Please Help!

[mrsjahay]

Had a computer malfunction, and had to uninstall parts of Microsoft office
suite 2000. Well, now I am missing Word, and need it back... but I no longer
have my 25-character Product Key.
What can I do short of buying a new version?
Any sites that don't cost $ ???

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Had a computer malfunction, and had to uninstall parts of Microsoft
office suite 2000. Well, now I am missing Word, and need it
back... but I no longer have my 25-character Product Key.
What can I do short of buying a new version?
Any sites that don't cost $ ???

If you no longer have you installation CD and/or product key/serial number
for a product - it's like losing it completely.

Sorry - but with computers (including things like product keys) not having a
backup of the installation media and the product keys/serial numbers is just
unwise and would have been very inexpensive (less than $1.00 US) to prevent
this issue in the case of Microsoft Office installation media and product
keys.

If you lost one or the other - that is your bad.

*However*

You did say you only uninstalled "parts of Microsoft office suite 2000"...
That could be to your advantage:

http://www.winkeyfinder.com/

Download the latest version, run it and if there is still anything left of
your product key on your computer - it should let you know what your Office
2000 product key is.

BTW - Since Office 2000, there have been Office XP (2002), Office 2003 and
Office 2007... You are three versions behind and if you swap files with
anyone - that may be too many. ;-)

You could also consider Open Office - freeware application suite.
http://www.openoffice.org/

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Had a computer malfunction, and had to uninstall parts of Microsoft office
suite 2000. Well, now I am missing Word, and need it back... but I no
longer
have my 25-character Product Key.
What can I do short of buying a new version?
Any sites that don't cost $ ???

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder
http://www.magicaljellybean.com

Of any of Office is left on the machine.

 

[DL]

If memory serves correctly JellyBean does not work with Office2k
I'm not sure if Belarc Advisor does

 

[DL]

If you know someone who owns the same version of Office2k use their key -
there is no activation process for Office 2k

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Had a computer malfunction, and had to uninstall parts of Microsoft
office suite 2000. Well, now I am missing Word, and need it
back... but I no longer have my 25-character Product Key.
What can I do short of buying a new version?
Any sites that don't cost $ ???

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder
http://www.magicaljellybean.com

Of any of Office is left on the machine.

If memory serves correctly JellyBean does not work with Office2k
I'm not sure if Belarc Advisor does

I don't believe they do - thus why I ended up giving a link to a free
product that states it does do Office 2000 product key retrieval. The
others I have in my usual arsenal do not list software that 'old'. ;-)

http://www.winkeyfinder.com/