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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March 17th, 2008 06:53
Wow, I’ve never been able to do anything like that successfully! I actually could do this, that’s awesome! Thank you so much!
March 17th, 2008 02:32
People, ive managed to get rid of the activation key, BUT lol
When i open any Microsoft program such as Word, at the bottom left corner it says:
This modification is not allowed because the selection is locked!
Can u help me out, my address is below this comment
Thanks x
March 17th, 2008 02:19
Hey people, ive done everything that is stated but when i got to the “neverinstalled” section trying to save it, a message appeared saying:
Make sure the path and file name are correct!
Can any of you lot help me!
Contact me at: jack_limo_1991@hotmail.co.uk
Thanks x
March 16th, 2008 20:52
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March 16th, 2008 07:43
thanks so much
helped a ton
March 13th, 2008 19:32
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March 12th, 2008 22:59
For who wants to really get office 2007 activated. Look at post 253 HERE.
March 12th, 2008 22:36
I tryed this on office 2007 pro, it worked, and validated so theres no reason why you can’t update it
March 12th, 2008 10:59
Hey…after i haked my office 2k7….it worked fine for abt 2 days….now it says that all the section is locked on all the pffice programme on the bottom left of the window….is there any way to fix this problem….if so…can someone please help me with…ill be forever in your debt >.<”
My E-mail is the_forgotten_3×7@hotmail.com
Thank you
March 12th, 2008 08:52
holy smokes!! it works! god bless ye!!!! i had to do the same thing one other person did with the proof.xml thing. i love love love y’all!
March 12th, 2008 00:06
HEY YA’LL,
Those of u who would like to have ur Microsoft up an runnig plz e-mail me @ myss_tweetie_01@hotmail.com an i will help u out!!!! i had the same problem with the neverinstalled an always installed thing an i fixed mine!!!! it it works like GREAT!!!! jus send me a e-mail an i will help u out!!!!
Hugs,
Tweetie
March 11th, 2008 07:30
Mine has also locked again about three weeks or so after making the registry changes, etc. The changes remain..
March 10th, 2008 10:19
Hey crew..this worked for me for 2-3 weeks, but now my office 2007 has disabled items again like it did when the product trial ended. I didn’t do any updates..and both changes remain. (regedit and readme file)..Anyone elase experience this!?
March 10th, 2008 04:39
thanks a lot, u r a genius!
March 9th, 2008 23:12
It worked for me!!! Thank you very! Everything was easy (the regedit part), accept the last part (modifying the Proof.xml file). But I figured it out! All I had to do was save the Proof.xml file into another folder (ie. My Documents), since it wouldn’t let me save it DIRECTLY to the Microsoft folder (as in the directions). Anyways, make sure that when you’re saving to another folder, that the file has the same file name as the original and you have the edited information () as in the directions. Now, copy the Proof.xml file that you JUST saved/created and paste it into the Microsoft folder. If you’re on Vista like me, you will receive a pop-up window by Windows that asks you to either move and replace, or etc. Just choose the move and replace option and agree to the change (you have to be the Administrator for that to work). And there you have it, Microsoft Word and other Office programs are now able to open up without any activation windows. I hope that helps out someone.
March 8th, 2008 23:28
No mate, i tried that the file isnt read only or hidden, but it doesnt let me do it anyway, it says the file or path name is incorrect not that i dont have sufficient privalidges lol
March 8th, 2008 15:02
Ken read answer 283 perhaps?
March 8th, 2008 07:23
Hi, i tried to do this and i was ok with deleting the product id stuffs but then it came to editing the xml file.
when i did ad tried to save it told me:
Cannot creat the C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\proof.en\proof.xml file.
Make sure the path and filename are correct.
Now ive looked through so many pages here and i really cant find how to fix this. What do i do people.
March 7th, 2008 23:55
Read answer 252:)
March 7th, 2008 17:51
I have Vista and i purchased Office Home and Student editon 07 but when i first loaded vista it gave a 30 try trial version of Office Pro 07, when i try to save the xml it says it cannot create the file, i assumed it had to do with going into the regedit and deleting the Product id & Digital Id but I can only find the Digital Id for Home and Student, can any one help. Thanks
March 7th, 2008 08:22
Holy Crap it really works! Awesome!!!!!!!
March 6th, 2008 13:46
hey , wow good job
thanks alot saved me alot of money!!!!!!!!!!! again thanks!:D
March 4th, 2008 08:16
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March 4th, 2008 08:12
This is what appears on my pc
March 4th, 2008 06:05
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