product key for office 2007

[Avocetz]

I have Office 2007installed on my laptop and desktop pc's. They are two different products with their own product key and therefore legal. I will shortly be upgrading my laptop from XP to 7 and if i understand correctly will have to reinstall all programmes. My problem is I dont know which product key I used for each of my computers. Will I have a problem if i use the "wrong" discs when reinstalling after the upgrade. Or is there someway my laptop will tell me what product key I used. I havent mixed up the discs so I know which product key goes with which discs. hope this makes sense and that someone can help.

cheers

Chris

[ChuckFickens]

Makes no difference at all. just install and use the correct key and it won't matter which one you put it on.

[ChuckFickens]

In fact, reading it again.... if they are the exactly the same versions you can install them both from the same CD and just use the two different keys and it will be fine.

The license key isn't locked to a CD or a computer in any way with office.

[Avocetz]

Thanks Chuck... still a bit confused though. As I see it I have a 50% chance of ending up with two computers with the same product key, which Microsoft wont allow, otherwise I would have purchased one copy and installed it on laptop and desktop. Thinking about it what if I uninstall from both machines and reinstall. Any problem there when it comes to activation?

cheers

Chris

[galeck1947]

If you download and run Belarc Advisor on both computers it will show you which key is on each of the individual ones use the ones that match. You can install them and contact Microsoft to activate them being 2007 it shouldn't be a problem as I have done this a few times and 2010 is out now .

[ChuckFickens]

Chris,

Not sure how you think you have a 50/50 chance of ending up using the same key! you have to type the key in so it's pretty obvious if you type the same one in twice!

All I said is the CDs are generic, they are not linked to a key at all, apart from for the version of office (so any office 2007 home and business key will activate any office 2007 home and business CD)

Not sure why galeck is going on about Belarc Advisor either, seeing as you already have the keys... just install office and type one key in on one machine and the other key on the second machine, and it will activate over the internet, no need to call microsoft.

[VHG]

>>>Not sure how you think you have a 50/50 chance of ending up using the same key!

He does not know what key he used on the desktop or the laptop.

So he is saying if he reinstalls Office on the laptop and uses the key he used on the Desktop he will be using the same key twice.

[VHG]

Make sure your laptop is capable of running W7 (run the W7 upgrade advisor).

Also make sure there are W7 drivers for your laptop or some of the hardware components wont work.

I think you are better putting the money you pay for W7 towards a new laptop rather than upgradng an old laptop to W7, but it is up to you.

[rojash]

Use a key finder utility:
http://pcsupport.abou...n/tp/topkeyfinder.htm

[Avocetz]

Thanks for all the answers people. I have now run magical jellybean on my destop pc and now know the product key for that. By a process of elimination I now know the other key is for my laptop. I will take VHG's advice and run the upgrade advisor before I start. I have already purchased the upgrade otherwise i may have considered a new laptop.

Thanks again

Chris