Product Activation & re-installation

[deeranwith]

I currently have a system with Windows XP operating system and Office 2007
installed. I will be updating to Vista soon and will carry out a full
re-installation after a re-format of the HD.
Are there any issues with the activation of my copy of Office 2007? Do I
have to formally un-install it to allow the software to be re-activated?

Guidance please.

 

[Joan Archer]

Well you'll lose the copy you have installed anyway if you do a format and
fresh install of your OS, is it a retail copy of Office or did it come
pre-installed with the machine when you bought it ?

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"deeranwith" <deeranwith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9EBDDD83-76A3-4F1B-ABA3-47084A75F86C@microsoft.com...
> I currently have a system with Windows XP operating system and Office 2007
> installed. I will be updating to Vista soon and will carry out a full
> re-installation after a re-format of the HD.
> Are there any issues with the activation of my copy of Office 2007? Do I
> have to formally un-install it to allow the software to be re-activated?
>
> Guidance please.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

deeranwith wrote:
> I currently have a system with Windows XP operating system and
> Office 2007 installed. I will be updating to Vista soon and will
> carry out a full re-installation after a re-format of the HD.
> Are there any issues with the activation of my copy of Office 2007?
> Do I have to formally un-install it to allow the software to be
> re-activated?

....

You will be wiping your hard drive, formatting and installing Windows Vista
clean?

Why not just in-place upgrade? (Windows Vista's method of upgrading is much
better than previous windows upgrades - although those usually worked out
well also.)

Answer to direct question:
No - just install and activate.

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MS-MVP
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[Joan Archer]

I've just noticed you have already asked this question earlier and been
given an answer by Malke so why have you asked it again, do you have some
other issues ?

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"deeranwith" <deeranwith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9EBDDD83-76A3-4F1B-ABA3-47084A75F86C@microsoft.com...
> I currently have a system with Windows XP operating system and Office 2007
> installed. I will be updating to Vista soon and will carry out a full
> re-installation after a re-format of the HD.
> Are there any issues with the activation of my copy of Office 2007? Do I
> have to formally un-install it to allow the software to be re-activated?
>
> Guidance please.

 

[deeranwith]

"Joan Archer" wrote:

> I've just noticed you have already asked this question earlier and been
> given an answer by Malke so why have you asked it again, do you have some
> other issues ?
>
> --
> Joan Archer
> http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher
> http://lachsoft.com/photogallery
>
> "deeranwith" <deeranwith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9EBDDD83-76A3-4F1B-ABA3-47084A75F86C@microsoft.com...
> > I currently have a system with Windows XP operating system and Office 2007
> > installed. I will be updating to Vista soon and will carry out a full
> > re-installation after a re-format of the HD.
> > Are there any issues with the activation of my copy of Office 2007? Do I
> > have to formally un-install it to allow the software to be re-activated?
> >
> > Guidance please.
>
> No, I have asked the question on other lists with no response - I had tagged for e-mail notification and received none.

I am aiming to do a clean install to tidy up the overall installation which
was originally XP home which I updated to XP Professional.

Thanks for your help

 

[deeranwith]

"Joan Archer" wrote:

> Well you'll lose the copy you have installed anyway if you do a format and
> fresh install of your OS, is it a retail copy of Office or did it come
> pre-installed with the machine when you bought it ?
>
> --
> Joan Archer
> http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher
> http://lachsoft.com/photogallery
>
> "deeranwith" <deeranwith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9EBDDD83-76A3-4F1B-ABA3-47084A75F86C@microsoft.com...
> > I currently have a system with Windows XP operating system and Office 2007
> > installed. I will be updating to Vista soon and will carry out a full
> > re-installation after a re-format of the HD.
> > Are there any issues with the activation of my copy of Office 2007? Do I
> > have to formally un-install it to allow the software to be re-activated?
> >
> > Guidance please.
>
> The copy of Office was purchased from Microsoft directly.

Thanks for your help.

 

[sonu]

"Sonu" wrote:

> I currently have a system with Windows XP operating system and Office 2007
> installed. I will be updating to Vista soon and will carry out a full
> re-installation after a re-format of the HD.
> Are there any issues with the activation of my copy of Office 2007? Do I
> have to formally un-install it to allow the software to be re-activated?
> if you update your software to windows vista from windows xp then office 2007 has to reinstalled . once you reinstall the software then it would prompt you to reactivate it . The system would think the reactivation as second time activation so please be careful while reactivating it and choose telephone option as your connection methood .
>it`ll give you a telephone number to call and some numbers at step 3 . so whenever you want to reactivate after reinstallation call the number that will be on your activation wizard and talk to the representative . your software will be activated