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How to change productkey Office 2008
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Hey.
Do anyone know where the productkey file for MS office 2008 is located or if I, in some way, can change my product key in this program?
why do u need it?
Hey.
Do anyone know where the productkey file for MS office 2008 is located or if I, in some way, can change my product key in this program?
I don't think you can. Mainly it is to stop people who have used the same key on more than one machine changing it when they find they can't run Office on two machines at the same time on the same network.
I'll tell you where it is stored. I can't tell you how to change it. A preference file lives here --> Macintosh HD:Applications:Microsoft Office 2008:Office:OfficePID.plist
If you need to re-serialize throw the .plist out and MT the trash.
Key 1000 is your name. Key 1600 is saved for a company name and Key 1825 is the product ID. These 3 keys are reported to populate the about box. Keys 2000-2300 are hashes generated by the serialization applet. All the serialization juju happens in the hashes so attempting to edit the file is essentially futile.
If you need to re-serialize throw the .plist out and MT the trash.
Key 1000 is your name. Key 1600 is saved for a company name and Key 1825 is the product ID. These 3 keys are reported to populate the about box. Keys 2000-2300 are hashes generated by the serialization applet. All the serialization juju happens in the hashes so attempting to edit the file is essentially futile.
Hey guys.
There's a folder called "Microsoft" at ~/Library/Preferences/
Delete that folder, and then just reinstall Office 2008. That preferences folder contains the file that stores your serial number, even if you uninstall Office 2008. Just delete it and the install should work fine. I've done it a few times.
There's a folder called "Microsoft" at ~/Library/Preferences/
Delete that folder, and then just reinstall Office 2008. That preferences folder contains the file that stores your serial number, even if you uninstall Office 2008. Just delete it and the install should work fine. I've done it a few times.
please advise
Does this work in OS 10.5 LEP? and How do you get to the ~/library/preferences/
Does this work in OS 10.5 LEP? and How do you get to the ~/library/preferences/
Someone on the Office boards said trash these 2 files:
~:Libraryreferences:Microsoft:Office 2008:Microsoft Office 2008 Settings.plist
-and-
HD:Applications:Microsoft Office 2008:Office:OfficePID.plist
Not sure if you need to reboot afterwards.
-Kevin
~:Library
references:Microsoft:Office 2008:Microsoft Office 2008 Settings.plist-and-
HD:Applications:Microsoft Office 2008:Office:OfficePID.plist
Not sure if you need to reboot afterwards.
-Kevin
I can't find the file in 10.5
I can not find the file "Microsoft Office 2008 Settings.plist" in Leopard, please advise, if someone else has found the file. I have deleted the Officepid.plist file but to no avail?
Someone on the Office boards said trash these 2 files:
~:Library
-and-
HD:Applications:Microsoft Office 2008:Office:OfficePID.plist
Not sure if you need to reboot afterwards.
-Kevin
I can not find the file "Microsoft Office 2008 Settings.plist" in Leopard, please advise, if someone else has found the file. I have deleted the Officepid.plist file but to no avail?
Make sure you are looking in the Library folder in YOUR home folder, not at the system root.
-Kevin
I wish I had the same success
I have looked both at the entry called Macintosh and the one called user and neither have the settings.plist file
I've only posted on this account. Don't know the other guy?
I have looked both at the entry called Macintosh and the one called user and neither have the settings.plist file
It Worked - I found the Microsoft folder in Prefereces and deleted it
It worked, thanks for all you your help!!
It worked, thanks for all you your help!!
Thanks!
Thanks for the info, Kevin! A friend of mine came across this issue and your instructions were spot-on. After deleting the "Microsoft" folder and the OfficePID.plist file, all she had to do was try to run Office 2008 and it asked her for the license key. So, good news is: she didn't have to uninstall/re-install Office 2008 to change the license key!
Someone on the Office boards said trash these 2 files:
~:Library
-and-
HD:Applications:Microsoft Office 2008:Office:OfficePID.plist
Not sure if you need to reboot afterwards.
-Kevin
Thanks for the info, Kevin! A friend of mine came across this issue and your instructions were spot-on. After deleting the "Microsoft" folder and the OfficePID.plist file, all she had to do was try to run Office 2008 and it asked her for the license key. So, good news is: she didn't have to uninstall/re-install Office 2008 to change the license key!
Thanks for the info. I always forget which key I have entered on the multi-user licence. I wish M$ handled family software like Apple or some Apple software houses.
Yup, I totally agree. At first, I was surprised there was no way to enter a new license key...then I remembered that I was dealing with the M$-we're-so-paranoid-about-software-piracy.
I just want to change the licensed NAME...
I tried the steps above and got into the registration box, but my used iBook came with Office 2008 already installed, hence, being at least the 3rd owner of this Mac, I don't know what the key is and have no way of contacting the original owner or whoever installed Office.
Probably a dumb question that I should know the answer for but...
Does deleting the two (2) .plist files let me enter ANY 25 character key?
I tried the steps above and got into the registration box, but my used iBook came with Office 2008 already installed, hence, being at least the 3rd owner of this Mac, I don't know what the key is and have no way of contacting the original owner or whoever installed Office.
Probably a dumb question that I should know the answer for but...
Does deleting the two (2) .plist files let me enter ANY 25 character key?
It's done!
Not trying to hijack this thread, but I wanted to share the advice that solved my problem.
The solution detailed in the link worked perfectly for what I wanted to do; just change the user name. The poster's suggestion solved my issue perfectly. I know that doesn't answer the serial key issue, but for a knowledgeable person, the editor application mentioned in the link below MAY lend itself to that fixing that feature also.
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?p=1361600&posted=1#post1361600
Not trying to hijack this thread, but I wanted to share the advice that solved my problem.
The solution detailed in the link worked perfectly for what I wanted to do; just change the user name. The poster's suggestion solved my issue perfectly. I know that doesn't answer the serial key issue, but for a knowledgeable person, the editor application mentioned in the link below MAY lend itself to that fixing that feature also.
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?p=1361600&posted=1#post1361600