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Re: MS Office problem

Subject: Re: MS Office problem
From: "Toolman Tim" <frack.this@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:22:46 -0800
Newsgroups: 24hoursupport.helpdesk
In news:493ohoFms49lU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
elaich spewed forth:
> I bought this computer from a kid across the way. Well, since he had
> completely bollixed up XP, I had to use the system recovery option to
> reinstall XP and get it working again.
>
> When I go to MS Office, it wants the Product Key. Office was
> installed on the thing from the factory - I thought using the system
> recovery kept all registered programs in working order?
>
> Of course, I don't have it, and have no way of getting it. Is it
> possibly still stored in the registry? If so, how would I find it?
>
> BTW, it's a Compaq.

Ummm...if it was still in the registry, Office wouldn't be asking for it.

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