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.
Share and contribute or get technical support and help at My Digital Life Forums.
Related Articles
- Remove and Uninstall Microsoft Office Activation Assistant - Fix Office Must Be Installed Error
- Download Microsoft Office 2007 Free Trial Demo for Evaluation
- Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 Free Trial Download
- Get Free Windows Vista Trial DVD for Ready for a New Day Launch Event Participants
- Run and Test Drive 2007 Microsoft Office System Virtually Online
- Direct Download Links for Microsoft Office 2007 Suites and Applications
- Online Preview and Download Microsoft Office System 2007 Beta 2 Full Release
- Download Kingsoft Office 2009 (KSO09) with Free 100 Days Trial
- How to Reset or Change Microsoft Office 2007 Product License Key or Volume License Key (VLK)
- What is Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise Blue Edition?
Entries (RSS)
March 4th, 2008 05:05
Selce, my antivirus detected that your download has a virus, so can you make a download without any trahts please =), it seems that it’s working but I dont wanna mess up my computer…
March 3rd, 2008 19:01
Sir, you helped me so much. I haven’t hacked Office 2007 yet until you had helped me and now I am using an almost $500 product absolutely free thank you so much you don’t understand how much you have helped me.
THANK YOU!!!
March 3rd, 2008 13:27
thanks so much, you’re great!!!
March 3rd, 2008 10:56
please can somebody write the info on proof.en before hacked i erased by error…please post it.
March 3rd, 2008 05:34
Office 2007-2003 Genuine Advantage
This is crack that makes your Office genuine so that you can download updates for it.
Its realeased in February, 2008.
http://rapidshare.com/files/93963867/Office_2007-2003_Genuine_Advantage__OGA__.rar
March 3rd, 2008 02:40
How do I do this:
“In Windows Vista, you may need to take ownership and grant full access permission to yourself before able to modify the file”
March 2nd, 2008 23:57
yay, thnx, it worked =D
March 1st, 2008 14:32
For people who want to uninstall Office 2007.. but if the error pops up (in Office Setup)…
Just do this :
Just go to “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Proof.en”
Edit it so that it looks like this :
and then do the uninstall via Add/Remove programs!
It’ll work like a charm!
March 1st, 2008 14:29
For people who want to uninstall Office 2007.. but if teh error pops up …
Just do this :
Just go to “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Proof.en”
Edit it so that it looks liek this :
/Feature>
and do uninstall!
It’ll work like a charm!
March 1st, 2008 02:42
For everybody who is still looking for a working crack (all office 2007 editions). With this crack:
http://rapidshare.com/files/95093505/MS_office_2007_ultimate_RTM_and_SP1_Activation.zip.html
i got office 2007 ultimate (sp1) REALLY ACTIVATED (NO GREY OUT after 25 times AND when i go to “options”->”resources” and click “activate” it says “the product has already been activated”!!!). Not tried, but it should work for all office 2007 editions!
February 29th, 2008 02:54
hey, can anyone please tell me if this hack really works or not, I already did it once and worked but after a month or so, office stopped working all the functions were disabled,
I’ve been reading the comments to get some pointers, but some say it works, others say it dosent,
so whoever knows please be kind and tell me if this hack is really gonna work or does it works just for a while please
February 28th, 2008 21:33
omg, I already had the trial, it came with my comp and i did it but it still dont work should i install the 60 day trial??? what!!! I have vista
February 27th, 2008 19:45
In reply to question 261 please look through the answers provided before. The problem has arisen before and the answer IS here. I should know I have posted it five times already.
February 27th, 2008 18:48
Everybody take Franks advice Comment #254
After a month, or until you have used it the specified amount of times, regardless wether you have bypassed the countdown screen or not.
IT WILL GREY OUT!!! So dont get too excited.
Bill gates isn’t rich from being a complete idiot!
February 27th, 2008 12:05
I tried to uninstall office with Windows Install Clean Up, then I deleted office folder in both program files and common files folder, but there are some files that can’t be deleted. What should I do?
February 27th, 2008 06:57
This didnt work for me i did the steps and started up microsoft word. It didnt ask me for a key, however it locked the window and i couldnt click on anything or type. Anyone know how i can fix this?
February 27th, 2008 02:51
Just AMAZING !!!
Thanks so much.
February 26th, 2008 05:08
I’m gald this is helping somebody, just wanted to leave this comment, that’s all =)….
February 25th, 2008 13:31
YES UR A FKING GENIUS!!
MUCH LOVE TO U!
February 25th, 2008 10:14
ok when I try to save the xml file it says to me that.. cannot create the c:\ProgramFiles\CommonFiles\microsoftshared\Office12\OfficeSetupController\Proof.en\Proof.XMLfile.
Make sure that the path and file name are correct.
wy does this appear? then I close all and the programs still asking me for a serial
February 23rd, 2008 23:16
DONE ! ! !Thanx
February 23rd, 2008 07:18
Some people never learn. In a month or so’s time you will be posting this hack is useless etc etc just doesn’t work. There is a reason we say DONT put a serial number in. Still what ever “works” for you.
February 23rd, 2008 05:40
YESSSSS!!!!
I found the answer to this problem. First as andrew said before you have to cahnge the “neverinstalled” to “alwaysinstalled” in the proof file. Then, for the vista users you might have a file on the desktop that gives you de serial number for the free trial, open it an copy it, if you don’t have it here it goes the one I used:
QC7YH-26FY3-JDCHR-33KCD-MTCFQ
Open Word and paste it on the serial number’s box, install it, and finally uninstall microsoft office from your computer.
February 22nd, 2008 20:41
You have to right click the file. Left click on properties. Untick the boxes, hidden, read only etc. click ok and then try again.
February 22nd, 2008 17:21
Just downloaded free trial from Microsoft’s website. Didn’t input a serial, went to the file to edit but it’s telling me that access to edit the file is denied.