I'm having trouble activating Microsoft Outlook. It's asking me for the
Product Key, which i activated in Office when i got the computer, but i
packed the disc/code away when i moved house and therefore don't have the
Product Key with me. Is there a way to carry over the activation key from
Office to Outlook without me having to go through 50,000 boxes in my shed to
look for it? Thank you for your time

Outlook and Outlook Express are not the same program.
MS Outlook newsgroups:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...utlook.General
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...k.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlook.Contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ok.Calendaring
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ic.outlook.Fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...utlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...Program_AddIns
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ok.Program_VBA
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ThirdPartyUtil

On the Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...utlook.general
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Jo" wrote in message
...
I'm having trouble activating Microsoft Outlook. It's asking me for the
Product Key, which i activated in Office when i got the computer, but i
packed the disc/code away when i moved house and therefore don't have
the
Product Key with me. Is there a way to carry over the activation key
from
Office to Outlook without me having to go through 50,000 boxes in my
shed to
look for it? Thank you for your time

Outlook and Outlook Express are not the same program.
MS Outlook newsgroups:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...utlook.General
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...k.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlook.Contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ok.Calendaring
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ic.outlook.Fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...utlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...Program_AddIns
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ok.Program_VBA
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ThirdPartyUtil

On the Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...utlook.general
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Jo" wrote in message
...
I'm having trouble activating Microsoft Outlook. It's asking me for the
Product Key, which i activated in Office when i got the computer, but i
packed the disc/code away when i moved house and therefore don't have
the
Product Key with me. Is there a way to carry over the activation key
from
Office to Outlook without me having to go through 50,000 boxes in my
shed to
look for it? Thank you for your time

What Bruce said.

Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/ and click on the Validate
Office button then restart your computer.

If you weren't able to Validate, proceed as follows:

1. Download this diagnostic tool, saving it to your desktop:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=56062

= WinXP: Double-click on the executable to run the tool.

= Vista & Win7: Right-click on the executable and select Run as
Administrator to run the tool.

2. After running the tool, click on the Office tab and then click on Copy
(to clipboard).

NB: You may want to open a new Notepad file, paste the contents of your
clipboard into it & save for future reference.

3. Begin a new thread in the appropriate Microsoft Genuine Advantage forum
and paste the results from the OGA Diagnostic Data tool in a detailed post:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/e...tegory/genuine

4. A troubleshooting specialist will analyze the data and recommend an
appropriate solution.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Jo wrote:
I'm having trouble activating Microsoft Outlook. It's asking me for the
Product Key, which i activated in Office when i got the computer, but i
packed the disc/code away when i moved house and therefore don't have the
Product Key with me. Is there a way to carry over the activation key from
Office to Outlook without me having to go through 50,000 boxes in my shed
to
look for it? Thank you for your time

What Bruce said.

Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/ and click on the Validate
Office button then restart your computer.

If you weren't able to Validate, proceed as follows:

1. Download this diagnostic tool, saving it to your desktop:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=56062

= WinXP: Double-click on the executable to run the tool.

= Vista & Win7: Right-click on the executable and select Run as
Administrator to run the tool.

2. After running the tool, click on the Office tab and then click on Copy
(to clipboard).

NB: You may want to open a new Notepad file, paste the contents of your
clipboard into it & save for future reference.

3. Begin a new thread in the appropriate Microsoft Genuine Advantage forum
and paste the results from the OGA Diagnostic Data tool in a detailed post:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/e...tegory/genuine

4. A troubleshooting specialist will analyze the data and recommend an
appropriate solution.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Jo wrote:
I'm having trouble activating Microsoft Outlook. It's asking me for the
Product Key, which i activated in Office when i got the computer, but i
packed the disc/code away when i moved house and therefore don't have the
Product Key with me. Is there a way to carry over the activation key from
Office to Outlook without me having to go through 50,000 boxes in my shed
to
look for it? Thank you for your time