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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April 1st, 2008 17:52
Once Again…So… I´ve been looking for a while 4 a Crack or any Method to make Ma Office ´07 to Work…at Least i Found sumthin that work Out 100% 4 Sure,Dudes… not fuckin Viruses or Spywares…Here it is !!! Tha No: is II - IIIIII-IIIIII , by pppppppp
Check it Out ;)There´z tha L|nk2
el|te !!!
April 1st, 2008 08:52
I just used the hack and it worked great (so far from what I’m reading). Anyone lately have any problems? I tried uninstalling as is to see what would happen and it obviously gave me a corrupt file error, fine. I changed neverInstalled back to AlwaysInstalled, and went back to Control Panel and Office asked me if I wanted to uninstall as usual, so I’m figuring that part is fine. Is it still only 25 times you can use it?
Also, I’m trying to find out where I can turn off the automatic updates. Any help?
March 30th, 2008 01:45
So… I´ve been looking for a while 4 a Crack or any Method to make Ma Office ´07 to Work…at Least i Found sumthin that work Out 100% 4 Sure,Dudes… not fuckin Viruses or Spywares…Here it is !!! Tha No: is II - IIIIII-IIIIII , by pppppppp
Check it Out ;)There´z tha L|nk2
el|te !!!
March 27th, 2008 22:50
JAY, John, redsock, etc. You believe the hack works, but it only skip the activation screen dialog. The program continues to count times of usage/days, so your office will expire (most of the office interface button will be blocked) after 25 times (for full version) or 60 days (for trial version).
I suggest you all to switch HERE and read post 253. Many people got their office activated by following this method.
March 27th, 2008 20:37
i tried it with the 25-times-trial of office pro, pre-installed on my new computer. there was no product-id, so i just did the changes to that xml-file. it worked great. thanx.
has anyone experience with this hack on the trial-versions of visio or project downloadable at the ms-hp?
greetz
March 27th, 2008 17:03
I have exactly the same version and it worked great for me. YOU must be doing something wrong, probably not reading the instructions right or letting it update or something.
I hate wingers.
March 27th, 2008 16:34
This did not work for me. I did the saving the proof file in a different location and pasting it over the original like someone mentioned. There were also proof.es and proof.fr folders in which I also changed the “always” to “never”. No go.
I am guessing this doesn’t work for all versions of Office?
What I have is:
Microsoft Office Word 2007 (12.0.4518.1014)
Part of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
March 27th, 2008 05:14
Works great!
March 26th, 2008 03:55
Hi, I did the crack a couple of weeks ago and every worked fine. Then just tried to use it today and it says “this modification is not allowed because the selection is locked”.
I tried the suggestion below and saved the file and then replaced it but it hasn’t worked. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
March 24th, 2008 23:50
hey you idiots. in order to not get the modification not allowed error.
save to desktop as proof.xml
then copy proof.xml
paste into the old proof.xml location and overwrite the old one
works like a charm you chums
March 24th, 2008 00:01
Great post!
March 23rd, 2008 21:56
Hi
I’ve done this, but now it says “This modification is not allowed because the selection is locked.”
And when I go to uninstall it, it says that the file is corrupt or missing.
please help?
March 23rd, 2008 20:38
Thanks Buddy
March 23rd, 2008 04:28
thanks works!
March 21st, 2008 19:50
mine works, but what i wanna know is if it’ll still work if i install the office 07 sp1 update?
or even if it doesn’t work, but it will if i apply the process in Proof.xml later?
March 21st, 2008 09:26
After I completed this hack via the instrucions given, my trial version of Ms Office 2007 immediately went into a reduced functionality mode. any help?
March 20th, 2008 22:36
in reference to msg #306, it didn’t work for me. any other methods?
March 19th, 2008 14:34
thank you so much i love you, you just made my life!!!!!!!!!!!!11
March 19th, 2008 12:59
WORKED !!! :>:>:>:>:>
March 18th, 2008 08:50
If it’s saying “This modification is not allowed because the selection is locked!” it’s because it believes your trial key has expired. You’ll need to do the first steps listed on this note to remove the old product key. I had to and it took a minute but worked.
March 18th, 2008 08:48
Bless you kind soul! Considering how completely irritating it is to be FORCED to use windows vista I see no need to support them financially and would happily slap their entire staff one at a time given the chance.
March 17th, 2008 21:35
Imagine paying for a license…IT actually WORKS
March 17th, 2008 17:17
it’s saying “This modification is not allowed because the selection is locked!” HEEEELP
March 17th, 2008 09:34
Hi it still says “This modification is not allowed because the selection is locked!” can anyone help me with this
March 17th, 2008 08:01
hey thanks it really worked! this is so cool. i’m so glad i found this instead of downloading some crack or torrent program that probably is a virus. thanks a bunch again!! :]