I have Office 2007 on my old computer. It came preinstalled . i have recently updated but because I do not have the disc i cant install it easily. i have the productactivation number. Can it be transferred from my old machine

The product key is in different places, on the product case inside with the disc is usual. Or if you have bought a tower with Office preinstalled there may be a label attached to the case of the computer.

try this microsoft support page for advice where it would be.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/access-help/find-your-product-key-for-office-2010-HA102434987.aspx?CTT=1#_Toc280606501

The office 2007 that you have was this a preinstall with your system? what I mean is, when you bought the computer did it have office installed? this is important cause the preinstalled office is a 60day only product, kind of like a demo so that you can get used to it and choose to purchase it, after it is expired you can go to the Microsoft website and buy a key for the product you want, like Office 2007 Home/Student or Office 2007 Professional. I think now though you will only be able to purchase Office 2010, as the demo support for office 2007 has been removed. if you have bought the office system from a software vendor you should have a box with a serial key on the inside cover, all you will need to do with that is enter the number then activate the suite and you will be officeing in no time. hope this helps

What is your question

You got a trial version preinstalled. You have to buy a license to use it.Licenses can be purchased online for less than from Microsoft.

TRY TO UNINSTALL THE 2007 OFFICE FROM ADD REMOVE PROGRAM IN CONTROL PANEL THEN TRY TO INSTALL 2010,U CAN DOWNLOAD OFFICE 2010 FROM MICROSOFT SITE

if you've recently upgraded to Microsoft Office 2007 from 2003 and weren't happy with the decision, you can easily revert back to your older software. Each version of the Office software package will be considered a different program by your computer's operating system, so to revert back to your previous installation you only need to uninstall Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003. Difficulty: Easy flow my Instructions

1. Uninstall Office 2007. To do this, open the "Control Panel" and select "Add or Remove Programs." Click "Microsoft Office 2007" and then click "Remove."
   
2. Put your Microsoft Office 2003 compact disc in your computer's appropriate drive. Either a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive will work.
   
3. Click "Next" to begin the installer for Office 2003. Continue to click "Next" until you reach the screen where you are asked for your product key code. Enter the product key code found in the Office 2003 packaging and click "Next."
   
4. Enter your name, business name and initials (if you so choose). Click "Next."
   
5. Choose which type of installation you would like to perform. You can choose to install each program in the Office 2003 productivity pack, a "typical" installation which installs only the most widely used programs like Word and PowerPoint, or a custom installation where you individually choose which programs will be installed.
   
6. Click "Next" to view a summary of all of the installation settings you've specified. If you're happy with the summary, click "Install." This will install Microsoft Office 2003 on your computer using the settings you've meticulously specified.
   

hope that it will be help full

Hi Emma,
If you got the laptop with MS Office 2007 preinstalled, then i am in no doubt that it was a trial version of office which has expired.
This means that Office 07 is only given to you as a teaser and Microsoft want you to purchase a product key to reactivate office so you can use it to it's full potential.
Many people are under the impression that when they buy a new laptop which has Office 07 installed it is the full version, this I'm sorry to say is not the case.



Regards.

Dear sir,

Generally Preinstalled windows Vista comes with 60 days trial MS office 2007.After 60 days trial expires,& it doesnt work.So you have to buy new office 2007 genuine software.
We cant suggest any pirated software because software piracy is theft.
so solution is buy MS office Genuine Versions.

Good luck

If you can't get the disc from Dell, try doing a search for Microsoft Office at this site: http://download-at-now.blogspot.com/.

Hi, this may not help you because I do not have the exact error you described. But here is some text from the MS website:The installation of the 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1 (SP1) fails with error 1935 or with error 78F. This failure occurs when the Windows Installer encounters a reference either to a drive that no longer exists or to a removable media device that contains no readable media. For example, this failure may occur when the Windows Installer encounters a reference to an empty DVD drive or to an empty CD drive. The issue is not caused by the update design of the 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1 (SP1). RESOLUTION loadTOCNode(1, 'resolution'); This issue is resolved by update 946691 for the 2007 Office system. Update 946691 is provided to resolve the problem that you may experience when you install the 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1. You must install update 946691 on you computer before you install 2007 Microsoft Office suite SP1.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Office2007-kb946691-fullfile-x86-glb.exe package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=697BA2AA-0757-42C8-A530-5BD5566A54AD&displaylang=en)
So, here is what they say to do:
Remove the 2007 Office suite loadTOCNode(3, 'workaround');

1. Exit all programs.
2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
3. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
   
   Note In Windows Vista, click Uninstall a Program or Programs and Features.
4. In the Programs list, click Microsoft Office Edition 2007, and then click Remove. In this item, Edition is a placeholder for the edition of Office that you installed.
   
   Note In Windows Vista, click Uninstall.
5. Click Yes when you receive the following message: Are you sure you want to remove Microsoft Office Edition 2007?
6. When the removal operation is complete, click Close.

Reinstall the 2007 Office suite loadTOCNode(3, 'workaround');

1. Insert a 2007 Office installation CD into the drive.
   
   Note If your version of the 2007 Office suite is a preinstalled version, the installation CD is packaged in the white box that was included with your computer.
   
   Collapse this imageExpand this image If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation in the User Account Control dialog box, click OK, or click Continue.
2. Enter the product key.
   
   Note If your version of the 2007 Office suite is a preinstalled version, the product key is located on the back of the CD case.
3. Read the Microsoft Software License Terms, click to select the I accept the terms of this agreement check box, and then click Next.
4. Select the type of installation that you want, and then start the installation process.
5. When the installation process is complete, click Finish.