Hack to Activate Microsoft Office 2007 Evaluation Trial Version
Most suites or programs of Microsoft Office 2007 allows user to evaluate the product. The trial version of 2007 Microsoft Office system can be installed by using a 25-character trial product key available from Microsoft while you download the free Office software, and you can use the Microsoft Office 2007 suite or program with full functionality for 60 days.
You may have the Office 2007 CD and are able to install Office 2007 without entering product key. However, Office 2007 will work in reduced functionality mode, where it’s effectively just a viewer for Office documents. Beside, if you forget the trial product key, or don’t wish to register a Windows Live ID to get the trial key, here’s the trick to activate Office 2007, or more correctly, bypass the activation of Office 2007 60 days trial, and making the “trial” word disappear from the Office title at the top and suppress activation and trial expiry prompt.
Note that to use Microsoft Office 2007 beyond 60 days trial period, you need to purchase a valid license for it, available from Amazon
To use this hack to crack activation on Office 2007, you need to install Office 2007 without any serial number or product key. If you have installed Office 2007 with a product key or serial number, do the following to clean remove Office 2007 of product key:
- Close all Microsoft Office applications.
- Run Register Editor by clicking on Start -> Run, and then type “regedit” in the Open box and press Enter key.
- Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration
Note that inside the registry key, there should be another subkey that resembles the following:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration\{90120000-0030-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE
or
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration\{91120000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE
- If there is more than one registry entries or subkeys that reference Microsoft 12.0 registration, open up each subkey, and then identify the product by the ProductName value data until you locate the subkey for the product which you want to remove the existing product license key.
For example:
ProductName=Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
ProductName=Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 - Once found the correct registry subkey, delete the following values:
DigitalProductID
ProductID - Close Registry Editor.
Once Microsoft Office 2007 has been installed with no product key, proceed with the following steps:
- In Windows Explorer, brose to the following folder:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Proof.en\
- Right click on Proof.XML file, select “Open With…” in the right click menu.
- In the “Open With” window, select Notepad to be used to open the XML file. In Vista, if you can’t see the Notepad option, simply double click the “Other Programs” to unhide it.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the Proof.XML to locate the following lines:
</Feature> <Feature Id=”SetupXmlFiles” Cost=”1248″>
<OptionRef Id=”AlwaysInstalled”/>
</Feature> - Change the AlwaysInsalled to neverInstalled so that the line looks like following:
<OptionRef Id=”neverInstalled”/>
- Save the Proof.xml file. In Windows Vista, you may need to take ownership and grant full access permission to yourself before able to modify the file.
- You can now launch Microsoft Office 2007 application such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and etc without prompting for activation.
As usual, as it’s a hack, and before you purchase a valid product key for it, you won’t be able to AND can’t access any updates or Microsoft Office Online.
Disclaimer: This article is for educational and informational purpose only.
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May 21st, 2007 16:40
:O omg
this is some good stuff
i dont need it tho, but it might come in handy
i would be able to delete my legitmate key right?
i just want to try this out
May 21st, 2007 16:51
“However, Office 2007 will work in reduced functionality mode”
does that mean that the program will be limited?
May 21st, 2007 17:00
If you has legitimate key already then this hack is useless.
May 22nd, 2007 05:29
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May 22nd, 2007 19:17
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May 22nd, 2007 22:27
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May 27th, 2007 03:32
Fantastic set of instructions. Worked like a dream for me. Thanks for the info.
May 29th, 2007 15:42
hi guys! i´ve maked the Office Genuine Test by MIcrosoft and now i can´t use my office anymore!!! when i Type it write not. please HELP!!!!!!!!!
May 29th, 2007 23:54
Guys, further to my message above…today all Office programs went to reduced functionality mode. I have had to essentially reverse all the steps above to gain back usability. Any ideas?
May 31st, 2007 02:09
Tried this with just Opennote 2007 copy that I had purchased but used up my activations. As I was limited only by the number of starts, I opened the program 30 times and it appears to have done the trick. However this is a version I purchased to that might make a difference.
May 31st, 2007 02:15
OneNote 2007 not opennote typo
May 31st, 2007 11:07
it wont let me save the proof.xml file in notepad, somone please help.
thanks
May 31st, 2007 11:07
it wont let me save the proof.xml file in notepad, somone please help.
thanks!
June 1st, 2007 23:50
It does not work.
Once you have followed the instructions Office will run as a full version 25 times.
After the 25th time you run any of the Office applications, it will become a “reader” limited version.
June 2nd, 2007 02:28
John, exactly what I have found as well. Had to reverse all steps to regain functionality. Well it was a hack at the end of the day.
June 2nd, 2007 14:54
Thanks bro… there was no DigitalProductID or
ProductID in the registry… but made changes in Proof.XML and it works… thanks again bro
June 2nd, 2007 19:04
guys with problems saving listen gjust go to property then security then edit and press full control on it then you save!!!
June 2nd, 2007 19:06
i had that same prob. people think jp
June 3rd, 2007 03:48
Hi Kelvin.
You said this ……guys with problems saving listen gjust go to property then security then edit and press full control on it then you save!!!
Where exactly do you see the property and then security?…I have check into word and PPT and Outlook and don’t see this option….please advise
thanks
June 3rd, 2007 09:49
It works but when i close word, it says “The function you are attempting to run contains macros or content that requires macro lenguage support” I disabled all macros without notification, but the message still appears on the screen, everytime i close it, it appears 4 times, it’s annoying, what can I do to fix it?
June 4th, 2007 00:22
Does anyone know if this works for MS Office 2003? I don’t see “alwaysinstalled” in the XML file but there are a lot of words so maybe I am missing it?
Any help appreciated!
June 4th, 2007 03:50
Great stuff. It worked fine for me (so far anyway) thank you for taking the time and trouble to put it up here.
If you ever find a suitable hack for pablo’s WYSIWYG web page builder 4.2 let me know wont you !
Thanks again.
June 6th, 2007 19:34
Hey ive got a hacked copy DVD of ms office system 2007 from my friend. Its really 100% WORKING. But when I wantto validate the office suit (My version is pro plus one) microsoft said that iam a victim of countervieting or something. When i reinstall that office suit i entered the serials i got from a serial site. Then i run ms word, it required activate. What the hell? What should i do broz? By the way, the ways above didnt work 4 me.
June 10th, 2007 21:37
Hi all…….
there was no DigitalProductID or
ProductID in the registry… when i edited the Proof.xml file then also the office was locked. nothing happened……..
Help me out!!!!!!!!!
June 13th, 2007 09:08
omg, this is awesome mate good work
June 13th, 2007 22:51
PRM,
When you write “Had to reverse all steps to regain functionality. Well it was a hack at the end of the day.”, can you explain a little bit more?
Only change NeverInstalled by AlwaysInstalled?
But Office asks for a key!
Help, please
June 17th, 2007 17:55
worked well for me
June 20th, 2007 01:51
hey i got the blue edition 2007 office! install with out asking for cd key! automatically activates and it gets updates…
the proof.en hack fails after a while
June 20th, 2007 22:47
Awesome man….how can u find such intricate details ??? Worked just the way it should… Thanks…
June 21st, 2007 02:16
Yes it does work….but the Proof.en hack fails after a while. even though it does not say trial anymore it still acts as a trial. The full version goes away.
June 22nd, 2007 19:17
wow absolutely…amazing! thanks a bill!
June 26th, 2007 07:03
That’s great. Wonderful.How do you know that…
Thanks a lot. became full version.
And I wish you good work. Thanks again.
June 27th, 2007 06:04
I done the hack, and used it the amount of times so that it is now only a reader (i can’t write >_>_
June 30th, 2007 03:57
) and does anyone no of some way to let me do more than 25 openings of office (or something like that). This is a great hack, but this (^) anwser would me mega helpful ,-)
July 4th, 2007 20:43
I agree with bob jim. It does’nt function after several days of work. I can’t write but only read it. It say it has locked.
Can anyone help me or us? please.
July 5th, 2007 02:38
Your hack works only for 4 days - then Office 2007 will lock you out, leaving it in read only mode. Do you have a real hack…. - one that really works?
Thanks.
July 5th, 2007 09:06
The hack works only for few days, then Office 2007 will lock you out, leaving it in read only mode. Do you have a real hack…. - one that works? if u do send it 2 my email sly306@hotmail.com
Thanks.
July 5th, 2007 19:13
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July 6th, 2007 02:59
i haven’t had any problems as of yet, but from the sound of some people’s comments, they had problems, that you were able to fix. i was wondering if you would be able to send me a copy of whatever instructions you sent them, that way i have a reference if i encounter problems in the future. thanks!
July 8th, 2007 21:00
I’m afraid I’m experiencing the same situation. The hack worked for some time (although I’m not really sure it did, beacuse nothing changed except it didn’t say “trial” at the top of office applications) and then office went into read-only mode. Is there anything I can do?
July 13th, 2007 03:42
Can I say like that?
janek2012, why crack or hack? If I had money enough, I will not search crack of anything.
Can you place your cracked dll file on torrent?
July 17th, 2007 03:16
wow, i really am quite amazed. I like how you’ve explained it well and made it easy for us =] i just hope it works always, and not just for 4 days. Good work tho
July 18th, 2007 20:33
hi
i installed office and hacked proof.xml. but after somedays it says document is locked. can anyone give me solution?
July 19th, 2007 14:48
i wnt ms office 2007 key
July 19th, 2007 21:57
This worked very well, but since today everything is locked again…
Any solutions for this?
August 7th, 2007 03:38
ive just got my hands on a genuine copyt of office 2003, which is great but now i cannot delete myfree trial of office2007. It went halfway through the uninstallation process then went to runERROR1704???? whatever that is. But it got worse, now when i try to uninstall it, it just says my system does not recognize the language of the program, and even worse still the office2007 is being updated and growing and its not even in use. PLEASE HELP
August 10th, 2007 14:55
I am having the same problem as everyone else..
August 10th, 2007 17:53
Okay I tried that hack and the activation windows stops to appear. But :
Word 2007 cannot be used (locked).
Excel 2007 cannot be used (locked).
Here’s how to be able to use Excel 2007 after applying this hack :
Install Visual basic 6.
;) 
Open an Excel 2007 document from Visual basic 6 (you’ll easily find this kind of source code on the web so I won’t duplicate that here, too easy, don’t be a lamer pleaaaazzzzz).
Then when you run your vb6 code, an excel 2007 document will open, and the cells inside it will not be locked !!!!!
The same does not work with Word 2007… (well, I don’t have the solution for now!).
Let’s use softwares dealed by these capitalists ! Or try to use OpenOffice
:) 
JAH RASTAFARI !
August 10th, 2007 21:19
For office 2007 versions, i guess everybody should go for enterprise edition… to make it real GENUINE, just follow the first 6 steps above. and you have to download for MSOffice2007keygen.exe plus the extra instructions, if you follow it correctly… voila!!! you now have a genuine copy of office 2007 - it’s activated and you can download updates, it will surely pass office validation… wan’t the keygen and instructions? just e-mail me at nyghell@yahoo.com
August 12th, 2007 15:43
you will not have any problem in activating office 2007 if and only if you download from torrent or other p2p software. if you download from torrent then they are already activated. you can use btjunkie.org and use utorrent.
i am using office 2007 enterprise. it is pre activated.
DOWNLOAD FROM TORRENT
August 19th, 2007 00:45
i was just wondering why i cannot type abything on the document it says. “the modification is not allowed because the the selection is locked..”
i still dont reach the 60 day trial period..
August 19th, 2007 13:36
i can give you the valid activation code of microsoft office 2007. but only give me a valid
credit card number. if it is working then i will give you!!! just send me an email to mohamedsaaif@hotmail.com with the card details and ask to give the activation key!! i also have windows xp genuine valid key!!!
August 21st, 2007 23:40
There is no Digital product Id or Product ID.
Please help me..Mail me at blink.suman@hotmail.com
August 22nd, 2007 00:40
The hack does work but if you open documents from hard disk it will automaticaly revert to expired version so you must avoid that by always opening documents from file open
August 23rd, 2007 18:30
I see that everybody have the same problem as me, that the program is locked. I can’t even uninstall the damn crap anymore. What can i do? Please somebody answer my question, and not just write i have the same problem too.
August 29th, 2007 11:45
On vista.. This hack will NOT work. Although if you happen to have access to a computer which has XP.. If you edit it on XP then replace the file on vista with the edited file from XP then it will work just like it said it would.
August 29th, 2007 13:41
The guy who wanted help in slot 56. Know how you feel. To get rid of office completely to do a completely new install this is what I did. I downloaded a program called “windows installer clean up” from microsoft. Used it. Then I went to the registry and removed entirely the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration\{90120000-0030-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE
Key. I then opened the Office folder and removed everything. Office was then completely off my system. It worked fine for me no problems, but unless you know what you are doing I would not fiddle with the registry.
Please let us know if you had any luck. Not saying if it did or did not work is just as annoying as ………”and not just write i have the same problem too.” Good luck. Looking forward to hearing what happens!
August 31st, 2007 02:31
you have provided very good information………..
thanks
and good night
August 31st, 2007 08:16
Damn! cool! thanx! the information on this website is good en clear!! thanx for helping!
September 1st, 2007 00:31
i did this and got a ’setup’ error every time i launched any office application. so i just uninstalled and then got a new trial key using a different email address.
September 1st, 2007 20:08
Thank you very much. It did work in my vista.
September 3rd, 2007 02:12
It works so good,,
September 10th, 2007 06:55
I have Vista Basic Home… I downloaded Office 2007 Enterprise from Ares and used this hack and it worked PERFECTLY!!!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!
September 11th, 2007 17:39
thanks working fine
September 19th, 2007 15:41
YESSSSSSSSSSS! God bless you man. thank you!
_______________________________________________
dont warry that we’re stealing office. bill gates has plenty of money anyway
one more time THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 21st, 2007 04:41
Very useful. Thanks very much………
September 22nd, 2007 22:16
lalallalalalalal
September 23rd, 2007 12:16
the guide is great and all but the hack dont work at all.. after a feew days i cant access anything on office! all the icons and selections go gray and i canot do anything, anyone know why?
September 23rd, 2007 15:45
Are you kidding?????????? What do you think has been happening to the rest of us?? This is an article telling you how to get around the greying out of the headings. If you read them all it, and follow the instructions, it should work, after all it has worked for at least 67 of us. We can not come and do it for you.
September 24th, 2007 22:26
hey, Ihave a problem, this hack works almost perfectly but I can’t writ mails with office .. I can receve them but I am not able to send anything … the buttons are grey .. can anybody help me???
thanks chris
September 25th, 2007 01:23
reply to frank #70
i read the instructions and did it step by step but like i said after like a week or so of using it it went to expire mode… i can’t even uninstall the program no more!
September 26th, 2007 07:41
I couldn’t believe it worked so easily, Here’s a trial evaluation key, maybe using this in conjunction with the registry editing helps.
I’m just wondering if it’s going to freeze in a few days time like people have been saying?
I also turn back the date on the pc,this has helped with quite a few programs when the expiry date runs out.
OFFICE 2007 = GM3C4-HQQJV-4TQMX-3R8CP-G928Q
XP PRO = B4VFV-4JBBM-P9FTT-JF68J-299Y3
September 26th, 2007 14:51
Ok, guys all of you who are tring to unistall the trail version. Just go back in the proof.en file change back “neverInstall” to “AlwaysInstall”.
September 26th, 2007 19:51
Thanks so much for all your help. My problem is that everything worked but then all of a sudden, it locked up. I changed proof.en file back “neverInstall” to “AlwaysInstall” and uninstalled the entire Office suite. I installed the Home and Student Suite again but it is still locked. I did removed the Product ID as well and Digital Product ID as well as put the proof file back to neverInstall. Still locked. Can you please help me asap?
September 28th, 2007 11:01
this crack DOES NOT WORK DO NOT USE IT!!!
September 28th, 2007 15:14
Childish. This crack does work, you may not be able to follow instructions but I, and dozens of others, have managed to get it to work. Why the DO NOT USE IT tag???? Makes it sound like some nasty virus.
Can I suggest that -
1. You COMPLETELY remove the office application you currently have. Instructions below.
2. re-install and follow directions as listed
3. Never update windows or office because as soon as you do office will grey out again.
September 29th, 2007 10:14
This crack worked for me on 9/28/07 Thank you verrrrrrrrry much!
September 30th, 2007 09:05
Wow, thanks so much. It worked perfectly. The thing with Vista is that if you try and edit it with Notepad and try to save it, it says that you don’t have the privileges to do so. Then I tried to open the file with Dreamweaver and edit it there
Then it said I couldn’t save in that file at all. What I had to end up doing was copy the file with the revision, Delete the other one, and paste that one in there. Hope that helped for all the Vista users out there.
Word of advice to you all too, switch to Mac or Linux. Windows is not worth it.
September 30th, 2007 18:01
great hack works 4 me
October 1st, 2007 01:32
I have office 2007 Home and Student. Will this process work with this as well?
October 1st, 2007 13:09
It worked for me. 9/30/07 1155pm est. Thanks
October 1st, 2007 16:51
thanx dude…
u saved my life!
i had spent 2 days with a dial up connection to download the trial and when a window popped up saying u can use it only 25 times, my brain went dry. i desperately needed this crack.
thanx again man….
October 2nd, 2007 10:44
Well I’ve found no matter what you do, after you have used it 25 times thats it.
Changing the proofen file only takes away the annoying pop up box, and it still counts down your usages, except now you dont know how many times you have left before Total Lockdown.
Even if you remove it off your system, there is still something in your computer saying it’s been installed before.
And It wont let you reload it again, with out formatting the whole hard drive.
Has anybody been able to reload it again, and use the hacks again?
October 3rd, 2007 04:47
i have vista and i have already used up the 60 day office home and student trial i had…can i uninstall that one and download the 25 day one and do that crack?
October 3rd, 2007 13:44
i have Vista…how do I take ownership or grant full access permission?
October 3rd, 2007 16:47
Check out following post:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/25/how-to-take-ownership-and-grant-permissions-in-windows-vista/
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/25/easier-way-to-take-ownership-and-grant-access-files-or-directories-in-vista/
October 3rd, 2007 17:46
It worked for me at first but now I find that the version is back to the ‘read only’ mode. I am not sure what happened but uninstalling it does not even work anymore.
Is there any solution to this?
October 3rd, 2007 18:06
If you COMPLETELY uninstall it, see below, including all registry enteries and program enteries you will be back to scratch so to speak. So even a trial version will install and run, if it wont then you have not comepletly uninstalled the last version.
October 3rd, 2007 18:24
but that is the point I am not able to uninstall Microsoft office. The message is: unable to unistall because a file is either corrupted or unavailable. I guess it might be the product ID. So what do I do to uninstall it?
October 3rd, 2007 19:10
For starters read my posting in 58 and any others that may be helpfull. Just using Microsofts uninstall from control panel is somewhat missing the point.
October 3rd, 2007 20:56
Ok, I see. Next problem I run in to is that I am denied permission to windows installer clean up when I try to run it.
Secondly you said to whatch out with the removing the product registry. Is there enyghting else to it than removing it? In that case I think I can manage, or are there any other tricks to it.
October 3rd, 2007 23:44
I think I’ve given myself access…the “Access key Request” no longer comes up…but I can’t do anything. All commands are grey (meaning, I can’t use them) I can’t even type. I must be doing something wrong.
October 5th, 2007 03:55
Crack worked. but for only a limited time. DONT USE IT. YOU cannot uninstal after the 25 use trial.
October 5th, 2007 04:55
Totally disagree with the comment previous to me. Back in Sept. I downloaded enterprise, used this hack and have not had any problems with it since. We need to get those little report card things… “Does not follow instructions”… if you follow these instructions word for word, it will work for you.
October 5th, 2007 05:20
Thanks Kalia, comments such as ‘did not work for me’ easily translate to ‘did not bother reading all the posts and finding the relevant ones’. If the instructions are followed both removing previous software then reinstalling and adusting it the IT WORKS.
October 5th, 2007 06:18
Works great! Thanks
October 8th, 2007 17:48
it DOES NOT WORK. It just removes popup, but does not stop the 25-time counter.
October 8th, 2007 21:31
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October 9th, 2007 16:12
Hello
I’m french and I’ve installed the french version of Office 2007 Pro.
Before to do that, I’ve re-installed Windows XP Pro.
I’ve followed the topic word for word. Really. (except I’ve changed Proof.fr instead Proof.en).
During some days (perhaps ~2 weeks), it has worked, more that 25 uses I think.
I did not update Windows or Office.
But today, it doesn’t work anymore.
Franck, You can believe me, I’ve followed your instructions. But it doesn’t work. Do you think you will be abble to find the counter(?) which limits the use of the trial version?
October 10th, 2007 05:55
Since this crack doesn’t work except to waive the nag message, you need to change the “NeverInstalled” to “AlwaysInstalled” if you wish to uninstall. Otherwise, you’ll only get the error message.
October 12th, 2007 09:13
Oh thank the lord for this! I didn’t have the money to pay $129.00 for the full version, and couldn’t find a non-virus ridden crack, so I tried this and IT WORKED! Now, I can do my Power Point Presentation for class.
THANK YOU!!!!
October 12th, 2007 18:31
doesnt work…just take it…
October 13th, 2007 02:18
Okay, well yesterday it worked until I shut down. I followed all of the steps, and when I turned it on, it went back to pretty much a word/powerpoint reader! Is there some other thing I can do?
October 13th, 2007 03:35
it surely works but I connected the word to the internet and since then I can’t uninstall it or even able to use any application like word excel, etc. can’t type at all.
if you will use this hack make sure not to connect to the internet
October 13th, 2007 04:37
I’ve had it installed and used this hack over 2 months ago… my laptop is on a wireless feed and I haven’t had that problem. That you mention. What might have happened is that it tried to automatically update your Office software.. and the instructions specifically state not to do that. Try a clean uninstall and do the hack again… thats my suggestion… just make sure your PC doesn’t try to automatically update it.
October 14th, 2007 16:41
i used the information , but at last cant able to save the file in notepad, iam using windows vista. notepad cant able to save the file proof.xml. so by doing all this this it doesnit work, kindy help
October 15th, 2007 01:44
I test this hack but there was some problem such as can not uninstall. maybe it’s better not delete DigitalProductID or ProductID,but just re-named them. then when you want to uninstall, just re-name their names back. however, i have found how to crack Office 2007 enterpise a better way by myself. this makes me can update and can use it as a full-version and this crack can use with all language version. it’s greate!
October 16th, 2007 05:41
phbl: care to share your solution?
October 16th, 2007 08:04
OK, well I tried this hack a little while ago and just today it started acting up. I’ve had it and been connected to the internet on my wireless laptop and just today it’s in some mode where it just won’t do anything. I open Word and it doesn’t let me type or anything. I need this really bad right now people. If you’ve got any advice send it to Kendoitall12@hotmail.com.
October 17th, 2007 22:07
I did the hack 2 weeks ago and the office seemed like working until yesterday. Since then I can not edit or write any thing in any office products. It says that the document is locked.
So I tried to install a new copy and enter a new serial but it gives my an installation error. I can not uninstall the office either.
I tried to click on the activation button and enter a different Serial key but the button doesn’t function.
So I’m stock. What’s the solution genius?
October 19th, 2007 02:23
Yeah Yeah I Had the exact same problem as these uys, pissing me off now, i cannot uninstall or reinstall the application, and i cannot type anythinh in any of the office applications. i followed the hack from word to word, checkin g twice that i was doing it correctly, the hack does NOT i repeat does NOT fucking work guys. think again before posting bollocks like this that can be checked on all systems. check http://www.blackviper.com for some help on mso2007
October 19th, 2007 02:26
oh yeah, you have to change the proof.xml file back to “AlwaysInstalled” from “neverInstalled” to uninstall the application from windows control panel/add-remove programs
davo knows his shit!
October 19th, 2007 07:17
Blimey I am going to say this one last time. I can not be bothered with guys who dont follow the instructions, swear at you and swear that they did follow ALL the instructions. You try to help and all you get is abuse.
You DONT use the uninstall from the control panel. One more time YOU DO NOT uninstall from the control panel. You download the uninstall software from microsoft then use that. You then manually uninstall EVERYTHING to do with office. MANUALLY understand ??? select file then select delete??? You then delete EVERYTHING to do with office from the registry. If you do a search in regedit and your hard drive and find office or word etc then you obviously have not deleted everything.
The rest well and I am not going to bother telling you. Its all there. I have installed office on 5 different computers. Using professional office and the student and home addition. Did this some months ago and its still running fine on all of them. Including 3 of them that originally suffered from the greying out syndrome.
October 19th, 2007 15:12
Hi, I know this is a weird question but I was just wondering if there is a way to get it to ever ask for the product key again? I deleted the product ID and DefaultProductID like you said to but now Im wondering if it will ask for one even when I have purchased it. Any help will be much appreciated!
October 19th, 2007 17:35
Hi Franck, it’s Stéphane from France.
Why don’t you accept that in some cases, it doesn’t work? ;-(
One more time, I repeat that I’ve followed your instructions word for word. And that it doesn’t work after 2 weeks.
2 days ago, I’ve re-installed Windows, then Office.
I’ve modified all the prof files (en, de, fr, es…), and I’ve blocked Word, Excel and PowerPoint with my FireWall.
At the end of October, I will know if it’s efficient.
If you’ve some other ideas or recommandations, don’t hesitate
October 20th, 2007 09:29
To everybody that says that this hack doesn’t work: you’re stupid. The hack does work. You have to realize that when you do this hack, that you can’t update. Microsoft plays little games on pirates by fucking with them when they find out that you hacked to get something: ie. Office 2007.
They can detect that the copy was hacked very, very easily people. I’m not sure what they do, but I think that they cancel your subscription and then delete a component that allows you to uninstall which is why a lot of people are having the problem of not being able to uninstall. I’ve tried just about everything. Every thread of information that involves Office 2007 I’ve deleted and “Microsoft Office 2007 Professional” is still present in the uninstall list.
I’ve deleted all of the other components of Office, but that still is present, and whenever I try to delete it, it says that the installation is corrupted. So the best thing for you to do people is, restart your entire system and try the hack again and this time DO NOT UPDATE IT! Microsoft is becoming smarter everyday, don’t forget it.
October 20th, 2007 10:57
Nevermind. I have it working now.
October 20th, 2007 10:58
What did you do Skater Dude?
October 21st, 2007 05:10
I downloaded the enterprise version (here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2D1189BF-D86A-4ACF-9DCC-4D61F500AD6D&displaylang=en) instead of the other available version. The enterprise version is only available for use of 25 times and after that, you’re done. While installing the Enterprise version I read the licensing statements and found out that I was right about what Microsoft did to stop pirates.
It says specifically on there that the system automatically updates to validate your product key and subscription information which means that they will always be able to detect it. Once they find out that the information isn’t valid and that you haven’t paid for it, it says that “your software will not work properly”.
This is the result of so many screwed systems. They want you to go out and buy it. So what I did, I researched the actual update software and found out the actual components of it, so that I could go into the registry, deactivate it, and then try the hack again.
I was thinking about doing this because it would probably be the most sensible idea, but at the risk of either restarting my entire system or buying it, I decided to keygen the shit. You can try my proposed statement above or keygen. It all produces the same result.
October 23rd, 2007 08:39
I did this and ran into the same problem after opening it around 25 times. Couldn’t uninstall, so then I changed neverinstalled back to Alwaysinstalled and deleted the whole {911200 (after making a reg backup of course). Then I installed office enterprise off of piratebay, and opened that up 36 times, so I guess it’s working. Don’t try this method. Just get it off of piratebay.
October 23rd, 2007 08:41
Heres the link
(http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3823760/Microsoft_Office_2007)
October 25th, 2007 17:57
Thx, hack works fine.
But i couldn’t find ProductID in registry.
Good work
October 25th, 2007 21:05
Hey i found it!
Actually this crack DOES work!
When you are deleting
digitalproduct ID
DO NOT delete
product ID
Then, restart your ms 2007 and key in one random product key.
October 26th, 2007 13:44
THIS IS HOW TO UNINSTALL:
You don’t have to worry about the regedit stuff. You can leave it.
Go back to the proof.xml file and change the “neverinstalled” to “Alwaysinstalled.”
This is the important part: THE A IN ALWAYS MUST BE CAPITALIZED. I know it sounds silly, but if you type in a lowercase “a” it will complain about a missing file.
After you input the line, you can uninstall normally from the control panel.
This works. I’ve tried it twice.
October 30th, 2007 01:22
Guys, this hack doesn’t work! Well, it does, but after you use it 25 time, it locks! I tried to uninstall it by changing it to AlwaysInstalled, then I tried to uninstall it but it won’t! Can someone please help me?
November 1st, 2007 16:32
thanks so much!!! exactly what i was looking for. i needed this fora really important assignment to complete for school the next day. thanks so much!
November 1st, 2007 16:34
Maria:
Just uninstall the trial completely and download a torrent for MS Office 2007 with keygens / serials / cracks packaged.. much more sensible.. this seems for only temporary use
November 2nd, 2007 00:25
Thanks but im not the owner of the family laptop its on vista. Can you just post an actual activation key for Word 2007?
November 2nd, 2007 09:41
That was great while it lasted .. however I did something like remove more reg keys later (with CCleaner), removed the RR files that were possibly part of the suite, or installed the ‘genuine Windows validation tool’ from Windows Update that caused the trial to expire again. If someone knows a way to get it back plz let me know.
November 4th, 2007 00:35
your so cool thx very much….if i was a girl i would suck your ballz all night long
November 5th, 2007 06:43
oh no worries
i managed to change it back to AlwaysInstalled
thanks
November 5th, 2007 07:14
when using the windows installer clean up to remove all office files is it wise to select everything from the list? thanks again
November 6th, 2007 01:39
Okay i did this a while back and after a few days it just blanked out again is there any way of stopping this i want it forever lol! :] or mabye we should all just get the discount off the student version for like £30
November 8th, 2007 06:20
Not sure if i did anything wrong (i’m sure i didn’t) but all it did was stop the box asking me to enter a product key but word was still blocked.
November 21st, 2007 02:34
thanx yaar, it works like anything
November 26th, 2007 07:27
This shit doesn’t work
December 2nd, 2007 15:27
ya this doesnt work but for a little while. I saw that someone tried to uninstall but had problems.
to uninstall got the folder C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Proof.en\
and delete proof.xml file or drag it out of the folder and reinstall the trial. then you will be able to uninstall office 2007 trial. it seems to know that you changed the file even if you change it back so you get the cant remove error or cant install error. If you get proof.xml out of that folder it will install fine so that you can remove it.(you have to re-install before you can remove or you will get a diff error.)
December 2nd, 2007 16:38
Read comment 58.
You must remove EVERYTHING then do an install.
I find it unpleasant for people to do half a job then say ‘this hack doesnt work’. I just installed Vista on and lost everything to I had to do another install of Office Professional 2007. Hoping that I could get away with using the key that I had. It did not work so I used the hack properly and yes now I have a working version.
December 2nd, 2007 16:41
Oh and DONT update anything. If you update Office or Windows you will lose Office.
One idiot got the hack to work then did an update. Then whined on here that ‘the hack doesnt work’.
December 5th, 2007 18:58
This worked very good. If it freezes it is because you did not turn off updates. Just follow the instructions
December 9th, 2007 15:01
This really works, but i have a question, when i open word or any office program it says “The setup controler has encounteres a problem during install.Please review the log files for further information on the error.”
There isn’t any problem really, I’m just wondering why it appaears…..
December 9th, 2007 22:36
Works like a charm, thank you!
December 10th, 2007 08:43
Fantastic!
Thanks
December 12th, 2007 07:36
did everything but when i try to save the proof.xml file it says cannot create “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Proof.en\Proof.xml file. Make sure the path and file name are correct.” What am i Doing wrong
December 12th, 2007 14:16
Wow This worked like a charm. lol I fricken love it!
Does anyone KNOW IF…
You can do the same sort of thing for Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended Edition?
If ya do email me. joejoeb36@yahoo.com
December 14th, 2007 11:04
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 15th, 2007 06:20
i did the hack and it worked … but now it stopped?! and its back to where i started?! any clue on how to fix??
December 15th, 2007 07:17
use OPEN OFFICE you damn idiot. fucking retarded american corporations……
December 17th, 2007 01:02
I did the hack the first time, it worked… for about 5 days. Then I re-installed the trial, using the EXACT same steps, and it will not work anymore. Any fixes?
If not, thanks for nothing.
December 17th, 2007 19:34
Does anybody know if the same thing can be done with adobe acrobat professional 8….????
Please let me know if anyone of you geniuses got any suggestions.
December 18th, 2007 19:45
This was great. Thanks.
December 20th, 2007 00:09
Thank you for the solution it works beautifully.
December 21st, 2007 00:49
great hack indeed, but removes the popup only, 25 hits rule remains.
i used standard Office2007 initially, hack worked, used >25times, greyed out.
removed entire office12 in registry.
tried to uninstall, didnt go off.
removed Office 12 folder completely, one dll file couldnt be deleted, i moved it anyway from tht folder.
then tried to unistall, sez, the program is already removed, so it removed frm the list.
Then installed Home Student Office with same procedure, there were no popups or probs, working fine, have to see wht happens further..
this time will be real test of the hack..
December 21st, 2007 01:04
Good job rathore….just keep me posted to see if the 25 hit rule still applies..
December 21st, 2007 04:55
thanks!
December 21st, 2007 10:24
noooo,, unfortunately this cool hack failed again after 25 clicks with three different versions of word
i have removed all word versions now..
epch…hope someone finds a better hack..I am trying too…
all da best guys…
December 21st, 2007 15:43
Dim s((** you didnt follow the instructions did you???????????
You were supposed to uninstall ALL repeat ALL of Office before trying the hack. Bet you didnt have your updates turned off either.
I hate these guys who dont follow the instructions then whine like a real winger when the hack doesnt work. Just P*** off and find something else to winge about.
December 24th, 2007 15:04
i have vista
it says:
—-
cannot create the C:\
program file\common files\microsoft shared\office12\office setup controller\proof.en\proof.xml file
make sure that the path and file name are correct
——
WHAT DO I DO?
December 24th, 2007 20:15
Good old vista. First thing DONT enter your serial number.
To change xml in Vista you need permission to do so. I had to do it. Right click .xml file. Click permissions. Give yourself permission to change file. (you tick a check box/s under your name)then you can save the file.
Must admit it had me scratching my head too.
Have a nice Christmas.
December 24th, 2007 22:45
thank you frank!!! merry christmas n happy holidays!
December 26th, 2007 14:43
Thanks, this was very helpful. Happy Holidays!
December 26th, 2007 20:52
c’est énorme. Merci beaucoup
December 27th, 2007 04:48
Thanks its helped
December 30th, 2007 23:13
What Frank does not seem to understand in his complete assurance that he is right and everyone else is an idiot….
This hack only works for a short time. And unless you backup your registry before making the deletions and return the proof file to its original state completely, you cannot uninstall. And before Frank goes on again about updates….it’s AUTOMATIC. So anyone with internet access receives the updates whether they want to or not. Keep in mind further installations later will require you to get rid of the hacked version. Don’t bother with this hack unless you need it for something urgently and don’t mind going through all the hassle afterwards to uninstall.
December 31st, 2007 06:11
Cool Hack but i hope it is not like da odaa ppl say..!!! Hope it works for atleast two months… Lol!!
December 31st, 2007 07:42
Why do you need office? You cant even speak English.
January 2nd, 2008 05:53
Hey thanks, but it still doesn’t work. It doesn’t asks the key anymore, but I can’t write (modify) anything in office programs. It says: “This modification is not allowed because the selection is locked”.
If I would done that hacking before the 20 attempts, maybe it should work with no problems. But now… CAN ANY1 HELP ME?! thnx
January 3rd, 2008 06:39
Nice hack. Only works for a couple of dozen uses, though…
Karl
January 6th, 2008 01:18
I wish I had read all of the comments before I proceeded with this. I followed all of the instructions, but the hack only worked for about three weeks, then it greys out. I’m now in a position where I can’t use any of my files, including emails, Word and Excel.
Is there (a) a better/more reliable crack, or (b) a way of uninstalling completely?
January 6th, 2008 03:05
Yes there is. Its all in here. You HAVE to remove the old 2007 COMPLETELY before re-installing and getting the hack to work properly. You NEVER have to, or even should, enter the serial/code. If you do you have to remove it.
Anyway the answers to all your questions are there in this section of the forum. I have recieved too much abuse (from others who did not read everything) to bother putting up the details again.
I have installed it on 5 computers and it worked, and still is working.
Three things.
REMOVE ALL THE OLD OFFICE.
DO NOT UPDATE WINDOWS OR OFFICE.
READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS, NOT JUST SOME.
I have said it before and I still get the old “it doesnt work on mine its greyed out” messages (and worse)
Quick example. Did you read the bit where you have to download software from microsoft to remove the old version??????
January 6th, 2008 13:16
Nope. Doesn’t work. It blanks out after 25 uses. It only removed the annoying window. Search for an Office 2007 ENTERPRISE torrent. Enterprise doesn’t require activation. Just a key.
January 6th, 2008 20:25
I followed the instructions. I never updated, I turned the automatic updates etc off. Did this 6 months ago and its still working. I use it everyday.
I also installed professional on my daughters computer. Followed instructions still going strong since last October and she is never off it. Homework etc everyday. So thanks Frankc, it does work for some!
At least I appreciate your efforts!
January 7th, 2008 02:16
Ok I did this and it did take away the box asking me to activate everytime I use it. My question is this. I keep seeing where people are saying 25 uses and it dies or whatever. How do I know how many uses Ive used? It doesnt tell me anywhere that I can see. Thanks.
Melissa
January 7th, 2008 02:19
Also is there anything like this out there for Paint Shop Pro? Thanks again.
Melissa
January 7th, 2008 06:19
To Melisa. Just undo the hack (neverinstalled), open Word and you’ll know how many attempts you have.
As for Paint Shop I don’t think this kind of ‘hack’ will work.
January 8th, 2008 23:51
If you have VISTA how do you make it possible to modify the XML file?
January 9th, 2008 03:21
Thank you this worked perfectly!
I have Vista and it kept telling me that if i save it, it won´t be saving the formation, i saved it anyway and it changed the line to “” - and it worked fine.
January 10th, 2008 08:31
If you have vista then go to your notepad shortcut, right click and run as administrator, then file - open and go to the file to be able to save it
January 10th, 2008 09:39
Test
January 10th, 2008 09:45
I have Vista and when I get to Step #6 it won’t let me Save the Proof.XML file even if I put the original word “always” back in there (after changing it)instead of “never”. I did precisely what the instructions say but they don’t address this issue. PLEASE if you have a solution be EXACT in what should be done. I’m not a computer whiz! Thanks
January 10th, 2008 16:37
You are reply 181 so read reply 160. Goes to prove my point that people dont read ALL the instructions.
January 11th, 2008 13:00
FRank I told you I’m no computer whiz !! Post 160 says
“Good old vista. First thing DONT enter your serial number. To change xml in Vista you need permission to do so. I had to do it. Right click .xml file. Click permissions. Give yourself permission to change file. (you tick a check box/s under your name)then you can save the file.”
How do I get to the .xml file or are you speaking of the Proof.xml file? Please calrify and give me the steps to get to it and how to get “permission”. I tried several times and could find no such option - PLEASE give me some help here - specific steps and please don’t refer me back to some vague post - THANK YOU
January 11th, 2008 16:40
I assume you have read and done the steps below? You will note it says Proof.xml? Just in case you have not :-
To do it you double click ‘my computer’ on your computer desktop screen. Then double click on ‘C’ drive. Double click on ‘program files’ and just keep following the list below until you can actually see the file called proof.xml you will want to work on this file but the problem comes when you go to save it. So to make things easier BEFORE you open proof.xml you have to alter ‘permissions’. So you :
right click on Proof.xml
Click on middle box ’security’ to open it.
Click on ‘Edit’ to open it
click on ‘users *your name*’
(where obviously its your name in *your name*)
Tick every box under ‘allow’
click ‘ok’
So now you can open then alter Proof.xml and save it.
Hope this helps.
In Windows Explorer, brose to the following folder:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Proof.en\
Right click on Proof.XML file, select “Open With…” in the right click menu.
In the “Open With” window, select Notepad to be used to open the XML file. In Vista, if you can’t see the Notepad option, simply double click the “Other Programs” to unhide it.
Scroll down to the bottom of the Proof.XML to locate the following lines:
Change the AlwaysInsalled to neverInstalled so that the line looks like following:
Save the Proof.xml file. In Windows Vista, you may need to take ownership and grant full access permission to yourself before able to modify the file.
January 12th, 2008 21:43
Frankc: apologies for not replying to your post 171, and further apologies if you thought my post 170 was abusive - wasn’t meant to be.
I wasn’t complaining - you are right, I should have read all of the posts (so should everyone else who says it doesn’t work or you can’t uninstall it). I belatedly read through the posts and uninstalled 2007 using the advice in post 138, and I reinstalled 2003, which I think I prefer anyway.
One question I have, which may be a completely different issue. When Office 2007 greyed out, my computer stopped displaying the open programs/windows in a row across the bottom of my screen: instead, they are displayed with scroll arrows, which is a pain. I’ve searched to find a way to change this display, but can’t do so. Any ideas?
January 13th, 2008 04:33
I must thank mydigitallife for this great instructions. They work great. Anybody having problems saving that proof file, just save it on your documents first than copy it in the orginal folder. that’s how I did it, and it works like a charm.
January 13th, 2008 06:26
I download office 2007 Pro from microsoft site and install it with trial key and activate it.but i want to compelete active it without trial key .my office ver is :
12.0.621x.1000
any serial exist on web sites is for ver 12.0.4518.
Please help me
thank
January 14th, 2008 01:48
TO Burak - could you please email me at nido113@hotmail.com ?? I still CANNOT get this to work and you sound like someone wiling to help - THANKS
January 14th, 2008 21:23
Hello guys
All ur words have been very helpful regarding Office 2007. First off id like to say im a dumbass. Heres my problem, I installed office 2007 Trial, used a serial and then went to regedit and hacked it so it worked perfectly AND turned updates off but little did i know, Vista is very, very smart. Vista has a program that checks all programs and it picked up that my office was not the real deal, so now i have exhausted both pro and enterprise, i have removed the proof.en file but that only helps me remove office but how do i get it back up and running? please help me!
January 16th, 2008 11:21
It WILL NOT work for me. I tried all the suggestions and tips on here but NO LUCK. I uninstalled and reinstalled the program at least three times. Any other suggestions?? I’ll try anything at this point - thanks
January 17th, 2008 13:53
hey i tried it and it worked once.. then when i closed the window and i reopen it, its fine but now word is locked and i cant do nothing.. cannot even uninstall.. please help me any help would be appreciated. thanx!!
January 17th, 2008 22:07
i run xp and i followed all the instructions above and went on reg edit and went to the proof.xml and changed it like it said and now i have the full version of 2007 office pro up and working thanx for the advise, better than any key gen out there.
10/10
it works lol.
January 18th, 2008 07:21
I installed it on Vista. Office 2007 professional. It did not work. Then I re-read the instructions, deleted everything (had to download that bit of software frank mentioned) its been working like a dream ever since. Thanks!!!
January 18th, 2008 07:24
yeah if u want to modify the XML file, just open it on explorer, right click-view source, change the file to neverinstalled, then save it with as a notebook file with another name such as “proof2.txt” and thennn move that into the folder where the proof.xml is at. now you are going to delete the proof.xml and rename proof2.txt to proof.txt.
if everything goes well, it should work. that is what i did.
good luck!
January 18th, 2008 16:26
Same as Jan. I installed, hacked, didnt work. Then re-read instructions now works a treat. 11/10!
January 19th, 2008 04:53
Hi i did it but the outlook is still perform less founction right now. I can’t even reply emails. Can you tell me what to do? How can I have a full function outlook again?
January 19th, 2008 16:20
It used to grey out, but followed instructions (right this time) and it works great now thanks very much. Good solution.i bought the software but changed computers and microsoft just did not want to know. so much for back up.
January 19th, 2008 20:03
Great. Been working for me now for about a year.
good stuff. Just installed it on my kids comput. OK!
January 20th, 2008 06:47
thank you so much i never knew it would work but it did thanks again
January 20th, 2008 09:07
Well it worked for a while, about a month or so, and after that it went back as if i hadn’t done anything, i start Word for example and the keys arelocked, in other words it doesn’t work at all, as if i had to pay, so if someone can tell me why it happened and if someone has a solution to this I would be ver gratefull.
This is my email: alvaro_vargas_cool@yahoo.com
January 20th, 2008 17:13
At a guess you updated something.
January 21st, 2008 02:13
I have the Home and Student Editon of Word 2007 - does this make a difference in what I do to hack ?
January 21st, 2008 02:14
So how can i fix it, oh and the other thing is that i cant uninstall it, whrn i try ti di it it just diesnt di anythung and stays the same, so what can i do???
January 25th, 2008 05:34
So, Frank, now that I have deleted Office and the Registry and turned off updates…just start a new trial and repeat the steps?
January 25th, 2008 07:13
I re-installed the trial after doing EVERYTHING you said, and its STILL locked. So I give up. I’ll just buy the damn thing one day
January 26th, 2008 01:09
i went through this a few months ago and it worked for a time. it’s now locked again and i want to uninstall EVERYTHING related to MS Office but it won’t let me. I tried to uninstall by going through the Add/Remove Programs function but it said there was an error and that I should consult the original installation software, which I no longer have. I also ran a diagnostic and it “corrected” one problem, but still no change. If I install a different version of MS Office, will these old components be removed? It’s useless clutter. HELP!
January 26th, 2008 01:57
I just ran into that same PROBLEM - this whole process is BS and it can and will (obvioulsy) cause many people problems. After calls to Microsoft, HP and Toshiba I had to use my Toshiba discs and restore it back to the originalthat it had when I purchased my Toshiba laptop in November
January 27th, 2008 05:34
I thought of the same but i have a lot of information in my computer and it will be a pain in the a@# passing it all to another hardrive or DVDs, i would be very, but very very greatful if someone has a solution to this, all i want to do is uninstall it and then ill buy the damn progrma, I’m tired of all this BS
January 29th, 2008 10:12
Wow! Thank you!! That was very helpful. ^_^
January 29th, 2008 23:23
I’m reinstalling now. So if I’m right, I:
- make backups of the registry
- turn off Windows update
- don’t enter a serial
- deny internet access to Office
THEN I use the hack.
Did I forget anything?
January 30th, 2008 05:13
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS I JUST WANNA GET RID OF THIS PROBLEM ONCE IT FOR ALL
January 31st, 2008 15:06
Hey guys, still works now. Just follow all the instructions, and make sure to uninstall EVERYTHING first using what FrankC said (don’t just use uninstall programs)
Cheers and thanks
February 1st, 2008 01:33
Oh, dude!!! WORKED WONDERS!!! I didn’t even had to uninstall. I just did it and it is not locked anymore.
Article writer, will you have my babies?
February 1st, 2008 04:02
Hey
Is it possible that you uninstall the trail version after expiry, then move to you cpmputer to restore your computer to earlier form,
then download new trial copy and
TRY!
Hey do you think it will work?
February 1st, 2008 04:26
Hey Clef
You have to change the permission of the file to open it that way.
you asked………..
December 12th, 2007 07:36 145did everything but when i try to save the proof.xml file it says cannot create “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Proof.en\Proof.xml file. Make sure the path and file name are correct.” What am i Doing wrong
February 1st, 2008 05:05
Hey hey, did I miss something?, what was it that Frank said and now is working???
February 1st, 2008 11:09
it works omg i didnt think it was going to work
February 1st, 2008 12:50
those 2 files that it asked for are not listed in my regestery… any thoughts?
February 2nd, 2008 11:17
can someone help??? mine is locked also, i can uninstall or anything
February 3rd, 2008 22:03
To unistall Office 2007 after you have deleted the registry subkeys, go to
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Proof.en\
open “Proof.XML” and change
back to
February 4th, 2008 01:42
I dont have the file Proof.XML so what do I do?
February 4th, 2008 02:15
Try looking in the right place DS
February 4th, 2008 02:45
I did, I went through each folder as he said and that file is not there….
February 4th, 2008 03:57
Wow, it totally worked, and I use Vista. Suggestion for other Vista users: even though my permissions were set to full access, Vista wouldn’t let me save the Proof XML file in its original folder after I’d changed it.
So I just saved it on the desktop, then dragged the new file to the folder where the original was. When Vista warned me that another file existed there with the same name, I just told it to replace the old file and delete the old one.
Then I just closed out the window and opened the program. Everything works fine! Thanks!
February 4th, 2008 05:05
I used microsoft explorer to find the file and this is where I found some folders with the file and the same name:
C:\WORKSSETUP\OffHST07Trial\Proofing.en-us
now the question is which one I pick and then what do I do with it??
February 4th, 2008 16:54
Al if that file is not there the program wont work anyway even if you hack it. I suggest you remove the program completely, dont just use the uninstall in Windows. Then Reinstall.
February 5th, 2008 02:13
Ok, I reintalled it, now the window that says it is expired appears, but the file mentioned doesn’t, i guess ill just do the prosses and see if it works….
February 5th, 2008 02:24
Never mind, it worked, so now what do I do so microsoft office never gets any update??
February 5th, 2008 05:58
Err turn off automatic updates perhaps? Both in Windows and office???
February 6th, 2008 20:39
hi I have deleted the’ Product ID’ and ‘Digital product ID’. Can I recover it? Thanks!
February 7th, 2008 05:21
Dudes i cant find the DigitalProductID and ProductID, Where is it? PLZZZ H3LP
THANX
February 7th, 2008 11:33
PLEASE HELP I need to unistall this but can’t. It’s locked….PLEASE HELP!!!!
February 7th, 2008 19:30
tou are just a genius, best regars and congratulations, it´s worked just fine
February 8th, 2008 01:12
i. love. you. forever. thanks