get valid key too install ms office

beckyk4u

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I want to get office back on my PC I have two different Product Key codes of numbers/letters for Office 2000 (I put the CD Office 2000 in drive, and it won't take my key code!) I had Office 2003 from Gateway when I bought PC, I eventually reformatted the whole darn thing...without THINKING, "how am I going to find my MS Office"!!!! Is there a trick out there so I can get Office back on my PC?
Thanks.
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Solution
If you had considered before formatting and reinstalling, you could have found it with Belarc Advisor.
That data is now gone.

Your options:
1. Buy a new license for it. You probably can't buy one for Office 2000 or 2003.
2. Find an old email or something with the original license key
3. Use a free alternative, LibreOffice or OpenOffice.

USAFRet

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If you had considered before formatting and reinstalling, you could have found it with Belarc Advisor.
That data is now gone.

Your options:
1. Buy a new license for it. You probably can't buy one for Office 2000 or 2003.
2. Find an old email or something with the original license key
3. Use a free alternative, LibreOffice or OpenOffice.
 
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Spaztic One

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I agree with USAFRet on option 3. I have used LibreOffice or OpenOffice for years. Coming from MS Office, you might not find the lay out familiar or intuitive, but they are both fully capable programs. If nothing else, you should at least try the free productivity suites before paying for a solution (meaning buying a new key).