks for your response. I hoped my explanation wouldn't be too
convoluted, but I may not have been clear enough.

I did purchase the upgrade as mentioned, online. I recieved a notice
indicating the purchase was complete, too. So, should I be concerned that
the programs still show as "(Trial)"? Do I need to reload them, somehow?
Or, is this due to the trial period still having sway over my purchase
transaction? I know that sounds ludicrous - it just shows that I'm a
novice.
:-)
--
Thank you,

W.


Richard G. Harper said:
The computer probably came with only a trial version of Office installed
and
you'll need to purchase a full version - or a license for the version you
have - before the trial period expires. Vista does not come with Office
and
no version of Windows has ever come with Office, though many computer
manufacturers have "bundled" either free or trial copies of Office or
Works
with their computers.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Hello. I'm a relative newcomer to the internet, and wanted to ask
about
my
software identification. I have (recently purchased, just this week) a
computer with Vista already installed, and after buying the Student and
Home
edition upgrade online, my programs (Word and Excel, at least) still
open
with 'trial edition' in the title. Is this because I'm still within
the
trial period? Will it automatically convert after the trial period, or
can I
make it change before then?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
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Thanks, John; that's a great suggestion. I'm double checking as I type, and
yes, I've purchased a full version of Office 2007. Excuse me for identifying
it as an upgrade. Richard pointed out that I should check out the Office
threads, since this appears to be more of an issue with that product. I
appreciate your response, though!
--
Thank you,

W.


John Barnes said:
As Richard pointed out, you have to buy the FULL version of Office, not the
upgrade. The trial is NOT a qualifying product for upgrade versions. If
you look on the web you can find a cheap oem version of an older version of
Word which you could install and qualify for the upgrade.

Soulsonsix said:
Richard,

Thanks for your response. I hoped my explanation wouldn't be too
convoluted, but I may not have been clear enough.

I did purchase the upgrade as mentioned, online. I recieved a notice
indicating the purchase was complete, too. So, should I be concerned that
the programs still show as "(Trial)"? Do I need to reload them, somehow?
Or, is this due to the trial period still having sway over my purchase
transaction? I know that sounds ludicrous - it just shows that I'm a
novice.
:-)
--
Thank you,

W.


Richard G. Harper said:
The computer probably came with only a trial version of Office installed
and
you'll need to purchase a full version - or a license for the version you
have - before the trial period expires. Vista does not come with Office
and
no version of Windows has ever come with Office, though many computer
manufacturers have "bundled" either free or trial copies of Office or
Works
with their computers.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Hello. I'm a relative newcomer to the internet, and wanted to ask
about
my
software identification. I have (recently purchased, just this week) a
computer with Vista already installed, and after buying the Student and
Home
edition upgrade online, my programs (Word and Excel, at least) still
open
with 'trial edition' in the title. Is this because I'm still within
the
trial period? Will it automatically convert after the trial period, or
can I
make it change before then?
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Thanks for the info, Nepatsfan; it's very helpful to my understanding. I
bought the Office software through the Microsoft site. I think I've used the
wrong terms to describe my purchase, 'upgrade' instead of 'full edition'.

Can you add any more info about the online purchase process?
 
Thanks for your response, thecreator. Very helpful info. I've double
checked my purchase and had mistakenly used the wrong term to describe it.
It's actually the full version, not an upgrade. I appreciate the insight,
though!
--
Thank you,

W.


thecreator said:
Hi W,

You need to return the upgrade product and explain the situation as to
why you are returning it, or live with the idea it may cease to function.

An Upgrade is for users who have already purchased the full version of
any product and want to always run the latest version. The upgrade ahould
uninstall the current version automatically and install the upgrade
automatically.

You have the Trial version installed. The Trial version does not qualify
for Upgrade status. You must already own the product. (paid for it)

The Trial version must be manually uninstalled, before installing the
paid version.
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I would then follow the suggestion to uninstall the combination trial and
full version combo and reinstall, or just uninstall the ones showing trial
and do a custom reinstall of only those programs. Good luck and the other
group is a good suggestion also.


Soulsonsix said:
Thanks, John; that's a great suggestion. I'm double checking as I type,
and
yes, I've purchased a full version of Office 2007. Excuse me for
identifying
it as an upgrade. Richard pointed out that I should check out the Office
threads, since this appears to be more of an issue with that product. I
appreciate your response, though!
--
Thank you,

W.


John Barnes said:
As Richard pointed out, you have to buy the FULL version of Office, not
the
upgrade. The trial is NOT a qualifying product for upgrade versions. If
you look on the web you can find a cheap oem version of an older version
of
Word which you could install and qualify for the upgrade.

Soulsonsix said:
Richard,

Thanks for your response. I hoped my explanation wouldn't be too
convoluted, but I may not have been clear enough.

I did purchase the upgrade as mentioned, online. I recieved a notice
indicating the purchase was complete, too. So, should I be concerned
that
the programs still show as "(Trial)"? Do I need to reload them,
somehow?
Or, is this due to the trial period still having sway over my purchase
transaction? I know that sounds ludicrous - it just shows that I'm a
novice.
:-)
--
Thank you,

W.


:

The computer probably came with only a trial version of Office
installed
and
you'll need to purchase a full version - or a license for the version
you
have - before the trial period expires. Vista does not come with
Office
and
no version of Windows has ever come with Office, though many computer
manufacturers have "bundled" either free or trial copies of Office or
Works
with their computers.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Hello. I'm a relative newcomer to the internet, and wanted to ask
about
my
software identification. I have (recently purchased, just this
week) a
computer with Vista already installed, and after buying the Student
and
Home
edition upgrade online, my programs (Word and Excel, at least) still
open
with 'trial edition' in the title. Is this because I'm still within
the
trial period? Will it automatically convert after the trial period,
or
can I
make it change before then?
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Well, you've been very helpful. As info, I just completed the conversion,
successfully. It was pretty straightforward; I think I just overlooked a
step. I should have selected 'Convert" when given the option.
 
You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let us know you
were able to get Office installed.

Nepatsfan

In
 
Sounds odd. Did the PC have MS Office on it already?

AFAIK, Student and Teacher isn't an upgrade, it's a full product that
is licensed for restricted (i.e. educational) use.

As your PC came with Vista, it would most likely have shipped with MS
Office 2007, rather than MS Office 2003, if MS Office was there.

Was your Student and Teacher version 2003 or 2007?
Where online did you buy the Home and Student edition?
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Online? Missed that bit - OK.
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is not an upgrade. It
consists of the full versions of 4 office programs, Word,
Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. It is a boxed product which can
be purchased at a number of retail outlets. If you purchased it
from an online vendor they would need to ship you the product.
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Also, OEM (e.g. pre-installed with new PCs) MS Office 2007 tends to be
the full Pro edition but with any parts not within your license in
"trial" mode (i.e. time-bombed).

OEM editrions are:
- Basic; Word, Excel, fluff
- Small Business Edition; Basic + Publisher, ?PowerPoint
- Pro; SBE + Access

So for example if you had SBE, you'd have Access as if you had Pro,
but Access would be in Trial mode.

Still, I can't see why Word and Excel would be in Trial mode...
unless... hey, did you activate the installation? If you don't
activate it, then it will run for a limited period before lapsing into
ransom mode, i.e. "reduced functionality" where it works as a set of
viewers, allowing no edits or saves.
Once you receive the product, you should uninstall the trial
version of Office before installing Office Home and Student.
Ick.



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