Office 2007 Product Key Help

Thank you! We upgraded to 365 so hopefully there's no more problems.

<Removed- Code of Conduct violation> I would suggest that you download the free BelArc Advisor and use it to make an inventory of your system.  That inventory will included details of the applications that are installed and their Product Keys where applicable.

However, if the Office Application has been deleted, there is little chance that the inventory will include the Product Key for it and your best hope is to use Windows System Restore to restore the computer to the state that it was in before the Office application was deleted.  Then you could use the BelArc Advisor to make an inventory, which should include the Product Key.

If you have not installed / re-installed Windows since Office 2007 was activated, you can use one of the following tools to Extract the product key.  This only works up to Office 2010. After that MS (dis)"improved" the way the key was stored on the computer to eliminate this option.

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Tools to Extract Product Key

http://www.7tutorials.com/how-recover-your-lost-windows-7-or-windows-8-product-key

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/productkeysactivation/tp/topkeyfinder.htm 2015 10 01 - Review 22 Free Tools

You can use any of the following tools to extract the Product Key from you computer. These tools report on many installed programs on your computer, not just Office.

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PS: you should keep a copy (printed and/or file copies on external storage devices) of the report(s) generated by these tools so you have all of your product keys / registration numbers available for future re-installs

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FYI: I (Rohn) have not tested these tools in Windows 8 or 10 (just haven’t had an excuse to make/waste the time), but I don’t expect any problem. The underlying mechanics of Windows 8 are essentially the same as Windows 7 if you ignore the Metro User Interface. Think of metro as “lipstick on a pig”. The pig is not changed by adding a little paint on the surface.

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**NOTE:**these tools no longer work for Office 2013 and 2016 after MS “improved” the way the key is stored on your computer. You can now only extract the last 5 char of the key, enough to match to the real product key you have recorded elsewhere.

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Normally you have several resources to find your Retail Product Key.

·    Your original package or purchase confirmation e-mail

·    Online download account

·    You can extract the Product Key from the machine itself

·    Image copy backups of system with Office installed

After you extract the Product Key, make sure to write it down and keep it in a safe place. Burning a copy of the installation file to a CD would also be a good idea if you don’t have the installation disk.

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NOTE: OEM (factory install and activated) licenses use a different key than the one reported.  Only the factory can use the PK from the original factory activation. You would have been provided with a separate piece of paper with a Product key for reactivation.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product\_cd\_key\_viewer.html  Nirsoft ProduKey V1.45- Office 2003 OK, 2007, 2010, Win Vista)

V1.62 Win 98 to Win 8.  Office 2003-2010

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ProduKey may be able to extract product key information from a file saved externally. This is useful if you’re trying to get the key details from the backup of a now defunct machine. Try the /Regfile option.

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After installing on my system, I ran the program à AS ADMINISTRATOR ß and then clicked on File à Select Source. Once in this menu it may appear a little overwhelming, don’t worry it’s not that complicated and your not going to break anything else. Select the circle next to “Load the product keys from external Software Registry hive”. Now from here you may have to browse to a slightly different location depending on where your windows.old folder is located, but you want to basically browse to the following and open this file:

C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\config\RegBack\SOFTWARE

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After opening this file select ok; you may have to wait a few minutes for it to load the hive and give you your keys, but if they’re there you should see them and be able to fresh install your MS Office.

Please note that this did work for my Office 2007, it also gave me my Vista Home & Personal Key, and Internet Explorer... lol! I hope this helps someone else too! And remember backup before you do any upgrading/downgrading/or destruction to you PC.

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Belarchttp://www.belarc.com/free\_download.html 

• not only does Belarcextract product keys, it reports on a WHOLE BUNCH of other stuff you want to know. Printing the report, or saving it is probably a good idea.

Win 95-Win8,  V8.4

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NOTE: I tested version 8.4 on Windows 8.0. It reported my Office 2003 2007 2010 product keys correctly. BUT for Office 2013 Pro Plus (local install) it did NOT report the key! Gosh Darn!  It reported: 00215-95000-26121-AA381 (Key: ends with G8YGX)^f,g^  (the “ends with” is correct)

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Superscripts f and g say:

·    f. The full product key is not stored on this computer. However, the characters shown uniquely identify your product key.

·    g. You can have Windows save the full product key using the procedure at http://www.belarc.com/msproductkeys.html.

NOTE: The process described in the link in “g” is good for Office 365, and MAYBE (I can’t confirm) online purchases of Office 2013. It does NOT work for Office 2013 Pro Plus! (which I have <grin>)

License Crawler  http://www.technibble.com/**license-crawler**-find-product-keys-in-the-registry/  98 (Office 2003, 2007 , 2010 , Win Vista)

I tested V1.37.463 on Win 8.0 it reported Office 2010 correctly, did not report 2007 or 2003. 

The “serial number” aka Product Key reported for Office 2013 Pro Plus (local install) did NOT agree with my documentation of key used!

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SterJo Software Key Finder. http://www.sterjosoft.com/list/ - Confirmed to work on XP through Win8, Office XP/2002 through 2010

Win XP to Win 8, Office XP to 2010.

I tested V 1.7 on Windows 8.0. It reported my Office 2003 2007 2010 product keys correctly.

The “serial number” aka Product Key reported for Office 2013 Pro Plus (local install) did NOT agree with my documentation of key used!

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Abelssoft MyKeyFinder- http://www.abelssoft.net/mykeyfinder.php -

I tested MyKeyFinder 2014 Free on Windows 8.0. It reported my Office 2003 2007 2010 product keys correctly.

The “serial number” aka Product Key reported for Office 2013 Pro Plus (local install) did NOT agree with my documentation of key used!

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Sorry, I have not had opportunity (aka need) to test Win8 and Office 2013 on these various tools:

Magical Jelly Bean http://www.**magicaljellybean**.com/  is free, supports 300+ programs V 2.0.8- Office 2003 OK, 2007 OK, 2010 na, Win Vista Wrong). They also have a paid Recovery Keys, support 4500+ programs

V 2.0.9.8

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