ExcelBanter - I NEVER REGISTERED DO I NOW UPGRADE OR PURCHASE AGAIN

If the suites are installed you may have to activate them if the retailer
who installed did not do it.

From 2003 help on "activation"................................

About product activation in Microsoft Office System products
To continue to use all the features of Microsoft Office 2003, you need to
activate your copy of Office. This wizard will guide you, step-by-step,
through the process of activating via the Internet or over the telephone.

Microsoft Product Activation is an anti-piracy technology designed to verify
that software products have been legitimately licensed. It is quick, simple,
unobtrusive, and helps protect customer privacy.

Product Activation works by verifying that a software program's product key,
which you must use in order to install the product, has not been used on
more personal computers than intended by the software's license. You can use
a software activation wizard that enables you to provide your product ID
(derived from the installation product key) to Microsoft either through an
encrypted transfer over the Internet, or by telephone. A response
(confirmation ID) is sent back to your machine to activate your product.

If you choose to activate your product through the Internet and you are not
already connected, the wizard will help you get connected. If you choose to
activate your product by talking to a customer service representative over
the telephone, please note that it may take longer to complete the process.

Activation data provided to Microsoft is stored in a secure facility.
Microsoft is very concerned with the privacy and security of the information
you provide as part of the activation process. For more information on how
Microsoft works to protect your privacy in Microsoft Office, search in the
product help for "Privacy Statement."

After you finish activating your software over the Internet, you can choose
to register your product, which enables you to receive information about
product updates and special offers directly from Microsoft. The registration
option is not provided if you choose to activate over the telephone. Note
that registration is completely voluntary and does require sharing some
personal information, such as a valid e-mail address. Any registration
information provided is stored securely and separately from any activation
information. No information is ever loaned or sold to third parties.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 12 May 2009 06:55:01 -0700, STDOERNER
wrote:

WHEN I BOUGHT THE COMPUTER, OFFICE 2003 AND 2007 WERE ON IT, I NEVER
REGISTERED OR PAID FOR IT, BUT NOW WOULD LIKE TO USE IT, DO I PURCHASE OR
UPGRADE TO GET IT NOW WORKING