wrong user on xp for office aps

[simon Richardson]

Hi
I hope someone can help.
I have a second hand laptop which I bought from a
collegue.
It is running windows xp.
I re installed xp as I wanted to be the "named user" plus
the computer was full of files I didnt need.

Now I find when I try to open an office application eg
word or excel I get a message "You are not the registered
user please run office setup again." it then closes he
application.

I dont have the original office installion disk is there
a way round this problem?
any help appreceiated.
Simon

 

[Lady Layla]

Did you reinstall Office?


: Hi
: I hope someone can help.
: I have a second hand laptop which I bought from a
: collegue.
: It is running windows xp.
: I re installed xp as I wanted to be the "named user" plus
: the computer was full of files I didnt need.
:
: Now I find when I try to open an office application eg
: word or excel I get a message "You are not the registered
: user please run office setup again." it then closes he
: application.
:
: I dont have the original office installion disk is there
: a way round this problem?
: any help appreceiated.
: Simon
:

 

[Guest]

Hi couldnt re install office as i dont have the
installation disks for office. I just re installed the xp
operating sys. It looks like office (which was already
installed before I aquired the machine)is looking for a
registration entry somewhere either as a seperate file?
or part of the registry itself?
trawled the registry but cannot see anything there.

thanks...

 

[Lady Layla]

Would not be in the registry as reinstalling the OS rewrites the registry. I
would ask the seller for the disks to the software on the computer



: Hi couldnt re install office as i dont have the
: installation disks for office. I just re installed the xp
: operating sys. It looks like office (which was already
: installed before I aquired the machine)is looking for a
: registration entry somewhere either as a seperate file?
: or part of the registry itself?
: trawled the registry but cannot see anything there.
:
: thanks...
: >-----Original Message-----
: >Did you reinstall Office?
: >
: >
: >"simon Richardson" <[email protected]>
: wrote in message
: >: >: Hi
: >: I hope someone can help.
: >: I have a second hand laptop which I bought from a
: >: collegue.
: >: It is running windows xp.
: >: I re installed xp as I wanted to be the "named user"
: plus
: >: the computer was full of files I didnt need.
: >:
: >: Now I find when I try to open an office application eg
: >: word or excel I get a message "You are not the
: registered
: >: user please run office setup again." it then closes he
: >: application.
: >:
: >: I dont have the original office installion disk is
: there
: >: a way round this problem?
: >: any help appreceiated.
: >: Simon
: >:
: >
: >
: >.
: >