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    Help: Recover Office 2007 Trial only, from factory backup?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by LouArnold, Apr 22, 2009.

  1. LouArnold

    LouArnold Notebook Consultant

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    Can I recover MS Office Home & Student 2007 Trial Edition from the factory backup I did when I get the laptop, but without recovering anything else?

    This is an Aspire 4530 running Vista.

    The trial version expired and I wanted to uninstall it and install my own copy of Office 2003. But if course it would not uninstall - probably because I wasn't the real "Administrator" at the time. I followed the MS guide for forceably uninstalling and deleting the product, but that failed also.

    The only recourse seems to be to re-install it from the 3 factory backup DVDs that I made when I got the laptop. But I have a feeling that all I can do is recover (overwrite) the C drive from the recovery DVDs - either all or nothing. Is that correct?
     
    LouArnold, Apr 22, 2009
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  2. LouArnold

    LouArnold Notebook Consultant

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    No response. I'm closing this thread. I assume there is no way for a selective re-install....pity.
     
    LouArnold, Apr 25, 2009
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  3. Full-English

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    To uninstal the trial version of office, there are actually 2 things you need to uninstall, office itself, but there is also a activation assistant but not sure what it's called.
     
    Full-English, Apr 25, 2009
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  4. TeeJay 44

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    Thread closing sequence activated :eek: .....

    Might take a while though :)

    Cheers,
    The Activator's Assistant
     
    TeeJay 44, Apr 25, 2009
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  5. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    you on the wine teejay :D

    :tongue:
     
    hoggie, Apr 25, 2009
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  6. TeeJay 44

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    Nah..my imagination is running wild though :p

    Good to see you up and helping as always. How's Grandads little helper?

    You have to spoil the little baby. Grandad (you) will have it up and running before Mom or Dad know what has happened :)

    Cheers mate

    Buy you a Chivas when I meet you,

    Theo
     
    TeeJay 44, Apr 25, 2009
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  7. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    grand daughter is the love of my life, and she has me jumping through hoops already :D

    will post a pic.
    [​IMG]
     
    hoggie, Apr 25, 2009
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  8. TeeJay 44

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    She is soooo sweet. Little earring and all too :D No wonder you have been pre-occupied for a while now :cool: Proud Gramps and all.

    Seriously off original topic though...

    Cheers mate

    Good to chat again.

    Theo
     
    TeeJay 44, Apr 25, 2009
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  9. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    any time mate, my msn is under my pic mate if you need it. :D
     
    hoggie, Apr 25, 2009
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  10. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just install office 2003. You can have both office 2003 and office 2007 at the same time.
     
    jackluo923, Apr 26, 2009
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