Comments on: Office 2008: How to change the CD key http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/ Spoonoidal pontrapificationicism Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Matthew Young http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-84382 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:24:19 +0000 http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-84382 Thanks. Nothing more obnoxious then dealing with people who are positive that you've pirated something because of problems like this. People need to get it through their heads that software pirates don't HAVE these types of problems. They come up with cracks to deal with it and laugh at sad attempts to create copy protection. Meanwhile, people like me; who paid full price for the product, installed it using the first serial number on the sticker, and then had a co-worker use the same serial number because she didn't realize it had been used, end up getting screwed and having to jump through all these hoops just to use a product that I paid a hefty fee for. I HAD 3 legit keys, all I wanted was a way to input my second key on one of the systems. God it's frustrating! Anyway, your solution did the trick. Thanks a mil! Thanks. Nothing more obnoxious then dealing with people who are positive that you’ve pirated something because of problems like this. People need to get it through their heads that software pirates don’t HAVE these types of problems. They come up with cracks to deal with it and laugh at sad attempts to create copy protection. Meanwhile, people like me; who paid full price for the product, installed it using the first serial number on the sticker, and then had a co-worker use the same serial number because she didn’t realize it had been used, end up getting screwed and having to jump through all these hoops just to use a product that I paid a hefty fee for. I HAD 3 legit keys, all I wanted was a way to input my second key on one of the systems. God it’s frustrating!

Anyway, your solution did the trick. Thanks a mil!

]]> by: Brendan http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-83027 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:25:30 +0000 http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-83027 Thanks very much for this. M$'s own website failed to mention the two files and as you've stated, getting rid of only one just restores the other. Cheers. Thanks very much for this. M$’s own website failed to mention the two files and as you’ve stated, getting rid of only one just restores the other. Cheers.

]]> by: Chris http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-76954 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:28:17 +0000 http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-76954 Thanks for the post...this worked like a charm for Office 2008. Deleted the two files, ran the setup assistant and put in the correct product key. Everything is working fine and it took no time at all. Thanks for the post…this worked like a charm for Office 2008. Deleted the two files, ran the setup assistant and put in the correct product key. Everything is working fine and it took no time at all.

]]> by: john http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-63884 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:14:04 +0000 http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-63884 for the record, I'm a different john. for the record, I’m a different john.

]]> by: john http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-63883 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:13:27 +0000 http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-63883 Andrew McNaughton, you have a point my friend. Although I haven't checked, you may be right. However, Microsoft is not your best company for ass kissing. Neither is Apple or any other stupid developer who implements such drastic measures and keeps on spying on you. As for your personal insults addressed to the author, completely uncalled for. Just because you noticed the small difference in one number (4 instead of 8) it doesn't mean people who haven't noticed are blind and utterly embarrassing themselves. Yes, I have a problem with kiss ass people. Especially when they kiss Microsoft's ass, or Apple's ass or any other company's ass. Come on dude, you just PAID for the product they offer, you don't need to KISS their ass. They should kiss your hand for deciding to invest that huge amount on some basic office tools which should be part of the operating system itself. But until the world becomes "normal", we have to buy crap from businesses that have one goal: make money. Still want to kiss their ass? Andrew McNaughton, you have a point my friend. Although I haven’t checked, you may be right. However, Microsoft is not your best company for ass kissing. Neither is Apple or any other stupid developer who implements such drastic measures and keeps on spying on you. As for your personal insults addressed to the author, completely uncalled for. Just because you noticed the small difference in one number (4 instead of 8) it doesn’t mean people who haven’t noticed are blind and utterly embarrassing themselves.

Yes, I have a problem with kiss ass people. Especially when they kiss Microsoft’s ass, or Apple’s ass or any other company’s ass. Come on dude, you just PAID for the product they offer, you don’t need to KISS their ass. They should kiss your hand for deciding to invest that huge amount on some basic office tools which should be part of the operating system itself. But until the world becomes “normal”, we have to buy crap from businesses that have one goal: make money. Still want to kiss their ass?

]]> by: Sam http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-41901 Tue, 20 May 2008 16:17:52 +0000 http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-41901 Thanks to author, i appreciate it. Sorry, somebody has to say it.... Andrew McNaughton you are an IDIOT. Thanks to author, i appreciate it.

Sorry, somebody has to say it…. Andrew McNaughton you are an IDIOT.

]]> by: Andrew McNaughton http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-41177 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:15:49 +0000 http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-41177 Sorry, somebody has to say it... you just slated Microsoft for its oversight in your opinion. Clearly you have no sight whatsoever. The article that you referred to is very clearly, specifically for Office 2004. I'm so embarrassed for you. It works brilliantly with Office 2004. The feature was simply removed from Office 2008. Microsoft is always very clear in their knowledge base articles about which products they refer to. There was no doubt on that page that it did NOT refer to Office 2008. Sorry, somebody has to say it… you just slated Microsoft for its oversight in your opinion. Clearly you have no sight whatsoever. The article that you referred to is very clearly, specifically for Office 2004. I’m so embarrassed for you. It works brilliantly with Office 2004. The feature was simply removed from Office 2008. Microsoft is always very clear in their knowledge base articles about which products they refer to. There was no doubt on that page that it did NOT refer to Office 2008.

]]> by: John http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-32233 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:13:36 +0000 http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-32233 Apparently not. Launching and quitting the daemon doesn't seem to examine or modify these files. Apparently not. Launching and quitting the daemon doesn’t seem to examine or modify these files.

]]> by: Meff http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-32232 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:10:28 +0000 http://rgbdream.com/2008/02/06/office-2008-how-to-change-the-cd-key/#comment-32232 Do you have to force quit Microsoft Daemon before making any of these changes? Do you have to force quit Microsoft Daemon before making any of these changes?

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