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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January 29th, 2009 02:08
I was able to deactivate the activation screen by following the directions; however when I open Word or Outlook the functionality grays out after 1 minute. I have updates turned off; something is allowing Outlook to reverse privilege after 30 sec to a minute. What could it be and how do I fix it without uninstalling and removing everything. Help…
January 28th, 2009 21:27
God Bless ya, GENUIS!!! THanks, and keep it hack!
January 28th, 2009 08:05
hello, i am not able to do this. please email me and tell me how to do this because i am not able to delete the values that you said to delete on my computer. my email is amank14@aol.com. thank you.
January 27th, 2009 10:02
Bobby
January 27th, 2009 07:28 820i have windows vista, and** i got a problem.
at the 6th point, it says: 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.
How do i do this ?
Thx
XX–I too ran into this problem. However i found the folling site very helpful. It solved the above problem that u mentioned.–XX
http://www.tipandtrick.net/2008/how-to-take-ownership-and-full-control-permissions-of-files-and-folders-in-vista/
January 27th, 2009 07:28
i have windows vista, and** i got a problem.
at the 6th point, it says: 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.
How do i do this ?
Thx
January 27th, 2009 07:27
i have windows vista, how can i got a problem.
at the 6th point, it says: 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.
How do i do this ?
Thx
January 27th, 2009 04:38
Oops didn’t work after all the key prompt still came up it was just slow.
January 27th, 2009 04:29
It worked but the file was in a different place. My computer came with M office installed but no product key and said it would stop working after a certain number of times opening the product.
I searched in my computer for Proof.XML and it found the file for me and changed the line as stated and now it opens without warning.
Thanks
January 26th, 2009 23:41
nossa da
certo mesmo
January 26th, 2009 09:39
I tested this out and it works, though, when I got my laptop office 2007 was already on my comp but i guess it was just the trial version, the user before me never installed office and thus never entered in the trial product key. i saw on here somewhere that if you do what you posted before the trial version then microsoft will pick it up and you won’t be able to get it back. would this also apply in my case?
please send an email to emilelongo19@hotmail.com
thanks, you are a genius dude!
January 26th, 2009 07:06
Shokran jazilan = thank you very much (in arabic)
i was looking for this key product and was thinkind about OpenOffice
Well God bless u
January 25th, 2009 16:54
hey it not working. im already do it all the reeuirements..
still cant use the office. can u email me please. thanks
January 25th, 2009 03:57
u r a bloody genius mate. thanx. its so much better than looking for the serial key which can take u hours
January 24th, 2009 22:18
deu certo valeu véi
até mais =P
January 24th, 2009 17:45
OMGOMGOMG thanks so so so much
u have no idea how much you have helped me thank you thank you thank you!!!!
January 24th, 2009 17:27
I’ve read all the comments about this item. All i’m going to do is wait for the 60 day trial period and then do this “hack / tweak” or whatever they call it. For the meantime, i’ll still look for serials and keygens that will work. Saves me all the trouble of going through this unsure process of obtaining Microsoft Office ‘07. I suggest to find keygens and serials in torrents/file sharing sites like “Thepiratebay.com or mininova.org”.
Also try astalavista.com for serial search…
I think this is the safest way so far and only do this “hack/tweak” if only in desperation… Just a thought….
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January 23rd, 2009 12:14
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! U helped me out so much!
January 23rd, 2009 03:35
If anyone finds out how to uninstall it please email me at ell_v131@yahoo.com
I really don’t want to format my pc:-(
January 23rd, 2009 01:20
This worked for me. The only thing I did differently was capitolize the “N” in never.
January 22nd, 2009 13:48
very helpful i did it, and it worked
January 22nd, 2009 12:01
this was ok hack if it worked DUHHH
January 20th, 2009 18:32
ich habe die Dateien wie im Tutorial angeführt gelöscht und die restlichen Schritte ebenso vollzogen. Jedoch kann das Programm immernoch einige Funktionen nicht ausführen. Deswegen wollte ich es löschen, allerdings konnte ich dies nicht vollzogen werden, da ja die Dateien von mir zuvor gelöscht wurden. Kann mir jemand sagen wie die Werte im “Regedit” aussehen? vielleicht einen Screenshot schicken oder so? Ich denke wenn ich die Werte wieder herstelle wie sie vorher waren gelingt mir das Deinstallieren auch.
Ihr wäret mir eine große Hilfe
MfG K2
January 20th, 2009 17:31
it dose not work and i really need a key, could someone get me one please. I’m desperate
January 20th, 2009 08:44
absolut unbrauchbar dieser hack.
habs durchexerziert. dieser hack blendet wirklich nur die pop ups zur key eingabe aus. thats it!