i already have office....i bought the student and teachers edition. it came
with the cd key to activate the the full version from the trial version. I
was told that the key can be used on 3 computers. i used the key once on my
new laptop, but now i have a desktop that i just purchased that i would like
to activate also. Unfortunately i have lost my cd key sticker that came with
the software. is there any way to find my cd key with office itself, instead
of going through Microsoft?

I would suggest that you look very carefully at the End User License
Agreement that you can access from the HelpAbout Microsoft Word menu item.

If you are really sure that what you propose is legal, then you can use the
utility at the following web page to find the CD key

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"David" wrote in message
...
i already have office....i bought the student and teachers edition. it came
with the cd key to activate the the full version from the trial version. I
was told that the key can be used on 3 computers. i used the key once on
my
new laptop, but now i have a desktop that i just purchased that i would
like
to activate also. Unfortunately i have lost my cd key sticker that came
with
the software. is there any way to find my cd key with office itself,
instead
of going through Microsoft?

See €œHow to Obtain a New Product Key for Office Program Setup€�
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823570

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"David" wrote in message
...
i already have office....i bought the student and teachers edition. it
came
with the cd key to activate the the full version from the trial version. I
was told that the key can be used on 3 computers. i used the key once on
my
new laptop, but now i have a desktop that i just purchased that i would
like
to activate also. Unfortunately i have lost my cd key sticker that came
with
the software. is there any way to find my cd key with office itself,
instead
of going through Microsoft?

Belarc advisor - linked from my web site - will tell you far more than you
ever wanted to know about your installation - including the key number of an
installed version of Word 2003.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


David wrote:
i already have office....i bought the student and teachers edition.
it came with the cd key to activate the the full version from the
trial version. I was told that the key can be used on 3 computers. i
used the key once on my new laptop, but now i have a desktop that i
just purchased that i would like to activate also. Unfortunately i
have lost my cd key sticker that came with the software. is there any
way to find my cd key with office itself, instead of going through
Microsoft?