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where can i find my microsoft office 2003 product identification number on my computer.

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2012-07-13T10:53:12+00:00

where can i find my microsoft office 2003 product identification number on my computer.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-07-13T12:55:34+00:00

    Open any MS Office program such as Word then click on "Help" in the menu bar and click on "About Microsoft Office Word" and you will get a screen that shows the version and a bit further down you should see the product ID number.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-07-13T19:50:13+00:00

    If you are planning to re-install Office, as the others have pointed out what you really NEED is the Product Key, not the Product ID Number

    You can use one of these tools to extract the Product Key from your HD:

    Tools to Extract Product Key

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

    1. Your original package or purchase confirmation email
    2. Online download account
    3. You can extract the Product Key from the machine itself
    4. Image copy backups of system with Office installed
    5. Activation backup utilities

    The Tokens.dat file works as a digitally signed file, which stores the majority of the windows activation files.

    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.

    I have tried the first 6 in this list with various degrees of success:

    http://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.

    http://www.gtopala.com/  SIW – System Information for Windows(portable app), the install keys for Windows, Office and some other programs are displayed. Start SIW (no install required) and click on Software | Licenses. (SIW for Win 2010 Build 0714g)

    http://www.**magicaljellybean**.com/  V 2.0.8- Office 2003 OK, 2007 OK, 2010 na, Win Vista Wrong)

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/keyfinder / - Enchanted Keyfinder Beta Portable- Win (9X, ME, NT/2K/XP, Vista, Win7), MS Office (97, XP, 2003, 2007, 2010), Recover key for 484 other software and counting

    http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html  Nirsoft ProduKey V1.45-  Office 2003 OK , 2007 , 2010 , Win Vista )

    ProduKey may be able to extract product key information from a registry 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.

    http://www.technibble.com/**license-crawler**-find-product-keys-in-the-registry/ License Crawler V1.2 B98 (Office 2003, 2007 , 2010 , Win Vista )

    http://techblissonline.com/product-key-cd-keyserial-number-software-vista-xp/ - License Crawler for Vista XP (Office 2003 , 2007 , 2010 , Win Vista )

    http://www.winkeyfinder.com/download.php (Office 2003 , 2007 , 2010 , Win Vista )

    I have not had an opportunity to try these tools:

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-07-13T19:38:51+00:00

    where can i find my microsoft office 2003 product identification number on my computer.

    If you don't have the Product Key, even on a running install, you have nothing and the software must be repurchased.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-07-13T14:09:47+00:00

    The PID is not the same as the Key and cannot be used to activate

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