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    Activation Assistant for the 2007 Microsoft Office suites

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by McGrady, Mar 14, 2008.

  1. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    I want to know how about to uninstall this.
    Yes, I have used the search function and read 2 threads on it...but it seemed the solution was to uninstall this BEFORE putting Microsoft Office. Is there another way? I already have Microsoft Office Enterprise I believe on my laptop already.
     
  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Is it asking you to activate or what?
     
  3. McGrady

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    I get this error.
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  4. McGrady

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    If I do get this uninstalled, it won't affect my paid office enterprise right?
     
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    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    I believe you're suppose to uninstall all Trial suites before installing the retail version. I also did a quick search on your Activation Assistant problem and it seems that most users were saying to uninstall it before the trial Office suite(s) expired.
     
  6. McGrady

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    I never activated it though.
     
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    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Never activated what? The Enterprise edition?
     
  8. McGrady

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    The activation assistant for the 2007 microsoft office suites...
     
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    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/FX101153491033.aspx

    I would just uninstall it. It's only needed for your trial suites, not your Enterprise edition.
     
  10. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Lol. I know. That's what I'm trying to do; uninstall it. I get an error, I posted the error a few posts up.
     
  11. andyasselin

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    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 shound remove it

    also you cound just del it under the registerry

    it shound be under hk local machine

    software microsoft

    windows

    current version

    uninstall

    hit crtl f and do find acvation asstitanted


    also the file shound be c:\program file \microsoft acvation folder and you can just del them

    is this pop up or are you just try to get rid of the program be listed from add remove in control panel

    let me know if that help you we install that on all new system for customers so can play with office for 60 days also make the pc office ready


    so if client decide they want to buy office

    all they do is enter they product key from coa or from retail box office

    being that office 2007 is going media less install winch mean it will be preinstall on new machine if client want buy with in 60 days they come in buy lincse and go home enter they key and it unlock what edtion they payed for if you where install a legal copy office you have just enter you key no need to remove and reinstall it

    and then just remove the acavtion util
     
  12. ScifiMike12

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    Try this:

    Can't get rid of Activation Assistant
     
  13. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    That link says don't use it for 2007 editions.
    I'm pretty noob to mess with the registry. Is this the only way. =[
     
  14. andyasselin

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    Hi what link say don,nt use for 2007 that what it designed to be used for

    if not pop up bug you that missing the file you can just delete the icons it won,nt hurt anything and does,nt take

    the windows installer cleaner is just microsoft util remove stuff does,nt uninstall right

    it shound work for office avaction wizard
     
  15. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Wow, wtf. LOL. Ok, so I guess I didn't tell you I was in CCleaner's "Tools" to uninstall this. I went to control panel>uninstall and it worked. -_-
    CCleaner's never failed me in uninstalling anything but, ok. :p
    PROBLEM SOLVED.

    EDIT: I was wondering...how come in CCleaner's Tools Tab, theres more things to uninstall there than control panels uninstall?
     
  16. ScifiMike12

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    Because they belong to either Windows or something important regarding a Windows Update. It's like a safety measure.

    BTW, glad to know you got it working. I wasn't quite too sure if quoting the CCleaner idea would work but glad to know it did. :D