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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November 16th, 2009 00:15
gee.. this is a big help.. thanks a lot!
November 13th, 2009 18:47
Heya,
Used this on my old laptop running vista for ages and it worked perfectly. Now with a new laptop running windows 7, there doesn’t seem to be a proof.en file. Any word on how to hack this one?
Cheers!
November 13th, 2009 08:34
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!! it actually worked,! this is the first crack that ACTUALLY worked thank you thank you thank you
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November 12th, 2009 21:40
+ Proof_hack_automated_patcher_v2.2
+ http://www.filedropper.com/desktop_12
November 12th, 2009 13:34
Hello I found the registration but the number is: {91120000-002F-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE also I cant delete Digital Product ID and Product ID, Help me Please, I dont know What to do Thank
November 11th, 2009 22:55
+ Proof_hack_automated_patcher_v2.1
+ http://www.filedropper.com/desktop_11
November 11th, 2009 21:34
v2 of my program
+now take ownership on both registry key’s\file’s
+more compatible with 64bit
+new way to locate where proof.XML file are
+some fixe’s bla bla
November 11th, 2009 06:15
ALERT!!!
Hey guys the SP2 install screws this up. I had it running on W7 just fine, but I had automatic updates turned on. All at once it installed all SP2 updates and some security updates for Office 2007. With them installed the crack doesn’t work anymore. I can manually remove most updates buy the SP2 update I cannot unistall. Any thoughts? Is there a tool to bypass this?
November 11th, 2009 04:12
rubish!!!! if you don’t want to mess up your pc downlaod the trial and selectect your job role as web adminstrater/admin it gives you the key!
November 10th, 2009 18:43
i want to install the ms office not working so what to do? thakyou
November 10th, 2009 11:17
Actaully I found out how to fix this.
Thanks to @Venkat
Reverse the change in Proof.XML in the following folder on XP.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE12\Office Setup Controller\Proof.en
Need to change neverInstalled to AlwaysInstalled. make sure you use Upper case A.
Then you should be able to uninstall it from AControl Panel->Add or Remove Programs
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November 10th, 2009 11:05
Yeah, I can’t uninstall it from my computer. I have vista. Someone help!
November 10th, 2009 06:52
No registration file to be found. Found the Proof file but unable to save it after making changes. Attempts to save the proof after changing results in error telling me to make sure the path and file name are correct. I also gave myself ownership of the file but no change.
Using Vista.
November 10th, 2009 01:22
It’s really helpful ! Thank you so much.
November 9th, 2009 13:55
Doesn’t work with Windows 7… Tried to update the file but access was denied… so did it in safe mode.. still no luck… office is unusable….
Got Office 2007 pre-installed on my viao.. any updates???
I also think there is a proof.exe file some where maybe thats why….
help.. thanks
November 9th, 2009 04:40
thank you!!! easy as pie
November 8th, 2009 10:32
Pode ser que funcione assim no XP. No Sevem (7) n
November 8th, 2009 07:33
nice, perfect, 100% recommended:-)
November 7th, 2009 12:40
NICE IT WORKED THX MAN
November 7th, 2009 06:11
thats really cool
November 6th, 2009 16:30
anyone know how to uninstall this now having tried the fix as it is now saying that there is a file missing. I want to try and delete all registration data and program files and then try reinstall
November 5th, 2009 16:19
does anyone know what all that code is about posted by ampy dampy?
November 5th, 2009 14:07
it isn’t working man, after doing the whole thing it still is running in the reduced functionality mode…..cmon guys, keep up with microsoft, i want to beat the shit out of bill gates.
November 5th, 2009 12:00
add:
Word + excel working
over 60 days ago I installed the student version – then upgraded the trial to small business so had both on my system.
It seems my student trial is working (can use word/excel) however the SMall Business Trial is not – so cant use outlook and publisher.
Have checked all the original changes and they stand the same – have also tried deleting the OPA12.dat file – but it just reappears as soon as I try to open an office program.
November 5th, 2009 11:32
this also worked for me – but only for 4 days! Today programs open with no activation prompt BUT I cant use them. Anyone have a new fix for this? I’m guessing microsoft is playing catchup with the cracks. thanks.