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.
Note: The hack may work for 60 days only. To make this hack fully working, try to delete additional file below, probably has to be deleted every two months:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\OFFICE\DATA\opa12.dat
Or,
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\OFFICE\DATA (for Windows 7 and Vista)
Disclaimer: This article is for educational and informational purpose only.
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December 18th, 2008 06:02
I need help. I used this about 3 months ago and it worked perfectly. Now with no warning it has all just completely gone again and the problem is that all my files ARE saved how they should be on here.
Has anyone else had this? Not sure if I may have downloaded a Microsoft update that has wiped it. Desperately need Word back.
This is good tho! (as long as I can get it back!)
December 17th, 2008 19:03
thank you so much I couldn’t thank you more. Love it!
December 17th, 2008 17:07
man i gotta problem , when i go to save it, it says, cannot save make your file save is correct
HELP
December 17th, 2008 13:38
its wonderfull
U knw, i got to complete my task for the exams
And now am happy that i will be able to complete my preparatory notes very well
Tanks A LOT
December 17th, 2008 02:46
I am logged in as administrator and when i modify Proof.XML and save it it says make sure path is correct
December 16th, 2008 09:18
works perfectly, thanx!
December 16th, 2008 00:27
thanx,worked perfectly.
December 15th, 2008 12:56
it didnt not work for me once
i was able to save changes it did
but when i opened word it was just gray w/o the box poppin up but still i wasnt able to use it
plz help me
princessteytey15@aol.com
December 14th, 2008 01:16
Xd , this trick is working for me!!
thanks
December 13th, 2008 02:00
for vista user…
1. right click on the Proof.XML and select properties
2. go to the security tab and give all full access so that you can modify the file
3. follow the steps above to change the Proof.XML
works for me….
December 13th, 2008 01:29
Does it work?
December 12th, 2008 03:29
Anyone with Vista needs to right click on the file first and give yourself permissions to write and modify.
December 11th, 2008 13:01
I cannot save once i have changed it to neverinstalled. I have windows vista. Please help
December 10th, 2008 23:17
Hello,
Can somebody please please help me!!!
I need a product key for microsoft office.
I don’t have it !!!!!!
I work a lot with Word, so I really need that key..
Can you please help me??
THanx
December 10th, 2008 20:45
it works ??
December 10th, 2008 13:58
Thank You!!
This hack really work
for Vista
December 9th, 2008 06:22
Hi,
I have a huge problem with this!! and its ruining me!! so please please help…
I was using office 2007 pro trial and did the above to stop the activation dialog box problem….only problem is now outlook wont send, i cant reply, i cant add to the calendar, word wont save, excel wont work…like an idiot i didnt back up the productID OR DigitalProductID files. I have tried everything to activate the product – reloaded the software but i get constant error messages – how do i replace the files i deleted and get everything back to normal so i can pay and activate the software?????
Please help, i cant do a thing and have been trying to sort this for 3 days now!!!
info@cableforce.co.uk
Thanks in advance
December 8th, 2008 18:43
Ok, this works indeed for about 25 times opening a Office document and then you’re back to start. Keep your initial product code, after resetting the “NeverInstalled” back to the original value you may be able to re-install.
Good Luck.
December 8th, 2008 13:40
ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!
I GOT A FREAKING PROBLEM WITH MY MS OFFICE 2007!
IT SAYS “THIS MODERATION IS NOT ALLOWED BECAUSE THE SELECTION IS LOCKED”
WHY IS THAT?
HOW TO UNLOCK????
PLEASE, ANYBODY!!!
December 8th, 2008 13:10
This only worked for me for a week, then it just crapped out on me and locked. Any suggestions as to what may have happened?
December 8th, 2008 03:36
Totally worked. Sweet and simple.
December 7th, 2008 06:50
does not work. im using vista
December 6th, 2008 22:44
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 2007
ProductName=Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
Once found the correct registry subkey, delete the following values:
(DigitalProductID and ProductID)
If these value’s are not available then delete,
(Current)
Close Registry Editor.
and have a Activated Microsoft Office 2007.
Thanks
Sagar Saxena
mail me at :- sagar1feb@yahoo.com
December 6th, 2008 04:56
This crack does not work. If it does why have microsoft let this crack be here to this day? After 25 times of opening this it says ‘…selection is locked’ which means you cannot type or do anything with office.
December 6th, 2008 00:39
Ok, I did what it says in here but how do I use it fully? It wont let make change fonts and stuff, just read the contents.