No product key for Word 2003?

RTM · 15-07-2007 10:43pm #1

ok so my trial version on my new laptop expired, then i realise they didn't actually supply a product key to convert to the full version. apparently this is the norm? what the hell is the point of that? i don't have broadband and so can't download the 2007 trial. any ideas?

Creamy Goodness · 15-07-2007 10:45pm

it's to get you hooked on the program, so then you'll buy a product key.

jhegarty · 15-07-2007 10:45pm

Open Office

Ruu_Old · 15-07-2007 10:47pm

You could try OpenOffice as an alternative.

edit: /me gets walking cane.

SoBe · 15-07-2007 10:48pm

jhegarty wrote:

Open Office

+1 for that

sdanseo · 15-07-2007 11:33pm

Unless you work for a company that would be subsidised under Microsoft's HUP of course. But barring that, +1 more for OpenOffice

www.openoffice.org

Prenderb · 15-07-2007 11:44pm

Agreed - Open Office is fine, great in fact.

Though I've had some problems with formatting when opening documents created in OO (though saved as .doc) in the MS product, so if you're doing work on a laptop that'll be printed or emailed or otherwise played with on a MS-Office machine, bear that in mind.

Static M.e. · 16-07-2007 9:40am

ok so my trial version on my new laptop expired, then i realise they didn't actually supply a product key to convert to the full version. apparently this is the norm?

I dont understand what your problem is?

Unless you purchased a licence for office when you got your laptop why did you expect to have a copy of it?

Of course its the norm

Capt'n Midnight · 16-07-2007 8:06pm

if you hadda got the 2007 trial then your new docs would not open in earlier versions, without additional patches :rolleyes:

if you don't want to pay, don't use the software there are several free alternatives, openoffice is probably the best

http://www.abisource.com/download/ - another word processor free
http://www.software602.com/products/pcs/ - $40

No product key for Word 2003?

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