Comments on: Gah! http://canllaith.org/2007/04/28/gah/ musings of a KDE hacker chick Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: inactiva » Blog Archive » The Fully Functional Office 2007 Trial http://canllaith.org/2007/04/28/gah/#comment-47 inactiva » Blog Archive » The Fully Functional Office 2007 Trial Thu, 17 May 2007 19:11:56 +0000 http://canllaith.org/?p=33#comment-47 [...] Much like jhall’s problems with the office 2007 trial, I downloaded the Office Standard edition 2007 Trial. Now, on the website it has this to say: [...] [...] Much like jhall’s problems with the office 2007 trial, I downloaded the Office Standard edition 2007 Trial. Now, on the website it has this to say: [...]

]]> By: sinewalker http://canllaith.org/2007/04/28/gah/#comment-35 sinewalker Tue, 15 May 2007 23:25:00 +0000 http://canllaith.org/?p=33#comment-35 p.s. I hope you're feeling better jes. And I hope to get a virtual machine running on my work's laptop soon so I can help with KDE 4 documentation somehow. I haven't forgotten, just been a busy new dad! p.s. I hope you’re feeling better jes. And I hope to get a virtual machine running on my work’s laptop soon so I can help with KDE 4 documentation somehow. I haven’t forgotten, just been a busy new dad!

]]> By: sinewalker http://canllaith.org/2007/04/28/gah/#comment-34 sinewalker Tue, 15 May 2007 23:22:59 +0000 http://canllaith.org/?p=33#comment-34 That's an interesting comment from ammoir! Shouldn't the trial already be activated by default? Why would anyone want to hunt down a 25-character activation key for a 60 day free trial? It's also amusing that it takes Office 2007 half an hour to install, whereas I just installed an entire operating system (Kubuntu 7.04, upon canllaith's recommendation!, which includes OpenOffice) in 20 minutes on my three year old PC! No, I think I'll wait until my employer joins the Microsoft migration flock with the other Microsoft sheep, and stick with OpenOffice for now (and consider KOffice once KDE is working on Windows) That’s an interesting comment from ammoir!

Shouldn’t the trial already be activated by default? Why would anyone want to hunt down a 25-character activation key for a 60 day free trial?

It’s also amusing that it takes Office 2007 half an hour to install, whereas I just installed an entire operating system (Kubuntu 7.04, upon canllaith’s recommendation!, which includes OpenOffice) in 20 minutes on my three year old PC!

No, I think I’ll wait until my employer joins the Microsoft migration flock with the other Microsoft sheep, and stick with OpenOffice for now (and consider KOffice once KDE is working on Windows)

]]> By: meneame.net http://canllaith.org/2007/04/28/gah/#comment-32 meneame.net Thu, 10 May 2007 03:59:50 +0000 http://canllaith.org/?p=33#comment-32 <strong>Probando Office 2007...</strong> Una desarrolladora de KDE decidió probar una versión de prueba "completamente funcional" de Office 2007, que ni siquiera le dejaba crear o grabar archivos nuevos. Resultado: Descarga: 20 minutos Instalación: 30 minutos Uso: 2 minutos Desin... Probando Office 2007…

Una desarrolladora de KDE decidió probar una versión de prueba "completamente funcional" de Office 2007, que ni siquiera le dejaba crear o grabar archivos nuevos. Resultado: Descarga: 20 minutos Instalación: 30 minutos Uso: 2 minutos Desin…

]]> By: ammoir http://canllaith.org/2007/04/28/gah/#comment-30 ammoir Thu, 03 May 2007 03:09:20 +0000 http://canllaith.org/?p=33#comment-30 I am really sorry to hear you had such a bad experience with the trial version of Office 2007 Home & Student (RRP $299) It sounds from your comments that the activation of the trial didn't work properly or you didn't activate it properly so this may be the issue of why it was running with reduced functionality. I have had a look at the FAQs for Office Trial downloads and it says you must activate the software once you have downloaded it. There is also q and a’s on checking whether or not the software has activated properly. http://newzealand.trymicrosoftoffice.com/faq.aspx?culture=en-NZ Here's couple of Q&A I found that could help you: - What is a trial version? A Trial version allows you to evaluate the 2007 Office release for a limited amount of time, typically 60 days. To use the Trial version, you must activate the software the first time you run it. Otherwise, the Trial version runs in Reduced Functionality mode. In Reduced Functionality mode, your software behaves similarly to a viewer. You cannot save modifications to documents or create any new documents, and additional functionality might be reduced. No existing files or documents are harmed in Reduced Functionality mode. Full functionality returns when you activate the software. - Where can I locate the 25-character trial product key to activate my trial software? During the download process you received the 25-character trial product key on the “Download” and “Thank you” (it’s recommended that you bookmark this page) pages. You may also find the product key in your Thank you e-mail sent immediately after the download completed. I hope you manage to run the trial successfully with these tips. Otherwise there is a fantastic offer on all Office (and Vista) boxed products just now with a choice of a free gift with any purchase. I have been using Office 2007 for 6 months now and absolutely love the new features and ease of use. www.microsoft.co.nz/rewards I am really sorry to hear you had such a bad experience with the trial version of Office 2007 Home & Student (RRP $299)

It sounds from your comments that the activation of the trial didn’t work properly or you didn’t activate it properly so this may be the issue of why it was running with reduced functionality.

I have had a look at the FAQs for Office Trial downloads and it says you must activate the software once you have downloaded it. There is also q and a’s on checking whether or not the software has activated properly.

http://newzealand.trymicrosoftoffice.com/faq.aspx?culture=en-NZ

Here’s couple of Q&A I found that could help you:

- What is a trial version?

A Trial version allows you to evaluate the 2007 Office release for a limited amount of time, typically 60 days. To use the Trial version, you must activate the software the first time you run it. Otherwise, the Trial version runs in Reduced Functionality mode. In Reduced Functionality mode, your software behaves similarly to a viewer. You cannot save modifications to documents or create any new documents, and additional functionality might be reduced. No existing files or documents are harmed in Reduced Functionality mode. Full functionality returns when you activate the software.

- Where can I locate the 25-character trial product key to activate my trial software?

During the download process you received the 25-character trial product key on the “Download” and “Thank you” (it’s recommended that you bookmark this page) pages. You may also find the product key in your Thank you e-mail sent immediately after the download completed.

I hope you manage to run the trial successfully with these tips. Otherwise there is a fantastic offer on all Office (and Vista) boxed products just now with a choice of a free gift with any purchase.

I have been using Office 2007 for 6 months now and absolutely love the new features and ease of use.

http://www.microsoft.co.nz/rewards

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