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 or most computer retail store.
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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 22nd, 2007 22:16
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September 21st, 2007 04:41
Very useful. Thanks very much………
September 19th, 2007 15:41
YESSSSSSSSSSS! God bless you man. thank you!
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dont warry that we’re stealing office. bill gates has plenty of money anyway
one more time THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 11th, 2007 17:39
thanks working fine
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 3rd, 2007 02:12
It works so good,,
September 1st, 2007 20:08
Thank you very much. It did work in my vista.
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.
August 31st, 2007 08:16
Damn! cool! thanx! the information on this website is good en clear!! thanx for helping!
August 31st, 2007 02:31
you have provided very good information………..
thanks
and good night
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 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 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 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 21st, 2007 23:40
There is no Digital product Id or Product ID.
Please help me..Mail me at blink.suman@hotmail.com
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 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 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.
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